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Mortgage Fraud Blog

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Covers mortgage fraud information, fraud schemes and indictments. By Rachel Dollar.

http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com
  • May 17

    Sales Manager Admits Bribing Loan Officer

    Sales Manager Admits Bribing Loan Officer
    Jason Sterlino, 34, Hercules, California, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco, California, to paying bribes to a bank official in order to procure residential mortgage loans. Sterlino was employed as a sales manager for Discovery…
  • May 17

    Real Estate Attorney Admits Loan Fraud Scheme

    Real Estate Attorney Admits Loan Fraud Scheme
    Stanley A. Walton, 54, Las Vegas, Nevada, an attorney, has pleaded guilty to a charge brought against him in February 2011 that he participated in a scheme to obtain mortgage loans from financial institutions using straw buyers and false loan…
  • May 16

    Lawyer Admits Lying to Further Real Estate Scam

    Lawyer Admits Lying to Further Real Estate Scam
    United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Scott C. Allmon, age 38, of Easley, South Carolina, pled guilty today in federal court in Anderson to making false statements in connection with a real estate investment scheme, a…
Rank this Week: 1

Legal Ethics Forum

Legal Ethics Forum

By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..

http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/
Rank this Week: 2

Lewis & Clark Law School…

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast

Lewis & Clark Law School Podcast of events and speakers.

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast
Rank this Week: 3

Minnesota Workers Compensation…

Minnesota Workers Compensation Secrets from a Former Insurance Company Attorney

Discusses Minnesota workers compensation benefit issues, including wage loss, notice of intent to discontinue, rehabilitation and permanent partial disability. By Thomas Atkinson.

http://mnworkcompsecrets.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 5

The Volokh Conspiracy

The Volokh Conspiracy

By Eugene Volokh, Dale Carpenter, David Kopel, David Bernstein, David Post, Erik Jaffe, Ilya Somin, Jim Lindgren, Jonathan Adler, Kevan Choset, Orin Kerr, Randy Barnett, Russell Korobkin, Sasha Volokh, Stuart Benjamin, Todd Zywicki & Tyler Cowen.

http://volokh.com
  • Nov 28

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying

    If You Believe Blog Comment Threads, It’s Almost Disqualifying
    (Orin Kerr) Our Constitution is not alone the working plan of a great Federation of States under representative government. There is embedded in it also the vital principles of the American system of liberty. That system is based upon certain…
  • Nov 28

    New Book on Secession

    New Book on Secession
    (Eugene Kontorovich) The Right to Self-determination Under International Law “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers, by Milena Sterio of Cleveland-Marshall (another piracy scholar, to boot). Looks interesting. Probably…
  • Nov 27

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve

    Stewart Baker Touched a Nerve
    (Jonathan H. Adler) Stewart Baker’s “Sex Secrets of the Security Line” (aka “50 Shades of TSA”) seems to have touched a nerve out there.
Rank this Week: 4

Intellectual Property Network

Intellectual Property Network

Posts from membbers of the Intellectual Property Network on Ning.

http://ipestonia.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
  • May 17

    The Linear Law of Patent Analysis Revisited

    The Linear Law of Patent Analysis Revisited
    A framework for performing patent analysis projects is provided. The workflow was developed fourteen years ago and the method for structuring analytics projects for maximum impact and accuracy are still relevant and important today. Too often…
  • May 16

    MacroSolve Case against Kroger Dismissed

    MacroSolve Case against Kroger Dismissed
    Case Filed: Feb 25, 2013 Case Closed: May 14, 2013…
  • May 15

    Texas Court Dismisses Lawsuit against HTC

    Texas Court Dismisses Lawsuit against HTC
    Case Filed: Mar 12, 2012 Case Closed: May 10, 2013 Judge: Barbara M.G. Lynn Court: Texas…
Rank this Week: 6

BYU CSO (Career Services Office)…

BYU CSO (Career Services Office) Blog

BYU's Career Services Office (CSO) offers tips on how to survive and thrive in the legal world.

http://byulawcso.blogspot.com/
  • May 16

    Introverts- Tap Into Your Strengths During Job Search

    Introverts- Tap Into Your Strengths During Job Search
    http://careersherpa.net/introverts-tap-into-your-strengths-during-job-search/by HANNAH MORGAN I am an introvert. I’ve been born with and developed many other personality flaws and strengths and they make me the quirky, unique,…
  • May 13

    BYU Alumni Career Fair Opportunity

    BYU Alumni Career Fair Opportunity
    BYU Alumni Career Services has partnered with Recruit Salt Lake City, and we would like to inform you about the upcoming event. The Recruit Salt Lake City Career Expo is a great opportunity to meet and network with top companies, if you…
  • May 13

    LinkedIn Groups: 7 Ways to Get Noticed

    LinkedIn Groups: 7 Ways to Get Noticed
    http://www.professiondirection.net/social-media/7-ways-to-get-noticed-using-linkedin-groups/#.UXAuGrWG3TcWritten by Kristin S. Johnson on March 30, 2013 LinkedIn is an invaluable – actually a crucial…
Rank this Week: 7

Excess Copyright

Excess Copyright

Covers the harm of excess copyright enforcement. By Howard Knopf.

http://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 8

Legal Scholarship Blog

Legal Scholarship Blog

Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.

http://legalscholarshipblog.com
  • Sep 12

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Alabama Nuno Garoupa (Illinois) Albany James T. Gathii Faculty Workshop Series – Sheldon Halpern, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Jr. Chair in Law and Technology (Albany)
  • Sep 11

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Chicago Law Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop – Darrell A.H. Miller(Cincinnati Law) Cornell Law Asma Barlas (Ithaca College)
  • Sep 10

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Columbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
Rank this Week: 9

DealBook

DealBook

Covers mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital and law. A Financial News Service of The New York Times.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/?=rss2
  • May 17

    Investor Group Asks S.E.C. to Intervene on Access to Shareholder Vote Total

    Investor Group Asks S.E.C. to Intervene on Access to Shareholder Vote Total
    The Council of Institutional Investors has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to intervene after Broadridge, main company that provides real-time tabulations on shareholder votes, stopped providing such information to the groups…
  • May 17

    Week in Review: How to Lose an Activist Investor in 10 Day

    Week in Review: How to Lose an Activist Investor in 10 Day
    An investor aiming for the top, again. | Hess and hedge fund end proxy fight in compromise. | Big banks get break in rules limiting risks. | Shareholders denied access to Chase vote results. | Jesse Eisinger on why fund managers may be right…
  • May 17

    SAC Says It Will Curb Cooperation With Insider Inquiry

    SAC Says It Will Curb Cooperation With Insider Inquiry
    SAC Capital Advisors, the hedge fund owned by the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, told its investors on Friday that it would no longer cooperate unconditionally with the government's insider trading investigation.
Rank this Week: 10

The Race to the Bottom

The Race to the Bottom

A faculty-student collaboration on corporate governance. By Professor J. Robert Brown, Jr.

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/
  • May 18

    Concession Theory and Listeners’ Right

    Concession Theory and Listeners’ Right
    Two weeks ago I posted the abstract from the most recent draft of my latest paper, Rehabilitating Concession Theory, ___ OKLA. L. REV. ___ (forthcoming).  Last week I highlighted one of the key arguments I make in the paper, which is a…
  • May 17

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Transparency: The PBC’s Reporting Requirement

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Transparency: The PBC’s Reporting Requirement
    Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
  • May 17

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: The Heart of a PBC – The Directors’ Standard of Conduct

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: The Heart of a PBC – The Directors’ Standard of Conduct
    Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
Rank this Week: 11

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
  • May 17

    Could ATL's Law School Ranking Unseat US News?

    Could ATL's Law School Ranking Unseat US News?
    Not gonna happen. IMHO, the only way to reduce the impact the annual ritual known as the US News Law School Rankings is if the entire legal academy starts ignoring US News in law school marketing fodder. You think that...
  • May 17

    Friday Fun: How Many Times Has Star Trek's Mister Spock Been Quoted in Court Opinions?

    Friday Fun: How Many Times Has Star Trek's Mister Spock Been Quoted in Court Opinions?
    Don't know but this could make a good research project for those law librarians looking to write something for possible tenure-recognition publication during their summer break. For starting purposes, Jacob Gershman cites a couple of…
  • May 16

    India Publisher Threatens $1B Lawsuit Against Colorado Librarian

    India Publisher Threatens $1B Lawsuit Against Colorado Librarian
    Here we go again. This time it’s a publisher out of India that is threatening to sue Jeffrey Beall, a librarian at the University of Colorado over characterizations he’s made on his Scholarly Open Access Blog. That blog identifies, in...
Rank this Week: 13

South Carolina Criminal Lawyer…

South Carolina Criminal Lawyer Blog

Covers legal topics such as DUI and traffic, drug charges, drug trafficking, fraud, and white collar crime. By Myrtle Beach, South Carolina criminal defense attorney, Russell Mace.

http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/
  • Jan 10

    Conway Pastor and Ponzi Scheme

    Conway Pastor and Ponzi Scheme
    Archie Evans is now the former pastor of Tilly Swamp Baptist Church in Conway. Yesterday, Evans plead guilty to two felonies related to the Ponzi scheme he was operating. The scheme ended up costing church members and other community…
  • Jan 4

    Condo Sales and Mail Fraud in Myrtle Beach

    Condo Sales and Mail Fraud in Myrtle Beach
    Myrtle Beach real estate agent Scott Lemons has been indicted on 3 felony charges of mail fraud in relation to the sales of condos in the Ashley Park subdivision of Carolina Forest. Lemons is facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison…
  • Dec 19

    Bomb Threats in School

    Bomb Threats in School
    The two students who were found responsible for the bomb threats at Horry County high schools this week are headed to the Department of Juvenile Justice until after the holidays. Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said, "These kids…
Rank this Week: 12

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/
  • May 18

    ABA Antitrust in the Americas II

    ABA Antitrust in the Americas II
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol ABA Antitrust in the Americas II When June 06 - 07, 2013 Where Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel Alameda Santos 2233 Sao Paulo, DF 01419-002 Brazil Primary Sponsors Section of Antitrust Law Co-sponsored by IBRAC…
  • May 17

    Bargaining power and local heroe

    Bargaining power and local heroe
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ulrich Heimeshoff and Gordon J. Klein (both Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf) have a new paper on Bargaining power and local heroes. ABSTRACT: Bargaining Power of retailers is an important aspect of discourse in…
  • May 17

    Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence

    Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence
    Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Wanda Mimra (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Alexander Rasch (Universitat zu Koln) and Christian Waibel (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) discuss Price competition and reputation in credence goods markets: Experimental evidence.…
Rank this Week: 14

Patently-O

Patently-O

Covers patents, claim drafting tips, patent cases, patent legislation and patent prosecution. By Dennis Crouch.

http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/
  • May 17

    Alexsam, Inc. v. Best Buy, Barnes &…

    Alexsam, Inc. v. Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Gap, JC Penney, McDonalds, et al.(E.D. Tex. 2013) Alexsam has asserted its gift-card patents against a host of accused infringers. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,000,608 and 6,189,787. These patents have…
  • May 17

    After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0

    After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0
    From the PTO: Using information gathered from the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP), as well as input from stakeholders and examiners obtained through the RCE outreach initiative, the USPTO will launch the After Final Consideration Pilot…
  • May 16

    Supreme Court Looks More Closely at Reviewing Therasense

    Supreme Court Looks More Closely at Reviewing Therasense
    By Dennis Crouch Sony Computer v. 1st Media LLC, Docket No 12-1086 (on petition for writ of certiorari 2013) In a recent order, the Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General to file a brief in this expressing the views...
Rank this Week: 15

Credit Slips

Credit Slips

Discusses credit and bankruptcy. By Professors Bob Lawless, Angela Littwin, Katie Porter, John Pottow, Deborah Thorne and Elizabeth Warren.

http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/
  • May 17

    MLEA at the University of Illinoi

    MLEA at the University of Illinoi
    On October 11 & 12, the University of Illinois College of Law will host the 12th annual Midwestern Law & Economics Association conference. The event consists of law professors and economists presenting papers with varying degrees of…
  • May 10

    On the Valuation of Hedge Funds (or Hedge Fund Managers)

    On the Valuation of Hedge Funds (or Hedge Fund Managers)
    So Felix Salmon has taken a justifiable swipe at some oddish Bloomberg articles on Citibank's spinoff of its internal hedge fund, as required by the Volcker Rule. But in doing so, it seems as though he may have hit his...
  • May 9

    Cries for Relief from the Hungarian Financial Crisi

    Cries for Relief from the Hungarian Financial Crisi
    No, not that Hungarian financial crisis. Now that the country seems to have more or less righted itself, its citizens are still struggling with their own debts. Reuters reports that the Managing Director of the National Bank of Hungary has...
Rank this Week: 16

Real Estate Law Blog

Real Estate Law Blog

Includes news, cases and commentary on real estate and property law in New York and nationwide. From Finkelstein Newman LLP.

http://www.nyrealestatelawblog.com/
  • May 18

    HOW'S THE ECONOMY?

    HOW'S THE ECONOMY?
    Rasmussen Consumer Index 35% Say Economy is Improving Saturday, May 18, 2013 The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, slipped two points on Saturday to 103.1. Consumer confidence is up two points…
  • May 17

    SUCH A ZEAL

    SUCH A ZEAL
    While on safari in Botswana, came across a zeal -- a bunch of zebras.
  • May 17

    A ZEAL

    A ZEAL
Rank this Week: 17

Point of Law Forum

Point of Law Forum

Provides information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system. By the Manhattan Institute and AEI Liability Project. Contributors include Professors Michael Krauss, David Bernstein, Lester Brickman, Michael DeBow, Richard Epstein, Daniel P. Kessler and Stephen Presser.

http://www.pointoflaw.com/
  • Nov 27

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC

    Chairman Schapiro's Troubled Tenure at the SEC
    Chairman Schapiro announced yesterday that she will be stepping down as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in several weeks. Accompanying her announcement, was a nine-page list of her accomplishments during her nearly…
  • Nov 26

    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story
    The success of trial lawyers in Philadelphia has come at the expense of the Pennsylvania economy. Our own Jim Copland explains in an op-ed and at great detail in Trial Lawyers Inc. - Philadelphia....
  • Nov 25

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary

    Senator-elect Warren's Quandary
    There has been a lot of speculation about whether Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will get a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a perfect forum to go after the financial industry. If Ms. Warren does get the coveted spot, she may...
Rank this Week: 18

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris

International law and international relations by Chris Borgen, Peggy McGuinness et al.

http://opiniojuris.org
  • May 18

    Visualizing International Criminal Justice

    Visualizing International Criminal Justice
    by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller I want to call readers’ attention to a remarkable new report on international criminal justice authored by Daniel McLaughlin, a former legal officer at the ECCC, for Fordham’s Leitner Center…
  • May 17

    Weekend Roundup: May 11-17, 2013

    Weekend Roundup: May 11-17, 2013
    by An Hertogen by An Hertogen This week on Opinio Juris, Kevin was surprised by an unexpected dissenter in Kenya’s request to the Security Council to terminate the ICC’s Kenya cases. He also analysed whether the ICC has…
  • May 17

    Could the PTC Order the OTP to Investigate the Mavi Marmara Situation?

    Could the PTC Order the OTP to Investigate the Mavi Marmara Situation?
    by Kevin Jon Heller As Bill Schabas noted in his recent post, the Comoros referral raises interesting questions concerning the Pre-Trial Chamber's power to review a decision by the OTP not to open a full investigation into a…
Rank this Week: 19

Sex Offender Issues

Sex Offender Issues

Covers sex offender laws and cases.

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 20

How Appealing

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/
  • May 18

    "The Corporate-Friendly Court"

    "The Corporate-Friendly Court"
    "The Corporate-Friendly Court": Lincoln Caplan will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow's edition of The New York Times.
  • May 18

    "Nebraska Supreme Court limits school searches to campus"

    "Nebraska Supreme Court limits school searches to campus"
    "Nebraska Supreme Court limits school searches to campus": Today's edition of The Omaha World-Herald contains an article that begins, "Off-campus parking at Nebraska high schools may be at a premium after a ruling by the state's high court on…
  • May 18

    "Supreme Court asked to intervene in lacrosse case"

    "Supreme Court asked to intervene in lacrosse case"
    "Supreme Court asked to intervene in lacrosse case": Today's edition of The Herald-Sun of Durham, North Carolina contains an article that begins, "A trio of former Duke University lacrosse players has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a…
Rank this Week: 21

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

Provides scholarly & professional commentary on legal information systems. By Robert Richards.

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • May 18

    Hoekstra: Dataset: A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulation

    Hoekstra: Dataset: A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulation
    Dr. Rinke Hoekstra of the Leibniz Center for Law has posted a dataset entitled A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulations. Here is the description: This fileset contains two networks (CSV files) of citations between Dutch regulations stored on…
  • May 18

    Raman: Ethnographic study of Indian land record digitization project

    Raman: Ethnographic study of Indian land record digitization project
    Bhuvaneswari Raman of the French Institute of Pondicherry has published The Rhetoric and Reality of Transparency: Transparent Information, Opaque City Spaces and the Empowerment Question, Journal of Community Informatics, 8(2), article 866…
  • May 17

    Abstracts: Bayesian Analysis in Law: Papers presented at Conference: The Many Faces of Contemporary Philosophy and Theory of Law

    Abstracts: Bayesian Analysis in Law: Papers presented at Conference: The Many Faces of Contemporary Philosophy and Theory of Law
    Abstracts have been posted of papers presented at the Conference: The Many Faces of Contemporary Philosophy and Theory of Law, held 23-24 March 2013, at Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland. The conference included a special working group…
Rank this Week: 22

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse…

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse Notices

Features copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret cease and desist notices.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/
Rank this Week: 23

beSpacific

beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/
Rank this Week: 24

Legal Theory Blog

Legal Theory Blog

Covers constitutional theory, feminist legal theory, law and economics, normative legal theory and more. By University of Illinois Professor Lawrence B. Solum.

http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/
  • May 18

    Legal Theory Bookworm

    Legal Theory Bookworm
    The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends The Health Care Case: The Supreme Court's Decision and Its Implications , edited by Nathaniel Persily, Gillian E. Metzger, & Trevor W. Morrison. Here is a description: The Supreme Court's decision in…
  • May 18

    Download of the Week

    Download of the Week
    The Download of the Week is The Pigou-Dalton Principle and the Structure of Distributive Justice by Matthew D. Adler. Here is the abstract: The Pigou-Dalton (PD) principle recommends a non-leaky, non-rank-switching transfer of goods from…
  • May 17

    Schmitz on Gender in Consumer Contract

    Schmitz on Gender in Consumer Contract
    Amy Schmitz (University of Colorado Law School) has posted Sex Matters: Considering Gender in Consumer Contracts (Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender, Vol. 19, pp. 437-509, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: We hear about the so-called…
Rank this Week: 25

Turtle Talk

Turtle Talk

Covers Indian law and politics. By the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law.

http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 26

Mandelman Matters

Mandelman Matters

Covers the foreclosure crisis. By Martin Andelman.

http://mandelman.ml-implode.com
  • May 18

    Nevada Legislature Considers Passing its Own Homeowner Bill of Right

    Nevada Legislature Considers Passing its Own Homeowner Bill of Right
    Nevada’s legislature is considering adopting its own Homeowner Bill of Rights, and in fact, the bill... SB 321... has already passed the Nevada State Senate and is headed to the House.
  • May 18

    South Carolina’s Hardest Hit Funds Farce… Failing but Finally Changing?

    South Carolina’s Hardest Hit Funds Farce… Failing but Finally Changing?
    It's been 3.5 years since the money was made available. It’s time for the programs funded by hardest hit funds to help homeowners... stopping foreclosures with aggressive benefits and inclusive qualifying requirements. Surely we know…
  • May 17

    Bill to End Foreclosure Mediation In Missouri Passes… Wake Up, Missouri

    Bill to End Foreclosure Mediation In Missouri Passes… Wake Up, Missouri
    Unless you believe that the foreclosure picture in this country somehow magically changed dramatically over the last month or two... you don’t want to wake up one day to find out you might need mediation... only it’s no longer…
Rank this Week: 27

Supremo Tribunal Federal

Supremo Tribunal Federal

News from the Supreme Court in Brazil.

http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/listarNoticiaStfDia.asp
Rank this Week: 28

Food Safety News

Food Safety News

Provides global food safety news & information. By Marler Clark LLP, PS.

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/
  • May 17

    Illnesses Tied to NC Holiday Inn Salmonella Outbreak Rise to 51

    Illnesses Tied to NC Holiday Inn Salmonella Outbreak Rise to 51
    At least 51 people are now known to have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to a North Carolina Holiday Inn, reported the Cumberland County Health Department Friday. That number is up from the 44 illnesses reported by the Department…
  • May 17

    Two Infants Ill in Salmonella Tahini Outbreak

    Two Infants Ill in Salmonella Tahini Outbreak
    Two Minnesota children under the age of 1 are reported ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to nationally recalled Krinos brand tahini sesame paste, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The illnesses have been associated…
  • May 16

    NM Apple Cider Maker Not Achieving 5-Log Reduction

    NM Apple Cider Maker Not Achieving 5-Log Reduction
    A juice maker in Carrizozo, NM must prove to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it can achieve a 5-log reduction of “the pertinent microorganisms” for the shelf life of its apple cider. FDA only recently released a…
Rank this Week: 29

Animal Blawg

Animal Blawg

Covers animal law, ethics and policy. By Professor David N. Cassuto, Professor Luis E. Chiesa and law student Suzanne McMillan.

http://animalblawg.wordpress.com
  • May 13

    Hey Chicago–animal suffering lies behind that scenic splendor

    Hey Chicago–animal suffering lies behind that scenic splendor
    Kathleen Stachowski  Other Nations Dear Chicago: We need to talk. You can trust me–I’m practically a native daughter. Heck, from my hometown in Indiana, we can look across Lake Michigan and see your skyline (well, on a clear…
  • May 2

    The wolverine: one gnarly dude…who needs our help

    The wolverine: one gnarly dude…who needs our help
    Kathleen Stachowski  Other Nations Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the stinkiest, snarliest, gnarliest, wildest of them all? Why, Gulo gulo–the amazing wolverine–of course! And the gnarly little…
  • Apr 21

    Rabbit ranching: Pat the bunny, whack the bunny

    Rabbit ranching: Pat the bunny, whack the bunny
    Kathleen Stachowski  Other Nations Easter morning dawned bright and beautiful in Western Montana. I glanced out the window and there sat Sylvilagus nuttallii, the mountain cottontail. Though our mostly-wild,…
Rank this Week: 30

IPKat

IPKat

Covers copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a UK and European perspective.

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Friday fantasie

    Friday fantasie
    Here's a reminder for readers who quite properly concern themselves with such trivia as whether they are giving (or taking) legal advice that comes from a reliable source.  The Official Journal of the European Union has published on a…
  • May 17

    Framing of videos: Court of Justice to rule

    Framing of videos: Court of Justice to rule
    Merpel sniffs the water forsigns of pollution*Yesterday the First Civil Senate of the German Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) -- one of the most active and influential national intellectual property courts you can ever hope to find in the new Europe…
  • May 17

    The IP Lawyer's Nightmare: "But Everyone Else Does It"

    The IP Lawyer's Nightmare: "But Everyone Else Does It"
    This blog is about one of the most dreaded moments in the life of any IP attorney. You have been asked by your client whether it can take some action, such as use of certain content taken from the internet or adoption of a trade mark "based"…
Rank this Week: 31

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

By Texas Tech University School of Law Professor Gerry W. Beyer.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
  • May 18

    Happy Armed Forces Day!!

    Happy Armed Forces Day!!
    A special thanks to all my readers who serve or who have served in the military -- your sacrifices and hard work do not go unnoticed and are greatly appreciated. To read the complete text of the official Armed Forces...
  • May 18

    Which States Impose Harsh Inheritance Taxes?

    Which States Impose Harsh Inheritance Taxes?
    Not to be confused with the estate tax, which taxes an estate before heirs receive any payouts, the inheritance tax is taken directly from the heir after receipt of the inheritance. The six states that impose a tough inheritance tax...
  • May 18

    UK Government Decides Not to Regulate Will Writing

    UK Government Decides Not to Regulate Will Writing
    The Legal Services Board protects the interests of consumers in the United Kingdom by overseeing legal regulations. After a two year investigation, the Legal Services Board recommended that the Ministry of Justice regulate will writing after…
Rank this Week: 34

PlagiarismToday

PlagiarismToday

Covers content theft, plagiarism, and copyright issues on the Web. By Jonathan Bailey.

http://www.plagiarismtoday.com
  • May 18

    Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 283 – Fair Use Vacation

    Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 283 – Fair Use Vacation
    Congress mulls DMCA reform, Aereo seeks summary judgment and Google opposes class action status in Authors Guild case.
  • May 17

    3 Count: Principled Hearing

    3 Count: Principled Hearing
    U.S. House of Representative has hearings on copyright reform, Kim Dotcom wins right to appeal to NZ Supeme Court and BREIN suffers a defeat in the Netherlands.
  • May 16

    MailChimp Responds, Fixes Duplicate Content Issue

    MailChimp Responds, Fixes Duplicate Content Issue
    MailChimp reached out to me to let me know that the duplicate content issue has been fixed. Robots.txt files have been added to the relevant servers.
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THR, Esq.

THR, Esq.

Focuses on how the entertainment and media industries are impacted and influenced by the law. From The Hollywood Reporter.

http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/
Rank this Week: 36

Library Boy

Library Boy

Features legal research news. By Michel-Adrien Sheppard.

http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Supreme Court of Canada: New Library Title

    Supreme Court of Canada: New Library Title
    The list of new library titles added to the Supreme Court of Canada collection for the period of May 1st to 15th, 2013 is now available on the Court website.The web page explains: "The Supreme Court of Canada Library does not lend materials…
  • May 16

    Daniel Caron Resigns as Head of Library and Archives Canada

    Daniel Caron Resigns as Head of Library and Archives Canada
    Daniel Caron, the head of Library and Archives Canada (LAC) who presided over the dismantling of many important services at the institution in the wake of extensive budget cuts, resigned yesterday.The CLA Govt Library & IM Professionals…
  • May 15

    Justice Canada 2013 Victims of Crime Research Digest

    Justice Canada 2013 Victims of Crime Research Digest
    Last week's issue of the Weekly Checklist of Canadian Government Publications lists the 2013 Victims of Crime Research Digest. Published by Justice Canada, it includes short, accessible articles on victims of crime research:"Welcome to sixth…
Rank this Week: 33

Bev Butula's Blog

Bev Butula's Blog

From the Wisconsin Law Journal.

http://www.wislawjournal.com/type.cfm/Bev%20Butula
Rank this Week: 35

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

Provides liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news.

http://www.talkleft.com/
  • May 18

    Jacksonville's "I Spy" Program

    Jacksonville's "I Spy" Program
    Jacksonville, Florida , and 11 other counties in northeast Florida are the latestto introduce a program encouraging people to report people they see engaging in behavior they deem suspicious and possibly terrorism-related. The program is…
  • May 18

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Docket: Missing Entrie

    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Docket: Missing Entrie
    Yesterday, the Judge in the Boston bombing case of defendant Dzokhar Tsarnaev issued an order denying a motion filed under seal in which the defense asked to take periodic photographs of Dzhokhar (Jahar) at Devens Medical Facility to be able…
  • May 17

    Galanter Throws O.J. Simpson Under the Bu

    Galanter Throws O.J. Simpson Under the Bu
    O.J. Simpson's former attorney, Yale Galanter, threw O.J. under the bus today, testifying O.J. told him he knew others were bringing guns to the hotel room where O.J. planned to retrieve his possessions. He even said O.J. told him he asked…
Rank this Week: 42

Copyfight

Copyfight

Covers the politics of IP.

http://copyfight.corante.com/home/corante/public_html/copyfight/
  • May 18

    It's a Cartel, Not a Class (Action)

    It's a Cartel, Not a Class (Action)
    Reuters reports (here on HuffPo) that U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton has denied a request by a group of "copyright owner" - which we understand to mean giant media corporations - to be certified as a class for class-action lawsuit status.…
  • May 18

    When A Lawyer Isn't Enough, Get an IP Lawyer

    When A Lawyer Isn't Enough, Get an IP Lawyer
    Mike Masnick has a long but really excellent column up on a tempest in my local teapot. The short form is that Jonathan Monsarrat and his lawyer/business partner have caused quite a stir in my part of the world by filing a raft of copyright,…
  • May 17

    Nintendo Decides It Can Own Fans' YouTube Content

    Nintendo Decides It Can Own Fans' YouTube Content
    The games comment sites are a bit buzzed this week as Nintendo has made a very heavy-handed move to claim so-called "monetization" rights on fan-created content. The basic idea is that if someone makes a video of themselves playing a…
Rank this Week: 40

Legal History Blog

Legal History Blog

Offers scholarship, news and new ideas in legal history. By professor Mary L. Dudziak.

http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Weekend Roundup

    Weekend Roundup
    On June 27, 2013, Morehead State University will host a Federalism Symposium featuring "academic presentations of research from scholars across the nation with expertise on federalism and intergovernmental relations." For information on how…
  • May 17

    New Release: Zackin, "Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places"

    New Release: Zackin, "Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places"
    New from Princeton University Press: Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places: Why State Constitutions Contain America's Positive Rights (2013), by Emily Zackin (Department of Political Science, Hunter College, City University of New York).…
  • May 17

    New Journal: Comparative Legal History

    New Journal: Comparative Legal History
    The journal Comparative Legal History has officially launched. Here's the announcement:Comparative Legal History: An international and comparative review of law and historyEDITORSeán Patrick Donlan, University of LimerickEmail:…
Rank this Week: 41

Idaho State Police News and…

Idaho State Police News and Information Blog

Covers news releases and other items of interest. By the Idaho State Police.

http://idahostatepolice.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Property damage crash on I-15 in Idaho Fall

    Property damage crash on I-15 in Idaho Fall
    IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828…
  • May 17

    Update: Injury crash near Duboi

    Update: Injury crash near Duboi
    IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828…
  • May 17

    Injury crash near Duboi

    Injury crash near Duboi
    IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828…
Rank this Week: 39

Above the Law

Above the Law

A legal tabloid that provides news and gossip about the profession's colorful personalities and powerful institutions, as well as original commentary on breaking legal developments.

http://abovethelaw.com/
  • May 17

    Maybe The Toronto Mayor Should Skip The P.R. Lawyer and Go Straight To Criminal Defense Attorney?

    Maybe The Toronto Mayor Should Skip The P.R. Lawyer and Go Straight To Criminal Defense Attorney?
    Toronto Mayor allegedly gets caught smoking crack, and his lawyer apparently gets caught hyperventilating while trying to kill the story… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:…
  • May 17

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.13

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.13
    * NY Attorney General investigating fast food restaurants for shorting their employees. This is a worthwhile cause, but what he should be looking into is who ate the bones? [CNN] * Two more law schools, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and…
  • May 17

    From the Career Files: Ten Tips for Your Summer at the Screen

    From the Career Files: Ten Tips for Your Summer at the Screen
    Ross Guberman provides some summer advice. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: ATL Career Center, Career Advice, Career Advice for This Summer, Career Center, Law Students, Summer…
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Legal Blog Watch

Legal Blog Watch

Covers the legal community's daily buzz. From Law.com & Carolyn Elefant & Robert Ambrogi.

http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/
  • May 17

    Inmate Sues Taco Bell Over Doritos Locos Taco

    Inmate Sues Taco Bell Over Doritos Locos Taco
    I can't say that I've tried Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Tacos, but it seems as though I'm in the minority. The menu item introduced last year has been so popular that it's helped create 15,000 new jobs for the fast food chain, Taco Bell CEO…
  • May 16

    iPhone User Claims Apple Knew Power Button Would Fail

    iPhone User Claims Apple Knew Power Button Would Fail
    iPhone users (and other Apple devotees), take note. A proposed class action filed in California seeks $5 million in damages against Apple over allegations that the company knew about a latent defect in the iPhone 4's power button and failed…
  • May 15

    Convenience Stores Fight for the Right to Sell Cold Beer

    Convenience Stores Fight for the Right to Sell Cold Beer
    Grabbing an ice-cold brew in Indiana may become a lot more convenient, if a trade group succeeds in its challenge to a 50-year-old state law that restricts gas stations, grocery stores and convenience stores to selling beer only at room…
Rank this Week: 38

Legal Profession Blog

Legal Profession Blog

By Professors S. Alan Childress, Michael S. Frisch and Jeffrey M. Lipshaw.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
  • May 18

    A Real Horror Story Or The Fall Of The House Of Usher

    A Real Horror Story Or The Fall Of The House Of Usher
    The Indiana Supreme Court has imposed a suspension of at least three years without automatic reinstatement of an attorney named Arthur Usher. The attorney developed a romantic interest in an Indiana Mckinney School of Law student ("Jane…
  • May 17

    No New Rule 8.4(h) For Tennessee

    No New Rule 8.4(h) For Tennessee
    The Tennessee Supreme Court has entered an order denying the petition of its Board of Professional Responsibility to amend its Rule 8.4 to add a subsectuon (h) prohibiting engaging "in a professional capacity, in certain discriminatory…
  • May 17

    The 14 Percent Chance

    The 14 Percent Chance
    The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reinstated an attorney suspended for two years in 2010 for possession of heroin and felony bail jumping. The court described the situation that led to the conviction Attorney C. began using illegal drugs around…
Rank this Week: 43

M & A Law Prof Blog

M & A Law Prof Blog

By Professors Brian J.M. Quinn, Afra Afsharipour, and Michael A. Woronoff.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mergers/
  • May 17

    Delaware arbitration update

    Delaware arbitration update
    As I noted yesterday, the Delaware Coalition for Open Government and the Chancery Court were before a panel of the Third Circuit arguing the merits of Delaware's arbitration procedure. Tom Hals of Reuters was there and he thinks the…
  • May 16

    Delaware Arbitration in front of Third Circuit today

    Delaware Arbitration in front of Third Circuit today
    The question of the constitutionality of Delaware's Chancery arbitration program is before the Third Circuit today. I think my position on this program is pretty clear -- I'm for openness. See here for past posts on the topic. I've got...
  • May 15

    Weil, Gotshal 2012 survey of sponsor-backed going private transaction

    Weil, Gotshal 2012 survey of sponsor-backed going private transaction
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges recently published its sixth survey of sponsor-backed going private transactions, which analyzes and summarizes the material transaction terms of going private transactions involving a private equity sponsor in the…
Rank this Week: 46

Gallagher Blogs

Gallagher Blogs

Features library news and legal research tips. From the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law.

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 15

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice
    Ronald K.L. Collins, Books by Supreme Court Justices, 38 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 94 (2013).Identifying 353 books, Prof. Collins bibliography is the latest and most comprehensive work covering works written, edited, or compiled by the Justices.Chief…
  • May 14

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve
    Intellectual Property in Common Law and Civil Law (Toshiko Takenaka ed., Edward Elgar, 2013).UW Law professor Toshiko Takenaka has edited and contributed chapters to this new work, which covers patents, copyright, trademark and unfair…
  • May 10

    New Faculty Publication: Anita Krig on Investment Company as Instrument

    New Faculty Publication: Anita Krig on Investment Company as Instrument
    Anita K. Krug, Investment Company as Instrument: The Limitations of the Corporate Governance Regulatory Regime, 86 S. Cal. L. Rev. 263 (2013). Available on SSRN.AbstractU.S. regulation of public investment companies (such as mutual funds) is…
Rank this Week: 44