First, the reality of the situation is that good personal injury and wrongful death trial lawyers (trial lawyers also make the BEST negotiation and settlement lawyers) are hard to find and most experienced attorneys will handle the litigation needs of past clients and friends in other areas of law such as business, criminal or estate planning litigation. [read post]

His parents’ emphasis on education and political engagement influenced Leo and his younger brother, Michael, who earned a doctorate in political science from Johns Hopkins University and worked in Delaware’s Department of Finance before becoming chief financial officer of New Castle County in 2005 and returning to Hopkins this year as its executive director of financial planning. [read post]

  Cases Involving the Articles of the Constitution The first set of issues the Supreme Court confronts relates to the body of the Constitution. [read post]

In the United States (US), as for most developed countries,[6] trade policy and IP standards have consistently been linked, a pattern which can (at least partially) be traced back to extensive lobbying by senior management at US-based technology and pharmaceutical firms.[7] For example, since at least the 1980s, Pfizer Inc. has been involved in mobilizing other US firms and stakeholders to lobby US policymakers on the issue of international IP protection. [read post]