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Law grad presses on with libel suit against judge, law blog
A recent law school graduate isn’t giving up on his lawsuit alleging the online site Above the Law defamed him in a 2018 story that referred to him as a “dumb kid” and “entitled ponce.” On Jan. 6, U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris dismissed Jonathan Mullane’s defamation suit against Above the Law’s executive […]
Wearables: e-discovery’s new frontier?
BOSTON, Mass. – Attorneys are long accustomed to mining email for evidence. And recordings, text messages and location data from cellphones have increasingly played an important role in both criminal and civil trials. But now lawyers have to consider whether the smartwatches on their clients’ wrists might at this very moment be collecting information that […]
Privacy ruling forces lawyers to handle DMV data with care
Four of South Carolina’s most prominent trial lawyers are facing potential liability for millions of dollars in damages in the wake of the June 17 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to broaden the protections afforded personal information compiled by state departments of motor vehicles.
Court says driver’s avoidance of checkpoint justified stop
It seems a fair assumption that a driver who attempts to reverse course to avoid a police checkpoint has something to hide.
Government won’t appeal ruling on cigarette warnings
The Department of Justice has decided not to appeal a court decision striking down the Food and Drug Administration’s new graphic warnings on cigarette packages on First Amendment grounds. “The Solicitor General has determined … not to seek [U.S.] Supreme Court review of the First Amendment issues at this time,” wrote U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in a March 15 letter to Congres[...]
4th Circuit: ERISA plaintiff can recoup lost pension benefits
A former AT&T employee was entitled to recoup benefits lost because she misunderstood when she would become eligible for her pension, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a $122,000 judgment in Helton v. AT&T.
Is anyone liable for child’s death at abandoned home?
Is there anyone to sue when a child dies because of an unsafe condition on one of the millions of abandoned properties in the U.S.? One state court has scratched mortgage holders and homeowners associations off the list of potential targets.
Barbara Walters wins, but we’re still stuck with her
The 1st Circuit has declined to revive a defamation suit brought by a Massachusetts woman who claims her life unraveled after allegedly being caught in bed with Barbara Walters’ daughter at an exclusive Connecticut boarding school back in 1983.
Can driver interrupt breath test to call lawyer?
If a state affords an arrested drunk driver the right to call a lawyer before submitting to a breath test, can a driver who has second thoughts interrupt the actual administration of a test to telephone an attorney?
Bank whistleblower gets record $104M from IRS
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded a record $104 million to former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld for his role in exposing a $20 billion tax evasion scheme.
New standard of chutzpah
BOSTON — Anthony “Naughty Tony” Montgomery expressed his dissatisfaction with the direction his carjacking trial was headed by socking his lawyer in full view of the jury.
Reglan most litigated drug of 2011, new study shows
The anti-nausea drug Reglan and its generic counterparts were the drugs most frequently cited in litigation in 2011, according to a consumer watchdog’s latest analysis of Food and Drug Administration statistics.
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Commentary
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- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
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- Ex-president, bar association have made their choice
- Ruling sharpens boundaries in attorney-client privilege
- Lawyers Weekly debuts new and improved web experience
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
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