Good news for BP and other oil, coal and chemical companies recently seeped out from New Orleans, barely noticed in the blanket coverage of the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. Without having to prove they deserved to, the ...
Read More »I want it all, even better if you pay for it
Pick up any newspaper and you’re bound to see a prominently featured story about someone somewhere losing a government benefit and enduring hardship as a result. The New York Times is publishing a series of such stories under the rubric, ...
Read More »New DWI law: No sweep and little reform
Last week Gov. Jay Nixon signed House Bill 1695 into law. His website declared that the law offers “a sweeping reform of Missouri’s DWI laws.” I had heard grumblings about the law and have heard a few reports about the ...
Read More »Kagan quotes on Senate confirmation process
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's review of the book "A Confirmation Mess" is creating a confirmation mess of its own.
Read More »Courts further punish veterans with problems
He is wearing an orange prison jumpsuit during the TV interview, so you figure life hasn't turned out so well for this open-faced young man with an engaging smile.
Read More »Good enough for Scalia is good enough for me
Thurgood Marshall's law clerk, trailblazing female solicitor general and dean of Harvard Law School, Elena Kagan likely will be the first justice in 40 years to join the U.S. Supreme Court without having worn "the dress" in an official capacity before joining the highest court in the land.
Read More »Don’t make beeline past outline process
I’ll admit that it’s not often that I find myself quoting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But in writing about how to get started writing, a line from “Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges” (which he co-wrote ...
Read More »The infield fly rule is not a rule of law
I was watching a baseball game the other day on TV when a batter popped up a pitch.
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For the legal industry, 2009 was a dreary year. Why? The economy and the economy.
Read More »I’d like some sex with that drug order
For Novartis sales rep Marjorie Salame, it was bad enough that a doctor who was her best customer propositioned her at a company-sponsored party, and in vulgar terms at that.
Read More »Want to be part of a team? Be careful
Team arrangements are commonly made by contractors in connection with bids for public works projects, particularly federal ones. A number of factors are providing new incentives for construction firms to partner up in order to make their services or bids ...
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