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The latest result of the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey of 16,000 U.S. employers showed that more than half, 59 percent, of employers surveyed foresee no change in job prospects in the first quarter of 2005. While the survey indicated that ...

Higher numbers of law school graduates are able to pursue public service jobs than previously because of the increasing availability of loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs) and public interest scholarship programs. The programs are helping to offset the rising cost ...

Tribal sovereignty issues currently being debated in Oklahoma will be argued on a national stage now that Oklahoma City-based One Nation Inc. has merged with a nationwide organization devoted to the same purpose: to change the way federal, state and ...

A law firm’s filing a summons and complaint on behalf of a creditor after a debtor missed payment on an installment contract is an “initial communication” that triggers obligations to inform the debtor of his validation rights under the FDCPA, ...

Each year a few employment cases that go beyond interesting. Here are a few summaries from John Finerty of Michael Best & Friedrich L.L.P. Cloutier v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 04-1475 (1st Cir. 2004). Kimberly Cloutier sued Costco for religious ...

International antitrust law and practice are transforming rapidly, in large part due to leadership and legislative changes, recent court cases and merger reforms. The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law will hold an International Antitrust Forum to explore the ...

A financial company complied with a rule requiring it to file suggestions in support of a motion even though the suggestions were not contained in a separate document, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled in a ...

As another year comes to a close, the nation is holding its breath, waiting for interest rates and economic factors to play out, while house prices remained the bright spot, according to information released by the 8th District Federal Reserve ...

The American Bar Association Section of Litigation Environmental, Products Liability and Mass Torts committees will host a joint CLE summit to address issues that span the spectrum of these subjects, and will provide an opportunity for attendees to expand their ...

A mechanic’s lien was not valid because a subcontractor did not present “a just and true account” of debts owed, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled in an affirmed in part, reversed in part opinion. In ...

A Sangamon County trial court should not have excluded portions of an expert’s testimony stating he would have done things differently because it added persuasive value and credibility, the Appellate Court of Illinois held last week, reversing and remanding a ...