The U.S. Supreme Court chose to kick off its new term by hearing a case that considers whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act trumps constitutional age discrimination claims.
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Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court chose to kick off its new term by hearing a case that considers whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act trumps constitutional age discrimination claims.
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Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court debated the reach of federal securities laws, questioning whether investors can sue law firms and outside companies for their alleged roles in R. Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
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Read More »What has not been acceptable — until now — is stated clearly in Rule 5.4: “A lawyer or law firm shall not share legal fees with a nonlawyer.”
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Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the tobacco industry’s appeal of a Florida ruling that may help thousands of smokers sue cigarette makers over smoking-related illnesses.
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Read More »For more than two centuries, the court’s members have adopted one of four roles and self- presentations that define their work. These constitutional personas are Heroes, Soldiers, Burkeans and Mutes.
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Read More »Overuse, death, injury and fraud have accompanied the devices’ use as a go-to treatment.
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Read More »S&P and its parent company, McGraw Hill Financial Inc., were sued by the U.S. and a group of states, including Missouri, over ratings on mortgage-backed securities during the housing boom.
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Read More »The New York Yankees’ third baseman sued Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig, accusing them of attempting to destroy his reputation and career in their crackdown on performance-enhancing substances.
Read More »The market is confused over the direction of monetary policy, and Fed officials now are struggling with how to minimize it as a policy benchmark without damaging their credibility.
Read More »The lawsuit claims that the e-mail scanning invades users' privacy in violation of state and federal wiretap laws.
Read More »Albert Pujols, currently first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels, sued St. Louis broadcaster and fellow former Cardinal Jack Clark in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
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