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Hurricane Sandy was tough on many law firms, but it was especially hard on solo practitioners and small firms lacking support services.Stanford gets 110 years for role in $7B swindle
Former jet-setting Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford, whose financial empire once spanned the Americas, was sentenced Thursday to 110 years in prison for bilking investors out of more than $7 billion over 20 years in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history.Justices propose recusal rules
Nearly four years after a contentious and expensive Georgia Supreme Court election sent shockwaves through the legal community, the justices of that court are considering the adoption of new rules to govern when a campaign contribution should prompt a judge to bow out of a case.Unlike an earlier legislative proposal, the justices' idea would not set a bright-line rule for recusal tied to a threshold contribution amount.Christian wellness' practitioners draw federal scrutiny
As her lung cancer spread, shortening her breath, pressing into her back, Minna Shakespeare had faith that a thick, brown liquid she bought by mail from a California physician for $13,536 would cure her.Her husband says Mrs. Shakespeare, a registered nurse and devout Christian in Cambridge, Mass., stopped chemotherapy on the doctor's advice.Merrill deal rejection leaves SEC in a jam
The Securities and Exchange Commission is left with few options as it weighs how to proceed in a lawsuit against Bank of America Corp. after a judge rejected a $33 million settlement. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in New York refused to accept a settlement that would have resolved the SEC's claim that the bank deceived investors in November about bonuses to be paid to executives at Merrill Lynch Co.Ruling analyzes rare pregnancy discrimination points of law
More than a year after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the law firm of Frederick J. Hanna Associates of discriminating against a pregnant employee, a federal judge has granted summary judgment in the firm's favor.At issue in the court's report and recommendation, written by U.S. Magistrate Judge E.Airlines feel pinch of falling business traffic
MINNEAPOLIS AP - First-quarter airline results are in and it's nearly all red ink with JetBlue and AirTran the notable exceptions.The results suggested that airlines with a lot of business and international traffic struggled the most.JetBlue reported a $12 million profit on Thursday, well ahead of analyst expectations, as its fuel bill fell by 31 percent from a year ago.PoGo leaps into Charlotte market with new six-lawyer office
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