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RIM overhauls BlackBerry models
Research In Motion Ltd. is releasing three new versions of its BlackBerry smartphone simultaneously in the first overhaul of the handsets in a year as the company tries to regain ground against Apple Inc. RIM is introducing the first touch-screen version of its Bold model, plus an updated Torch slider phone and a new touch-screen-only BlackBerry, all based on RIM's new BlackBerry 7.Rothman eyes civil indigent defense
Robert L. Rothman has set an ambitious agenda for his year chairing the American Bar Association's litigation section-the national bar's largest section, with more than 70,000 members and a 21-person staff.Rothman, who co-chairs Arnall Golden Gregory's business litigation practice, began his term as the ABA litigation section chairman at the conclusion of the ABA's annual meeting last month.GM, Chrysler executives defend dealership closings
WASHINGTON AP - General Motors and Chrysler executives defended the closings of hundreds of dealerships Friday as House lawmakers questioned whether the decisions would save any money or help the troubled companies rebound."Many dealers and the communities they serve frankly feel blind-sided," said Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.LawJam 2012. R&B, Inc. brings old school soul
R&B, Inc. and Marshall Seese and the Abandoned are the seventh and eighth of eight lawyer bands to be profiled in the Daily Report. The bands will compete at LawJam 2012 - Atlanta's third annual battle of the lawyer bands - Saturday at the Variety Playhouse from 7 p.m. to midnight. Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Bar Foundation's charitable projects and pro bono legal service providers. Tickets can be purchased online at www.variety-playhouse.com.Ky. jury favors defense in asbestos case
Turning Aside claims for millions of dollars in damages sought by a man who said he was sickened by asbestos brought home on the clothing of his father, a Louisville, Ky., jury voted 9-3 for the defense after a six-day trial against Union Carbide, the only remaining defendant in a case that began with nearly 30 co-defendants.In the Trenches: Schiff Hardin gains bond group
Troutman Sanders' Atlanta bond lawyers, Lewis C. Horne Jr., Han C. Choi and Sandra Z. Zayac, have moved to Schiff Hardin's Atlanta office, establishing a local bond practice for the firm. Horne and Choi joined Chicago-based Schiff Hardin on Monday as partners and Zayac joined Tuesday as an associate."We will basically transport what we have been doing since 2002 to Schiff Hardin.Murder highlights safety risks of family law
At 9:20 a.m. on June 2, Carey Hal Dyess walked into the converted single-story house that served as Jerrold Shelley's law office in Yuma, Ariz.Dyess, 73, instructed an office administrator to move out of the way and then shot and killed the 62-year-old lawyer, who had been in the process of packing up his office and retiring.Trending Stories
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