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Retail Data: Americans remain cautious in July
NEW YORK AP - Worried about the stalling economic recovery, Americans remained reluctant to spend at stores in July, especially on pricier items like jewelry, though they let go of some money for travel, according to data released Wednesday.Revenue from high-end jewelry, which had held steady in June, plummeted in July from a year earlier, when the figures already were dismal.Pressure helps parties reach deal
Lawyers' use of trial calendar brinkmanship to wring out last-minute settlement offers is nothing new. But the lawyer whose client agreed to take $900,000 to drop his suit against a woman whose candle-powered fragrance dispenser literally blew up in his face said it was a determined judge who applied the pressure that abruptly resolved the case.Holiday season leaves little to be jolly about
'Tis the season to be jolly, but I'm rarely jolly under the best of circumstances. Just ask my family. This year, I don't see there's a lot to be jolly about. At first, I thought President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren, the most open-minded of evangelicals, to give the inaugural invocation was OK, even though Warren is leading the fight against gay marriage.Study: Employees have tough road in arbitration
As consumer, employee and other groups carefully build momentum in Congress for changes in the nation's arbitration landscape and business groups just as carefully organize their opposition, a new empirical study reports a "disturbing trend" at the state level: state courts vacating many arbitration awards for employees, but not for employers.
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Pennsylvania Causes of Action, 12th Edition
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Why women need to find nontraditional mentors
When women in the legal profession meet to discuss matters of common interest and concern, there are recurring hot topics: developing business, improving communication skills and mentoring. We see these topics again and again when the conventional or accepted wisdom fails to evolve and the matter is still one of concern for a significant number of women in the profession.U.S. High Court Vacates 11th Cir. On Plea
Improper involvement by a judge in plea bargaining doesn't automatically mean a guilty plea must be tossed out, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.School to simulate work at a big firm
LARGE-FIRM PRACTICE may not be the career choice for every lawyer, but at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, it's a course requirement for every student.Starting next year, the school will call on all third-year students to participate in its new Law Firm Program, a series of courses that simulates big-firm lawyering.Trending Stories
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