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Judge Rules on Defamation in Tabloid Tale
Calling someone homosexual is not defamation per se, a N.Y. judge says in a suit by Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer.Federal Judge Warns About Fallout From Asbestos Recusal
A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel's rationale for recently disqualifying a district court judge from five major asbestos-related bankruptcy cases could serve as a primer for other judges hearing mass tort cases. The lessons include making sure that ex parte communications -- which are common in complex bankruptcies -- are formally stipulated to by all parties, and choosing advisers with care, or avoiding them all together.Wal-Mart CEO says all staff 'accountable' for standards
Amid criminal investigation into allegations of bribery in its Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. chief executive officer Mike Duke said all of the company's staff are "accountable" for its standards.Bobby Brown bails on interview with radio station that freed him from a Mass. Jail
WASHINGTON AP - Almost as soon he was sprung from jail by a radio station's money, Bobby Brown and Hot 99.5 FM bailed on the deal. The 38-year-old RB singer spent three nights in a Massachusetts jail last week for failing to pay child support. He was released after the station paid the $19,150 he owed on the condition that Brown appear on ''The Kane Show'' for a week.Philadelphia's Gun Suit Off Target, 3rd Circuit Says
Philadelphia cannot sue the gun industry for negligently distributing its products in a way that creates a public nuisance because "gun manufacturers are under no legal duty to protect citizens from the deliberate and unlawful use of their products," the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday. The court said the city couldn't show that the gun manufacturers were the "proximate cause" of the harm suffered by the city.View more book results for the query "*"
Patton Boggs Fights N.Y. Lawyer's Detention in KGB Prison
New York resident and lawyer Emanuel Zeltser woke up on a private plane headed for a KGB-monitored detention center in Belarus last March. His last memory before waking was drinking coffee at a London cafe. Since then, he has been held at three separate prison facilities in the former Soviet Union country.ImClone's Waksal Pleads Not Guilty
ImClone Systems Inc. founder and former chief executive Samuel Waksal pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he tipped off family members that the company's anti-cancer drug had been rejected by the FDA, and that he subsequently tried to obstruct a government probe into his actions. After his arraignment, in his first public statement since his June 12 arrest, Waksal defended ImClone and its cancer drug, Erbitux.Lewin v. United Skates of America Inc.
Skating Rink Denied Summary Judgment; Barricade Fell Outside Normal Risks Associate With SkatingLegal Recruiter Seeks to Revive Suit Against Ex-Employee
The gloves are off again in a dispute between legal recruiting giant Lynn Mestel of Mestel & Co. and a former recruiter for her subsidiary HIRECounsel D.C. Last year, Mestel sued Richard Thuemmler and his new employer, Legal eStaffing, in federal court over a noncompete clause. Thuemmler countersued. In late July, the parties agreed to dismiss the case and enter a confidential settlement agreement -- but on Aug. 9, Mestel moved to reinstate the lawsuit. Thuemmler's lawyer says it's just "buyer's remorse."Trending Stories
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