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February 13, 2003 | Law.com

Suits Over Shuttle Crash Face Hurdles

While the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia evokes memories of the Challenger disaster 17 years ago, changes in the legal landscape have altered the recourse available to the Columbia astronauts' survivors. A 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, extending limited governmental immunity to NASA contractors, will bar survivors of the Columbia accident from bringing claims similar to those brought by Challenger families.
5 minute read
November 10, 1999 | Law.com

Pending Inventors Act

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, and the committee's ranking Democrat, Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced what may prove to be the most comprehensive piece of patent legislation in recent years. On suspension of the rules, the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 passed the House of Representatives in August, and the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the companion bill. It should shortly find its way to the Senate floor.
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October 05, 2012 | The Recorder

Hacker Case Could Test Limits on Electronic Searches

Defense lawyers in the case, including Thomas Nolan, take issue with prosecutors keeping full copies of their clients' computers and hard drives, saying the devices contain personal information the government has no right to hold under the Fourth Amendment.
9 minute read
March 07, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

No Standing To Sue Time Subsidiary Over Magazine Renewal Practices

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has killed a would-be class action against a Time Inc. subsidiary that is the largest marketer of magazine subscriptions in the United States.
4 minute read
December 18, 2000 | Law.com

You're Never Too Young for a Lawsuit

It might be only in today's Internet economy that a South Carolina entrepreneur could end up wrangling with two legal disputes and an investigation by the FBI -- all at the tender age of 21. James N. Haltiwanger Jr., the creator of GiBuddies.com and HighSchoolAlumni.com, has learned more hard lessons in his young career than most do in a lifetime.
5 minute read
January 23, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Latest NCAA scandal with UM investigation huge black eye

The latest black eye for college sports doesn't belong to any program, it belongs to the NCAA itself. The NCAA has found what it calls "a very severe issue of improper conduct" committed by former members of its own enforcement program during the Miami investigation, bringing into question the entire investigation.
6 minute read
February 27, 2004 | Law.com

$3.2M Verdict Against FedEx for Sex Harassment

A federal jury's award of more than $3.2 million in a sexual harassment suit against Federal Express Corp. is sure to lead to a post-trial battle in light of a $300,000 federal cap on damages. The battle is also likely to be complicated by case law that bars punitive damage awards under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and a split among federal judges as to whether a private right of action exists under the state's Equal Rights Amendment.
6 minute read
October 09, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Case Could Test Limits on Electronic Searches

More than a year after federal agents arrested 14 people accused in a cyberattack on PayPal, the high-profile prosecution has ground to a standstill over the handling of computers seized in the investigation.
9 minute read
January 23, 2013 | Daily Business Review

NCAA announces problems with University of Miami investigation

The NCAA has found what it calls "a very severe issue of improper conduct" committed by former members of its own enforcement program during the Miami investigation, bringing into question the entire investigation.
13 minute read
April 18, 2011 | National Law Journal

When a bribe is not always a bribe

The shifting nature of modern bribery law means the once-clear identifying mark, the quid pro quo, may be cast aside.
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