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Two Rulings Toss Internet Stings
Recently two courts have overturned the convictions of people accused of using the Internet to solicit sex from minors because the victims were actually law enforcement agents. The decisions, one by a state court and the other by a federal court, have different practical implications, but taken together, they expose a loophole that could hinder efforts to nab sexual predators, say lawyers. The loophole involves the language of the law used to prosecute the alleged offenders.$21.5 Mil. Verdict For Employee Raid A `SYSTEMATIC` PROCESS
Trade Secrets Claim Denied,Some Midsize Firms Believe Now Is the Time to Expand
Denver-based Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck announced this week that it will open a new office in Reno, Nev. In some respects, the news is atypical. The number of law firm office openings has slowed significantly along with the economy, particularly for new domestic locations. In other ways, Brownstein is representative of the relatively small number of firms still expanding in the United States right now: midsize and based outside of major financial centers such as New York and Chicago.Voter ID laws spawning challenges
AS THE NOVEMBER elections loom, Georgia has plenty of company among states dealing with cases challenging the constitutionality of laws that require voters to display photo identification at the polls. A ruling is expected from the highest state court in Missouri, where a trial judge recently found a voter identification law in that state to be unconstitutional.Baker Hostetler Hangs Out Its Shingle in Chicago
Baker Hostetler, which was founded in Cleveland almost a century ago, landed in Chicago this week. The firm's new office opens with four lawyers, including three that it nabbed from Lovells and McDermott Will & Emery. Baker is leasing a floor of office space from Drinker Biddle & Reath that can accommodate 24 lawyers, with an option to expand the space to add 10 more lawyers later. Ultimately, the firm expects to have 100 attorneys in the city, said Steven Kestner, Baker's national executive partner.Go Bananas!* Dole Drops Lawsuit Against Documentary Maker
Dole Food Company drops lawsuit filed over a documentary that told the story of workers who claimed they were injured by a pesticide while working on a Dole banana plantation in Nicaragua in the 1970s.Trending Stories
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