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August 25, 2008 |

C-SPAN Crosses Signals With FCC

The chronicler of congressional action wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to strike down a year-old rule that will require cable companies to continue to carry both analog and digital versions of broadcast channels after broadcasters switch to a digital signal in February.
7 minute read
August 15, 2012 |

House members' VIP loans excluded from subpoena

A Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude records showing that he, other House members and congressional aides got VIP discounted loans from the company, documents show.
6 minute read
December 02, 2008 |

Lawyers' Info Swiped in CCAP Burglary

Appellate lawyers are not thrilled that their personal information, on file with the Central California Appellate Project, was stolen in a recent burglary.
3 minute read
August 08, 2006 |

Notice requirement waived in 9/11-related suits

More than 200 lawsuits against New York City filed by people who allegedly suffered injuries when exposed to toxics during 9/11 rescue-and-cleaning efforts will go forward following a Manhattan judge's decision to allow late notices of claim.
4 minute read
July 29, 2011 |

Commission to Focus on Amount of Judges' Raise

Members of a special judicial compensation commission apparently are leaning toward recommending some kind of raise for 1,200 state judges—their first since Jan. 1, 1999—but have not reached a consensus yet on the size or timing of the hike. "I assume something will be done, but we have not had the discussion yet," William C. Thompson Jr., the chairman of the seven-member commission, said in an interview this week.
9 minute read
June 17, 1999 |

Summer Associates Get Taste of Atlanta, Law

For summer associates like her across Atlanta, these few golden months are a time to play a lot, bill a little and get paid like royalty.
6 minute read
December 22, 2004 |

Playtex Products, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Trademark Infringement Claim Dismissal Affirmed; Competing Marks Were Not Confusingly Similar
22 minute read
December 08, 2003 |

There's Gold in Them Thar Tickets

In the bad old days, traffic-court lawyers would slither up to potential clients in courthouse corridors. Today's marketing is more sophisticated. Lawyers comb public databases for the names of speeders and reckless drivers. Then they send solicitation letters that tout their expertise and warn against guilty pleas that could lead to bad-driver points and insurance surcharges. And it's ethical, as long as the letter conforms to the Rules of Professional Conduct.
8 minute read

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