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First Cy Pres Award After Rule Change Goes to IOLTA, CLS
In what appears to be the first such donation since the Supreme Court ordered all excess class action settlement funds to be donated to legal aid providers, lawyers at Feldman Shepherd have facilitated two donations of nearly $46,000 each to the state IOLTA board and a local public interest firm.Home sales jump signals market stabilization
Home sales probably increased in August, a sign the U.S. real estate market is stabilizing after the expiration of a tax credit caused demand to plunge, economists said before reports this week. Purchases of new and previously owned homes rose 7 percent to a combined 4.395 million annual pace, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey.How Philip Morris Tried to Use Federal Officer Removal Statute for Forum Advantage
One might think that a tobacco company would steer as clear as possible from the federal government. So when the Justice Department brought a RICO action against the industry seeking $280 billion, it is somewhat ironic that it would seek to remove a state court consumer fraud class action to federal court under the so-called federal officer removal statute. Yet that's what Philip Morris did. Law professor Georgene M. Vairo explains why a private company would want to label itself a federal agent.Prisoners' Right to Internet Materials Contested
The Internet age -- and all its legal complications -- has finally come to prisons. Cases about inmates' rights in the digital world have focused on whether prisoners should be allowed to receive correspondence originating from the Internet. Opponents have brought up an array of safety and security concerns, such as the possibility that the materials could include contraband, but prisoners' advocates argue that receiving the material in the mail is a free speech right protected by the First Amendment.View more book results for the query "*"
Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 22, No. 124 - June 27, 2013
Daily decision alert.When friends ask about the law
Most of you reading this are already making monthly payments on your law school loans. But in these economic times, many people are going back to school for more education, and some will undoubtedly ask you if law school is a good idea. Here are some ways they should think about this question-starting with this common view on law school: 'You can do anything with a J.Worker's climb to power shows how strong demand is for young workers
A wave of demographic change is likely to benefit younger workers. A generational replacement cycle is taking hold as companies such as GE, Norfolk Southern Corp., Boeing, American Electric Power Co. and Dominion Resources all try to hire skilled younger staff to prepare for a wave of retiring workers.Cops Can't Record Jailed Juvenile, Georgia Court Rules
A Georgia judge ruled a police department cannot record the conversations of an incarcerated juvenile. Murder suspect Heath Meehan allegedly made incriminating statements in phone calls from jail. Meehan's attorney argued that taping the conversations violated his client's privacy rights. This is the first time a taping was challenged in the state because it involved a juvenile pre-trial detainee.Trending Stories
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