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Judges Grapple With Backlog, Confusion After Sentencing Ruling
Two weeks after the Supreme Court threw out mandatory sentencing guidelines, federal courts are just beginning to grapple with the consequences. Judges say it may take months, if not years, to sort through thousands of appeals and piece together a new sentencing system. Sentencing is "a much more stressful exercise now," said U.S. District Judge Harold Baer of New York. "We're all desperately trying to follow the Supreme Court decision. But what does that mean?"Pandora's High-Tech Boxes Hit the Courts
As the law struggles to keep pace with technology, a battle is emerging that could eventually drown out the music copyright wars. The battleground is cars, and the issue is privacy.Craigslist, eBay Face Off in Closely Watched Trial
A Delaware judge began hearing testimony Monday in a corporate governance battle between two online titans. EBay claims when it bought a minority ownership stake in Craigslist, it was promised a board seat and expected to work together toward a merger. Instead, eBay claims, Craigslist tried to dilute eBay's stake. But Craigslist's lawyers set out Monday to show eBay had engaged in deceptive acts by hiding a plan to launch a competing classified site and misusing confidential information gleaned from dealings with Craigslist.Former Client Perot Sues Hughes & Luce Over Flight Museum Troubles
A T-38 Talon training jet in Dallas' Frontiers of Flight Museum is central to a high-flying legal dispute. H. Ross Perot Jr. -- son of famous Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot Sr. -- tried to get the government to let him fly the plane as an operable museum centerpiece, becoming the subject of a probe in the process. Now Perot and others are suing Hughes & Luce, which advised them on the plane purchase, and Hughes & Luce partner Stephen G. Gleboff, who initially represented Perot's interests.Stores find success by focusing on the hunt
Trader Joe's, the specialty grocery chain, might not have the cheapest toilet paper or the most varieties of ketchup, but it hooks customers with mango butter, chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds and cilantro-and-jalapeno hummus.View more book results for the query "White"
New SEC Antifraud Rule: Utmost Tool in Subprime Crisis?
Mark A. Berube, a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, writes that the convergence of two events - the subprime meltdown and the passage of a new Securities and Exchange Commission antifraud rule directed at hedge funds - should give the hedge fund industry significant pause. The new antifraud rule represents, he posits, perhaps the ultimate enforcement tool at the SEC's disposal in the subprime crisis.EDD Training: A Growth Industry
The training opportunities for lawyers and legal personnel faced with completing e-discovery tasks will increase exponentially in the next year or so, experts agree -- before the EDD-related amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are finalized and busy lawyers are forced to comply with them. But where will they turn for help -- to in-house IT people? Vendors? Specialized law firms? CLE programs? All of the above?Exhibit A: Another iPad app for trial presentation
Exhibit A joins two other iPad apps for trial presentation, TrialPad and Evidence. While none of these apps are likely to replace trial presentation consultants or even software suites such as TrialDirector, they could be used effectively in the right scenario, such as a settlement conference, mediation, or even a small trial.EEOC Locks Down Employers' Use of Arrest and Conviction Information
In April 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an extensive guidance that expands the EEOC's review of employers' use of arrest/conviction information when charges are brought alleging that an employer's use of the information had a discriminatory effect.Trending Stories
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