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Workers Win Liability Phase In Wal-Mart Case
Many local lawyers who�ve kept their eyes on the Wal-Mart break-time class action being tried in City Hall for the past month have been wondering not if a Philadelphia jury would side with the plaintiffs, but how much the verdict would wind up costing the retail giant.Fed nears agreement on how to exit stimulus
Federal Reserve policy makers neared agreement on the sequence of tools they will use to withdraw record monetary stimulus, with little accord on when to start.For some it was a great night, for others, not so much. But one thing is certain, election night was a memorable one
Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Telecom Rate-Setting Case
The Supreme Court Monday turned down an appeal from an Iowa telecommunications company that claimed Qwest Communications International owed it money for wireless phone calls that Qwest connected to its network. At issue in the case, which was brought by Iowa Network Services, is whether federal regulators have the final say on telecom rates or whether local rates can be set by state officials. Lower federal courts ruled in Qwest's favor and gave Iowa's state utilities board a role in resolving the dispute.New York's Recreational Use Statute and Legislative Proposals
Brian P. Heermance, a partner at Morrison Mahoney, and Christopher P. Keenoy, an associate at the firm, write: What do hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking, cross-country skiing, sledding, and snowmobiling have in common? They are all activities that are covered by New York's Recreational Use Statute, which was enacted to induce property owners who may be reluctant to permit people to come onto their property for recreational activities to do so without fear of liability.View more book results for the query "*"
Cornell Establishes Securities Law Clinic
William A. Jacobson, a longtime civil litigator in Manhattan and Providence, R.I., arrived at Cornell Law School in upstate Ithaca last week and is set to teach his first class today as director of a new clinic designed to help small investors in complaints against brokerage firms. The Securities Law Clinic is meant to fill a legal vacuum in the largely rural area surrounding Cornell University, where there is no private bar with experience in investor rights.Court Gives Chiropractors License to Manipulate 'Related' Extremities
In a decision that will ease tensions among New Jersey chiropractors, the state Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that their practice isn't limited to cricks of the spine, despite murky statutory authority.Discovery Approved for Computer in Divorce Proceedings
A computer recovered by a woman from the trunk of a family car is subject to discovery in a matrimonial proceeding, a New York judge has ruled. The woman's husband opposed allowing her to use information gleaned from the laptop, arguing she had improperly "seized" his personal, work-issued computer. But New York Supreme Court Justice Saralee Evans found that the wife's actions did not constitute computer trespass or using a computer without authorization, as the files were on a readily accessible computer.Beretta GC Fires Off Criticism of Gun Control Legislation
Beretta USA Corp. general counsel Jeffrey Reh has found himself in the crosshairs of Maryland's gun control debate, with the state's governor on the other end of a legislative and rhetorical shootout.Trending Stories
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