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Plaintiffs' Lawyers Scratch Heads Over Conflicting Law on Affidavits of Merit
The Affidavit of Merit Statute -- anathema to plaintiffs' medical malpractice lawyers since its inception -- has taken on a new reason to be loathed, thanks to Supreme Court rulings that seem to be of two minds on whether and when to forgive technical noncompliance.A Delaware Chancery Court judge sanctioned hedge fund pioneer Michael Steinhardt on Friday, finding that he traded on non-public information as a named plaintiff in a shareholder class action that sought to block a merger between telecom companies Occam Networks and Calix Inc.
Court rejects challenge to statutory damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
A federal appellate court recently rejected a facial challenge to the constitutionality of statutory damages under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was the first circuit court ruling on the question, said Deepak Gupta of Public Citizen Litigation Group, who argued in defense of the damages provision along with the United States.The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011: The Cloud
The first in a series of columns exploring today's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, circa 2011: The cloud; data security in the new world of recreational hacking; IP v.6; and the new rules for gTLDs, a quartet that keeps in-house lawyers awake at night.View more book results for the query "*"
Pa. lifers seeking clemency in wake of US ruling
Tyrone Werts earned a college degree, counseled at-risk teenagers, organized an anti-crime summit, sold Girl Scout cookies, and once prevented the rape of a teacher -- all while serving a life sentence for second-degree murder and robbery.Court Rules Egg Donor Has No Parental Rights
A lesbian mother who gave birth to twin girls with eggs donated by her domestic partner is the sole legal parent of the children, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday. The opinion upheld a Marin County, Calif., judge's decision that the donor relinquished parental rights when she signed an egg donation consent form. The children have been living with their birth mother since 1998, when the couple separated.Opinions Approved for Publication
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