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J&J Heirs Seek Passage of Measure Allowing DNA Testing of Children
As the legislative session ends, heirs of a $350 million Johnson & Johnson trust fund are lobbying heavily for a bill that could bar a potential heir from sharing in the fortune. The legislation, which would allow for DNA testing of children and fathers if the father believes he is not the biological parent, has become snagged in an intraparty tussle: Some Democrats say it has been rewritten to solely benefit some Johnson heirs while others say it merely tries to resolve legal inequities.Schwarzenegger signs tort reforms into law
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed 131 of the 140 pieces of legislation that had been on hold pending the resolution of his protracted budget negotiations with the state Legislature, including two that affect personal injury lawsuits. One piece of compromise legislation, Assembly Bill 83, protects people who are not in the medical profession from being sued after they help someone at the scene of an accident, unless their actions rise to the level of gross negligence or recklessness.Reinstatement to Practice — Arthur E. Swidler
Notice to the bar.Rights museum on target to break ground this year
ATLANTA AP - A proposed civil and human rights museum is still on track to break ground in downtown Atlanta by the end of the year, though fundraising efforts for the project have slowed in the down economy.Executive director Doug Shipman said organizers have raised more than $60 million, and need about $30 million more to break ground.Exxon Mobil Suit Yields $2 Million in Fees
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has awarded $2 million in fees to lawyers who won $6 million for 52 former Mobil Corp. employees who said they were cheated out of severance pay in an ERISA suit when they were not hired by the newly formed Exxon Mobil Corp. after a merger. Judge Cynthia M. Rufe decided the team of plaintiffs lawyers was entitled to a 61 percent "multiplier" due to the high quality of work and the risk of earning nothing in a case that required more than 6,000 hours of attorney time.View more book results for the query "*"
Court: Tell-all book after divorce warrants contempt
Martha Socarras co-wrote a tell-all book about marital struggles long after agreeing to keep silent about the splitOpinion: Three Pounds Of Sugar In A Two-Pound Bag
So our Commander in Chief thinks lawyers can be sufficiently educated to practice in two years? Well, maybe he has a point, but, as with everything, the devil is in the details.Capital Accounts: Like to Brag on Twitter? Don't Forget the Fine Print
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