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Philadelphia's Gun Suit Off Target, 3rd Circuit Says
Philadelphia cannot sue the gun industry for negligently distributing its products in a way that creates a public nuisance because "gun manufacturers are under no legal duty to protect citizens from the deliberate and unlawful use of their products," the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday. The court said the city couldn't show that the gun manufacturers were the "proximate cause" of the harm suffered by the city.Patton Boggs Fights N.Y. Lawyer's Detention in KGB Prison
New York resident and lawyer Emanuel Zeltser woke up on a private plane headed for a KGB-monitored detention center in Belarus last March. His last memory before waking was drinking coffee at a London cafe. Since then, he has been held at three separate prison facilities in the former Soviet Union country.ImClone's Waksal Pleads Not Guilty
ImClone Systems Inc. founder and former chief executive Samuel Waksal pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he tipped off family members that the company's anti-cancer drug had been rejected by the FDA, and that he subsequently tried to obstruct a government probe into his actions. After his arraignment, in his first public statement since his June 12 arrest, Waksal defended ImClone and its cancer drug, Erbitux.Lewin v. United Skates of America Inc.
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Legal Recruiter Seeks to Revive Suit Against Ex-Employee
The gloves are off again in a dispute between legal recruiting giant Lynn Mestel of Mestel & Co. and a former recruiter for her subsidiary HIRECounsel D.C. Last year, Mestel sued Richard Thuemmler and his new employer, Legal eStaffing, in federal court over a noncompete clause. Thuemmler countersued. In late July, the parties agreed to dismiss the case and enter a confidential settlement agreement -- but on Aug. 9, Mestel moved to reinstate the lawsuit. Thuemmler's lawyer says it's just "buyer's remorse."Judge: Cablevision System Violates Copyright Laws
A federal judge in New York has sided with entertainment producers who claimed that Cablevision's network-based remote-storage digital video recorder (DVR) system violated copyright infringement laws.Catapano v. Alstrom Signaling Inc.
Plank Over Five Foot Trench Is Not an Elevated Protected Situation Requiring Safety DevicesU.S. MBA mortgage applications index decreased 9.6% last week
Mortgage applications in the U.S. dropped last week by the most since January as refinancing slumped and purchases held near a than 14-year low.Air conditioner thieves arrested
TOCCOA, Ga. AP - Authorities have arrested two men on charges of dismantling and stealing parts of air conditioning units and car engines in a rural northeast Georgia.Stephens County Sheriff's Capt. Jimmy Maze says 23-year-old Daniel Arnot and 20-year-old Corey Beard are charged with several counts each of theft and criminal damage to property.Trending Stories
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