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Hotel Guest Blamed Slippery Bathroom Rug for Fall
On Sept. 4, 2008, plaintiff Andre Johnson, 40s, a regional sales manager, of Ohio, was a guest at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh for a business trip.Lawyer's Rant at Ethics Auditor Hikes Level of Discipline Urged
An attorney who practiced law while on retired status, then did not cooperate with ethics authorities and launched into an expletive-ridden rant, is facing a reprimand.Pfau to Resign as Courts' Top Administrator
Chief Administrative Judge Ann T. Pfau, who has managed the state court system through 4 1/2 exceptionally tumultuous years, yesterday informed colleagues that she will step down on Dec. 1 to take over a new medical malpractice program and try cases in her home borough of Brooklyn.Doral Apartment Complex Sells For $93.5 Million
A company based in Richmond Heights, Ohio, bought the 388-unit complex on 22.41 acres at 5400 NW 114th Ave.Judges, Gay and Straight, Will Rally in New York City to Be Part of First Same-Sex Weddings
Almost 60 judges in New York City have volunteered to help remove the last legal roadblock to the immediate weddings of gay and lesbian couples once they finally are recognized by the state on a Sunday in 10 days, court officials said yesterday. "Everybody has been waiting so long," said Manhattan Acting Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe. "It's important to help move it along. It's a very happy occasion and why wouldn't anyone want to participate in an occasion?"When Conflicts Mandate Recusal of Board Members
In his Zoning and Land Use Planning column, Anthony S. Guardino of Farrell Fritz writes that although state law sets forth a variety of prohibited family and business relationships and financial interests, and although local towns and villages often have ethics rules that are even more stringent than the state law, in many instances it can be surprisingly difficult to determine whether a particular zoning board official's decisions can be challenged on conflict of interest grounds.Employer's Reading of Workers' MySpace Group Leads to Suit
Employers are allowed to monitor online activities when workers use company computers, but a case in federal court in Newark, N.J., has a twist.For Rambus' New GC, Taking Job Was a No-Brainer
Thomas Lavelle's decision to take the top legal post at Rambus might surprise some people. Why would anyone give up a GC job at Xilinx, an $8 billion company with over 3,000 employees, for the same job at a company one-tenth the size with a laundry list of legal troubles? In fact, some Internet message board posters mused whether Lavelle had a career "death wish." But to Lavelle it was a no-brainer; the Rambus job gives him the opportunity to be part of a "very compelling" business model with an IP focus.Mary Jo White Confirmed as SEC Chair
The Senate confirmed Mary Jo White to serve as head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an appointment the White House expects to send a "get tough" message to Wall Street.Trending Stories
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