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Judge's 'Repugnant and Offensive' Rant At Pro Se Litigant Draws a Reprimand
Max Baker, the former presiding family judge for Atlantic County, is publicly reprimanded for his tirade against a pro se parent who questioned a child-visitation schedule.
Lawyer Says Bluetooth Deal 'Poster Child' for Class Action Abuse
A lawyer whose objection to a settlement in the Bluetooth hearing-loss litigation prompted a federal appeals court to reject the deal has renewed his protest.Reading, Writing and Revisions
A legal secretary won't tell a lawyer his handwriting is worse than her second-grader's. She won't point out that his editing marks resemble the nonsense symbols a cartoonist uses in place of swear words. And she won't mention that swearing is exactly what his handling of the revision process makes her want to do.
Bloggers Beware: Big Brother is Reading
Blogging and instant messaging, once the domain of teenagers and geeks, are permeating the workplace. Companies have long monitored employees at work, but blogs and IMs may give them reason to worry about employees' off-duty activities as well. "Cybersmear" suits, in which companies attempt to sue bloggers and other Internet users who criticize or embarrass them, are increasing each year, but courts have responded inconsistently to attempts to get ISPs to disclose the identities of anonymous bloggers.
Legal Professionals Create a Blogosphere of Their Own
So many lawyers have taken to churning out blogs, whether it's to share expertise or snarky commentary. Down the hall, though, plenty of other legal professionals wear a blogger's hat -- some proudly, some secretly, such as the Lawyer's Right Hand blogger, an anonymous legal secretary at a large law firm. Others, such as the librarians at University of San Francisco's Dorraine Zief Law Library, proudly posted at the ZiefBrief blog about using their research skills to debunk an Anna Nicole Smith rumor.
Penn State Appoints Former FBI Director Freeh to Lead Investigation
The law firm of former FBI director and federal judge Louis Freeh has been hired by Penn State to investigate the university's governance, compliance, and controls, in relation to the reporting of sexual crimes.N.Y. Suit Against Attorney Stayed Pending Calif. Arbitration
A suit accusing Robert J. Ivanhoe, chairman of Greenberg Traurig's New York office and head of its real estate group, of breaching his fiduciary duties to clients he represented in connection with a multibillion-dollar real estate project is on hold pending the outcome of an arbitration in California, a New York appeals court has ruled.
Law Protecting Unemployed Limits Employers' Legitimate Hiring Practices
Jeffrey Lax, an associate professor at Kingsborough Community College, writes: Ambitious and well-meaning as the new law may be, there are troublesome difficulties with these amendments to the NYCHRL. Opponents argue that the law overreaches by improperly penalizing employers concerned about legitimate issues directly related to job performance or the ability for an individual to get along with her colleagues.Trending Stories
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