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Woman Sent to Jail for Smoking Around Kids
A Caroline County, Va., woman was sentenced Thursday to 10 days in jail for defying a court order not to smoke. Domestic Relations District Judge John H. Thomas last year barred Tamara Silvius, 44, from lighting up around her children, now ages 8 and 10, as part of her shared custody arrangement with her ex-husband. She was back in court Thursday for violating the order a second time. Silvius, a pack-a-day smoker, claims the restriction violates her rights.Why women need to find nontraditional mentors
When women in the legal profession meet to discuss matters of common interest and concern, there are recurring hot topics: developing business, improving communication skills and mentoring. We see these topics again and again when the conventional or accepted wisdom fails to evolve and the matter is still one of concern for a significant number of women in the profession. The insight is not new: if we keep doing the same things, we should expect the same result.
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UK's Prudential buys AIG's Asian unit for $35.5B
LONDON AP - British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers.AIG, which was kept alive by a $182.5 billion rescue by the U.S. government in September 2008, will get $25 billion in cash - $20 billion of that from a Prudential rights issue - and $10.Court Rejects Bid to Shift Burial Site After 13 Years
Judges Limiting Subpoenas in Porn-Downloading Suits
Porn producers are having a hard time using federal court subpoenas to find out who is behind the widespread, unauthorized distribution of their films online.Remember That EEO Laws Apply to Firms
Partners responsible for exercising authority over their colleagues in firms traditionally have spent little time worrying about their exposure under federal and state equal employment opportunity laws. In recent years, however, wise managers have begun to sense that their decisions might not be wholly exempt from scrutiny by judges or juries.Claims About Judge's Relationship With Public Defender Prompt Questions About Conflicts
Even if an investigation proves that Georgia Judge Paschal A. English had an affair with Kimberly H. Cornwell, the public defender assigned to his courtroom, Cornwell's former clients could have a tough time proving that such a conflict of interest would require that they get a new trial, lawyers from both sides of the criminal justice process say. The questions about English and Cornwell are the latest to stem from a tumultuous two weeks in which two judges stepped down amid rumors of impropriety.Trending Stories
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