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Major shakeups in the middle ranks of 'U.S. News' law school list
U.S. News & World Report's latest law school rankings are out, and Yale Law School has maintained its stranglehold on the top spot. But the real story was a high number of large jumps up or down the list by schools in the No. 50 to No. 144 range.Recent Rulings Focus on Spoliation of ESI
Mark A. Berman, a partner at commercial litigation firm Ganfer & Shore, reviews recent decisions, including one that set forth the standard needed to demonstrate that ESI spoliation has occurred, another where the court found no evidence that the defendants intentionally destroyed a surveillance video after an accident, and a third where a defendant's inability to produce copies of letters or the computer they were prepared on led to all evidence of the letters being precluded.Geographical Inconvenience Is Not Enough For Venue Change
Allegations of geographical inconvenience are not enough to merit a change in venue under the doctrine of forum non-conveniens, a Cambria County judge has ruled in a case involving the dissolution of a trust account held in a Pittsburgh bank ...S.F. Fraud Chief Flies DOJ Coop for Shearman
The head of the U.S. attorney's securities fraud unit is getting ready to return to his old law firm. Patrick Robbins, 41, told the Northern District U.S. attorney's office Wednesday that he will be leaving in September. Robbins is in talks with New York-based Shearman & Sterling, the 1,000-lawyer firm where he began his legal career 14 years ago, according to sources familiar with those talks.View more book results for the query "*"
AT&T profit rises to $2.8 billion in 1st-quarter, first since BellSouth deal
SAN ANTONIO AP - Telecommunications heavyweight ATT Inc. said Tuesday its profit doubled to $2.8 billion in the first three months of the year, its first full quarter since completing its acquisition of BellSouth.The results reflected growth in wireless revenue and regional business sales.The earnings amounted to 45 cents per share for the period ended March 31, up from $1.Senate Banking Head Pushes for Overhaul
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Phil Gramm says he wants to overhaul the securities and corporate bankruptcy laws, an aggressive agenda that capitalizes on Republican control of the White House and Capitol Hill. Over the next two years, the Texas Republican also intends to slash registration fees, grant commercial banks new powers, and boost pay for Securities and Exchange Commission employees.Motion to Unseal Granted, Retaliation Claims Allowed to Go Forward
In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan, partners at Schlam Stone & Dolan, write that Judge I. Leo Glasser granted a motion to unseal the docket sheet in an old criminal case, Judge Jack Weinstein held that "No Limit Texas Hold'em" poker is not "gambling" for purposes of the Illegal Gambling Business Act, and discuss other cases.Is the First Amendment in Digital Decline?
A decision involving a tweeter and a former presidential candidate illustrates the collision of online anonymity, the First Amendment, and prosecutorial prerogative, writes Reed Smith's Douglas Wood.Trending Stories
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