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Class action acquires a Dutch accent
Wilmington, Del.'s Grant & Eisenhofer invoked a new and fairly untried Dutch statute to bring a class action against oil giant Shell on behalf of 50 European investors. The result was a settlement totalling upward of $500 million � as well as a new model for resolving future class actions in Europe.Ga. Senate backs seat belts for pickups
ATLANTA AP - The Georgia Senate has voted to require adults in pickup trucks to buckle up.Georgia is the only state in the nation to specifically exempt adults in pickups from wearing seat belts. It's cost the state millions of dollars in federal highway funds.The measure passed 49-4 on Thursday.The bill's sponsor, state Sen.Suit claims Miami school ignored sexual assault, bullying
The Downtown Miami Charter School is being sued for allegedly ignoring complaints by a 7-year-old boy about sexual assault and bullying by another student.View more book results for the query "*"
Klansman's conviction upheld in 1964 kidnappings
JACKSON, Miss. AP - A reputed Ku Klux Klansman will remain in prison after a federal appeals court's split ruling wiped out his acquittal in the kidnappings of two black teenagers who were slain in 1964.James Ford Seale, 73, was found guilty in June 2007 of abducting the teens who authorities said were beaten, weighted down and thrown, possibly still alive, into a Mississippi River backwater in May 1964.Jumping off the law firm track
Spencer Baretz thought his law career was off to a flying start when he accepted a judicial clerkship in New York. But after clerking and working in a large law firm's corporate practice, he made the leap to entrepreneurship. "I really enjoyed the law but until your fifth or sixth year you are a paper pusher," said Baretz, who now runs a consulting firm specializing in law firm marketing. "It's not that intellectually stimulating. Here, I'm running a business, negotiating deals, pitching business." Attorneys who follow Baretz's path are often prompted by the immeasurable lure of building an idea into a business.Cleary Gottlieb Helps Google Ink $700 Million Acquisition
The search company said it would buy ITA Software for technology that will allow Google users to find flights more easily.Legal Educators Talk Turkey About Quality Control
In the U.S., attorneys complete seven years of higher education and pass the bar exam before practicing law; elsewhere, budding lawyers begin to study law after high school and do an apprenticeship when they finish classes. But whatever the plan, the aim is to produce knowledgeable, competent lawyers. To that end, educators from around the world met in Turkey this summer to discuss how to ensure quality in legal education.Trending Stories
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