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From Bartending to Representing His Co-Workers
Kim Wirshing wound up on the union side of labor law, led there by firsthand experience. Wirshing spent more than 20 years as a bartender at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco and as a member of UNITE HERE Local 2. But in his mid-30s he started law school, and 10 years ago, he left his bartending job to become the union's staff attorney. Now when he joins the union's staff on the picket lines during strikes, his job is to get anyone arrested out of jail rather than risk being arrested himself.Yahoo Defies Court Ruling Over Nazi Memorabilia
Yahoo does not intend to comply with the deadline of a court order requiring the company to block French users from accessing Nazi-related items on its U.S. Web site. The Net giant has only until the end of this week to apply the French court's ruling made in November last year. Since the ruling was made, Yahoo has taken action to rid its U.S. site of hate-related goods, which may make the ruling moot.Lack of Capitol Police Top Concern for Judiciary
Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron T. Steele appealed to the Joint Finance Committee for more security funding after the U.S. Marshals Service criticized the lack of Capitol Police at two Delaware courthouses in reports provided last week to Delaware Law Weekly.IntApp Hires Jill Nelson as Director of Product Marketing
IntApp, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of time capture, confidentiality management, and application integration software, has hired Jill Nelson as its new director of product marketing.View more book results for the query "*"
Bankruptcy Ct. May Block Arbitration By Melissa Nann
An Eastern District federal judge has ruled that bankruptcy courts may refuse to compel arbitration in a case where the outcome of arbitration could adversely affect administration of the bankrupt estate.Federal Circuit Affirms $290 Million Judgment Against Microsoft
The Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided against celebrated patent lawyer Matthew Powers and Microsoft Corp. on Dec. 22, 2009, affirming an injunction and a $290 million patent judgment against the software company. Doug Cawley, a partner in McKool Smith in Dallas, says i4i is "excited about the prospects of being able to offer their software to the public without infringement by competitors."Report: Justice lawyer leaked surveillance program
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'Cultural Defense' Likely for Accused Killer of Wisconsin Hunters?
In the case of a Southeast Asian immigrant charged with killing six white hunters in Wisconsin, experts say attorneys could look to a possible "cultural defense," the assertion that a person's background influences his actions. One of the lawyers representing the Hmong defendant says he is not ruling out such a defense. But the strategy could pose pitfalls. Alison Dundes Renteln, author of a book on the subject, says U.S. courts historically have "been extremely reluctant to admit cultural evidence."Trending Stories
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