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Health Law

Feds Raid Health Care Facilities, Arrest Over 100 Professionals in 9 Cities in Record Medicare Bust

The New Normal

Top 10 Ways to Better Manage Legal Spending

White-Collar Crime

Attorney and Ex-Lawmaker George Guldi Is Convicted in $853,000 Insurance-Check Fraud

Legal Ethics

Appeals Court Judge Allegedly Ran Stop Light, Nearly Hit Cop Car, Blew 2.5 Times Legal Limit

Law Schools

Is BYU’s Law School No. 2 in US? Malcolm Gladwell Puts It Behind Chicago

Law in Popular Culture

Online ‘Jurors’ Settle Everyday Disputes on New JabberJury Website

Oil Spill

BP Uses Public Comment Process to Criticize Its Lawyer Overseeing Gulf Payouts

Careers

Yoga Is Becoming the New Golf, In NYC and Some Law Firms

Government Law

US Agencies Raise Value of Life by Millions of Dollars, Justifying Tougher Regs

Medical Malpractice

Study of Pa. Surgeons Finds One-Fifth of Tests Ordered Because of Lawsuit Fears

Elder Law

Dementia Patient Charged in Death of Another Resident at Nursing Home

First Amendment

Blogging Teacher Had a Free-Speech Right to Criticize Lazy Kids, Her Lawyer Says

Attorney Fees

Winston & Strawn Litigator Says He Jumped to Boutique Partly Because of Its Alternative Fees

Constitutional Law

Expert Panel Given 10 Days to Complete Draft of Egypt’s New Constitution

Privacy Law

Many Usernames Can Be Used to ID and Track Individuals, Researchers Say

Ex-Ohio AG Files Bank Class Action, Responds to Unrelated Call for Potential Attorney Discipline

Celebrities

How Gal Pal’s Lawyer Got Mel Gibson Offer to $16M (Refused), Up From 1 Year Rent and Dodge Charger

Bar Associations

Video Game Bar Association Launches, Invites 100 Lawyers to Play

Criminal Justice

Report: Madoff Told NY Times He Met with Bankruptcy Trustee When He Didn’t

Trademark Law

Subway Sued by Midwest Chain Asserting Right to Advertise Its ‘Footlong’ Sandwiches

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