Updated: The attorney general of Connecticut is following the lead of his New Jersey counterpart and has launched an unusual investigation of an anonymous campus gossip website on a cutting-edge…
After a plea agreement and an apology last week by Milberg Weiss founding partner Melvyn Weiss over a scheme to pay millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to lead plaintiffs…
A federal appeals court has ruled that civil rights plaintiffs who obtained a preliminary injunction were prevailing parties entitled to attorney fees.
The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Is Angie Cox a caring parent with an unhealthy teenager? Or is she an unusual mom who encourages doctors to diagnose nonexistent symptoms and illnesses in order to put herself…
How is it that a student can be bullied at school, for years, without officials taking effective action to end the situation? A lengthy article in today’s New York Times…
The corporation counsel and the deputy human resources director for the city of Detroit appeared before a Wayne County Circuit court judge today in contempt proceedings.
In the latest signpost pointing toward a potential loosening-up of federal restrictions on broadcast content, the Fox Television network is fighting a $91,000 FCC indecency fine over a 2003 reality…
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 37, and his former chief of staff were charged today in an obstruction of justice case related to their testimony in a police whistle-blower case last…
ABA President William H. Neukom is expressing “grave concerns” about coerced evidence, restrictions on lawyers and other aspects of the Guantanamo trial process.
Once unheard-of, third-party funding is now a standard option for clients bringing suit with the help of London’s top 10 law firms. And, with an expected increase in litigation on…
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