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NY court: Case against ex-AIG execs can continue
Corporate Governance 08/23/2016New York's attorney general can continue his legal effort to bar two former American International Group Inc. executives from the securities industry and forfeit any improperly gained profits, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. The Court of Ap...
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Liberty University Law Review
Law Reviews 08/23/2016Academic Opportunities Join our tight-knit community. We are committed to working individually and collectively to achieve excellence in legal scholarship. Under the guidance of the law faculty, Law Review writers and staff m...
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Arkansas Law Review
Law Reviews 08/23/2016Published quarterly, the Arkansas Law Review has as its primary objective the dissemination of scholarly and authoritative articles on significant legal issues. Its Editorial Board serves the Arkansas legal community and beyond by publishing scholars...
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North Carolina shooting victim's family hires lawyer
Criminal Law 07/15/2016The family of a black North Carolina man shot to death in a neighborhood confrontation in Raleigh has hired the lawyer representing two other black men who were killed by white police officers. State Rep. Justin Bamberg of South Carolina says ...
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Kansas court upholds death sentence for sheriff's killing
Criminal Law 07/09/2016The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence imposed against a man who fatally shot a sheriff during a 2005 drug raid. Kansas hasn't executed anyone in more than 50 years, and Friday's decision in Scott Cheever's case is only t...
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High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit
Class Action 06/09/2016The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on "low quality" web sites. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said ...
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High court to hear patent fight over adult diapers
Intellectual Property 05/23/2016The Supreme Court will resolve a patent dispute between companies that make adult diapers. The justices said Monday they will hear an appeal from SCA Hygiene Products AB, which argues that it did not wait too long to file a patent infringement lawsui...
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California court mulls whether employers must offer seating
Employment Law 05/03/2016California's Supreme Court is set to clarify the state's rules for determining when employers must provide workers with a place to sit. The court's opinion, expected Monday, stems from lawsuits brought by cashiers at the CVS drugstore chain and telle...
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NY court agrees to rehear Ex-Goldman board member's appeal
Corporate Law 02/22/2016A federal appeals court in New York has agreed to rehear the appeal of the insider-trading conviction of a former board member for Goldman Sachs and Proctor & Gamble. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday issued an order saying it wil...
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NY court agrees to rehear Ex-Goldman board member's appeal
Law Firm News 02/09/2016A federal appeals court in New York has agreed to rehear the appeal of the insider-trading conviction of a former board member for Goldman Sachs and Proctor & Gamble. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday issued an order saying it wil...
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Ohio court approves class action in speed camera case
Class Action 02/09/2016A state appeals court approved class action status on Monday for thousands of motorists fined for speeding in a southwest Ohio village with citations issued from automatic camera enforcement. The 12th district appeals court ruling comes as New Miami'...
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High court seems skeptical of mandatory public union fees
Employment Law 01/23/2016The Supreme Court appears ready to deliver a major setback to American unions as it considers scrapping a four-decade precedent that lets public-sector labor organizations collect fees from workers who decline to join. During more than an hour of ora...