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2nd Circuit Resurrects Jacoby & Meyers Suit
With apologies to Monty Python, a Jacoby & Meyers LLP lawsuit challenging restrictions on non-lawyer investment in law firms is not dead yet—despite its dismissal in March by a New York district court judge.
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Judge Bruce Mills accused of meddling in son's case
A veteran Contra Costa County judge with a disciplinary record is under investigation for allegedly meddling in his son's case.
The state Commission on Judicial Performance said Monday it has accused Superior Court Judge Bruce Mills of "willful misconduct in office" ...
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USC Law Program Captures Screenshot of a Tough Business
“Hitting a Home Run: From YouTube to Riches,” was the name of a morning panel at Saturday’s USC / Beverly Hills Bar annual Institute on Entertainment Law and Business – but a more accurate title might have been “Keep Hitting Singles and Doubles: Eventually It Adds Up to Real Money.”
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Law firm secretary sentenced for embezzlement
secretary to embezzle more than $830,000 was sentenced to federal prison Friday.
Francine Fonger, 50, who pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in August, was given three years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release...
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William Faulkner Estate Sues Washington Post
The ghost of William Faulkner isn't quite finished making sound and fury over the use of his work. On Thursday, the owners of the rights to the late author's literary masterpieces sued Sony Pictures Classics over a line spoken in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris.
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Judge: U.S. civil trials at risk without budget deal
Federal civil jury trials in the United States probably would grind to a halt if Congress fails to reach a budget deal and $600 billion in automatic spending cuts kick in next year, a leading federal judge said Tuesday.
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Stephen Baldwin Sues Kevin Costner's Lawyer
The actor and partner Spyridon Contogouris are now seeking $10 million in damage from the attorney who drafted the contracts that led them out of their share of a lucrative technology.
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My Thoughts on E-Book Pricing? Let Me Draw You a Picture
The Department of Justice’s proposed settlement with three book publishers over accusations of e-book price fixing has prompted hundreds of court filings, responses and public comments in advance of the settlement’s final approval before a federal judge.
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'Girls Gone Wild' Creator Loses $20 Million Lawsuit
Casino mogul Steve Wynn has decisively won his defamation lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis. A jury has ordered Francis to pay $20 million for comments the soft-core porn impresario first uttered in a courtroom.
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Hustler Loses Appeal Over Publication of News Anchor’s Wet T-shirt Photo
Hustler Inc had no right to publish the photograph of an Ohio TV news anchor dancing in a wet T-shirt contest without her permission, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the pornography publisher's argument that its use of the image
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