Top Headlines Wednesday, September 8, 2010

3rd Circuit Refuses to Revive NutriSystem Overtime Suit

A group of sales workers at NutriSystem Inc. has failed to convince a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit for overtime pay despite winning the support of the U.S. Department of Labor.

3rd Circuit: Prosecutors May Need Probable Cause for Cell Phone Data

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has declared that cell phone location data may trigger Fourth Amendment concerns and that prosecutors demanding access to such records may be required at times to satisfy a probable cause standard.

Bernstein Awards Attorney Fees, Deposit in Wawa Contract Case

A Philadelphia judge has ruled that when the regional convenience store chain Wawa canceled a $4 million commercial real estate deal in Lower Providence Township, it was entitled to the return of a $150,000 security deposit.

N.J. Judge Finds Federal Bar to Suit Over Online Ticket Fraud

New Jersey rock icon Bruce Springsteen is well known for making the "big noise," but a judge's ruling in a suit over online sales of tickets to his concerts has sounded its own eclat in the New Jersey legal world.

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ABA Panel Gauges Level of Interest in National Law Licensing

Should a lawyer's license be like a driver's license -- good in every state, and not just the one in which it was issued? Attorneys have argued the question for years, but the debate was recently renewed in an online discussion hosted by the American Bar Association.

Intellectual Property

'Jailbreaking' the iPhone Among New Exemptions to the DMCA

At the end of July, the Library of Congress announced the new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Antitrust Law

Intel Settlement: A Precursor to the Battle Over Section 5 of the FTC Act

On Aug. 4, the Federal Trade Commission approved a settlement with Intel Corp. resolving claims that the company's conduct illegally stifled competition.

Ethics

Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

Showing disgust has no place in a courtroom.

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The Road to Family Court

Click for a collection of articles from The Legal following the Family Court fracas from the opening salvo.

Luzerne County Scandal

Click here for a collection of articles on the corruption scandal in Luzerne County Court.

Firm Financials 2010

Click here to view a collection of articles from The Legal Intelligencer dealing with firm financials.

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Hank Grezlak, editor in chief of The Legal Intelligencer, discusses how lawyers can get their commentaries published. Grezlak's comments were part of a broader panel discussion that took place at a Philadelphia Bar Association Bar-News Media Committee meeting.