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December 22, 2010 |

Mont. Supreme Court considers access restrictions

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Supreme Court is considering restrictions to public access of certain information now available throughout the court system, including a proposal to seal all documents filed in family law cases except for final orders.
4 minute read
November 09, 1999 |

Edward L. Kaufman, WWF Entertainment Inc.

As general counsel for WWF Entertainment Inc., Edward L. Kaufman handles the legal affairs of a media and entertainment company which includes wrestlers with names like "The Rock" and "Mankind." A wrestling fan since he was a teenager, Kaufman describes it as entertainment and says the image of wrestling as violent and a negative influence is "misplaced."
5 minute read
November 30, 2010 |

Jury Finds Utility Company Solely Liable for House Fires

A Northampton jury has awarded nearly $800,000 to three Bath, Pa., families who lost their homes as a result of negligence on the part of Metropolitan Edison.
3 minute read
August 22, 2005 |

High-Tech Gadgets Add Flair to Trials

The newest technology allows lawyers to organize large amounts of data for complex cases and keep jurors engaged while presenting the information to them.
6 minute read
May 10, 1999 |

How to Download the Perfect Summer Associate

In the late 1980s, law firms wooed would-be associates with endless rounds of cocktail parties, barbecues and nighttime cruises. As the industry surges again, competition is once again fierce for the best and the brightest. This time, though, senior law firm managers are being called to meet the younger generation where it lives -- on the Internet.
5 minute read
July 19, 1999 |

Rising and Falling on the Music Law Charts

Step into the brave new world of music law. With the number of major labels on the wane, pushed along by widespread business consolidations within the recording industry, layoffs and terminations have been spiraling. And the legal ranks have not been immune.
5 minute read
June 29, 2004 |

Firms Eye Nanotech Cautiously

Nanotechnology involves re-engineering of matter on a scale equal to one-billionth of a meter -- potentially transforming something as thin as a human hair into a substance stronger than a steel bridge. Although nanotechnology is already used in products from cosmetics to SUVs, it has yet to make a big splash on Wall Street. But nanotechnology is on the cusp of a potentially large-scale debut, and with it could come big business for law firms.
5 minute read
December 01, 2011 |

Chilean Judge Seeks Extradition of Former U.S. Military Officer in Murder Case

A judge investigating abuses during Chile's dictatorship is seeking the extradition of former U.S. Navy Capt. Ray E. Davis on murder charges in the 1973 killing of two Americans, including one whose disappearance was the focus of the film "Missing," court officials said Tuesday.
3 minute read
June 01, 1999 |

Facing the Big Five

A closely watched American Bar Association commission is expected to recommend that attorneys be allowed to share fees with nonlawyers. The proposal would allow law partnerships to add accountants, consultants, and other professionals. It thus drills to the core of a crucial strategic issue facing law firms: how to hold their own against the major accounting firms, which are increasingly grabbing business from lawyers by offering consulting and quasi-legal services to their clients.
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