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Plaintiffs Lawyers, Regulators Eye Facebook IPO
Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering has prompted a dash to the courthouse by plaintiffs attorneys representing shareholders who invested in the social media giant.
Bias Claims Surge Against Tech Industry
Vivek Wadhwa, a tech entrepreneur-turned-academic, is a critic of Silicon Valley employment practices he sees as excluding women, minorities and older workers.
9th Circuit fares better at high court
Supreme Court laid fewer smackdowns on California-based circuit with its lowest reversal rate in at least 8 years
Manning and Snowden: Wakeup Call on Overclassification
Neither Manning nor Snowden are heroes. Both violated the law and deserve prosecution. Yet, as various bodies have warned for more than 50 years, and as Manning's case shows, the government is hiding too much. Holding accountable those people who create the needless secrets in the first place may be the key to balancing the equation.Should retired justices be called back to court
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is thinking about proposing legislation that would allow a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice to sit in a case when a current justice has recused-in what would be a major shift in how the court operates.The idea comes up as Justice John Paul Stevens prepares to join the ranks of retired justices.California judge said to be on short list for Federal Circuit
Will Silicon Valley finally get a judge on the very high court of patent law San Jose, Calif.-based U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel is on the White House short list for the open spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, according to a person briefed on the matter. The opening came when Judge Alvin "Tony" Schall announced in August that he would take senior status.Small Law Firm, Big Appetite for Litigation
Mark Robinson's cases read like the inventory of a medical clinic: Baycol, Fen-Phen, Rezulin, Vioxx, Propulsid, Bextra, Celebrex and Zyprexa.Factories, warehouses likely top feel hike in interest rates
If interest rates rise, investment in South Florida industrial buildings could become more expensive as the price of borrowed money increases - potentially hampering deal making.Mandatory Arbitration Hits Home
Texas and federal courts provide little protection to consumers trapped in arbitration agreements. The recent housing surge in the Lone Star State gave rise to a number of disputes between homeowners and homebuilders. Many homeowners learned, to their chagrin, that during the excitement of signing the contracts for their dream homes, they may have inadvertently signed away the constitutional right to have juries settle complaints against the homebuilders.Trending Stories
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