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Energy Crisis: DOE Nominee Faces Charged Environment
With George W. Bush's secretary of labor designee shot down in flames and his nominees for attorney general and secretary of the interior drawing fire, Spencer Abraham, tapped for secretary of energy, is slipping through unscathed. But Abraham's toughest fight may come after confirmation, as he takes the reins of the unruly Department of Energy and a pile of urgent, complex, politically unpalatable agency business.Fla. Arm of Peruvian Bank Says Customers Hit by Online Fraud
Even rich people are gullible. Internet fraudsters proved that by tricking well-heeled international banking customers of Banco de Credito del Peru into providing confidential bank and personal information. While the bank denies the fraudsters got their hands on any money from accounts at its Coral Gables, Fla., location, Peru's largest bank has taken the uncommon step of filing a lawsuit in federal court against the John Does behind the so-called "phishing" scheme.Bias Claim Requires Knowledge by Decision-Maker
In a decision that could make it harder for plaintiffs to win employment discrimination cases, a federal appeals court in Miami has ruled that job candidates who claim they have been discriminated against must prove that the decision-maker in the hiring process knew of their minority status.Sprint and Nextel in Court Over Allegedly Deceptive 'e911' Fees
Wireless phone providers Sprint and Nextel are under fire in separate South Florida lawsuits for allegedly deceiving their customers and the state about charges to consumers for a mobile phone emergency call system. A class action suit filed this month alleges Sprint engaged in deceptive trade practices by misleading customers about charges for the so-called e911 system in order to gain market advantage.Do Pop-Up Ads Violate Copyright Law?
Spyware isn't going away anytime soon. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled last September that pop-up advertising, although annoying, is not illegal. But the ruling runs contrary to other court decisions on this issue. Until the appellate courts agree, it seems that Internet users will have to mount an aggressive defense and install software to block pop-up advertisements and other spyware.A Buyer's Guide to Law Firm Software
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