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Circuit Cancels Sentence in Check Case
Judge Alex Kozinski strongly rebuked the Nevada Supreme Court. Turns out you can't lock up someone for writing bad checks if her bank actually paid the merchants. Too bad she spent 12 years in jail, then, huh?Finding a Blog for Any Practice Area
Consultants Marshall Orson and David Bernknopf delve into the legal blogosphere to find blawgs that might actually be useful. They discover that the sheer number of well-informed sites is staggering -- there's even one that focuses on the emerging field of pet law.Lawyer Who Signed Fraudulent Briefs in Pesticide Class Action May Be Spared Suspension
If an independent prosecutor has his way, leading plaintiffs lawyer Thomas Girardi would face an admonishment, but no suspension, for signing fraudulent appellate briefs in connection with his representation of Nicaraguan banana workers in a pesticide exposure case. Girardi's problems began when a Central American legal team mistakenly filed a complaint against Dole Food Corp. -- which doesn't exist -- instead of Dole Food Co. They then secured a $489 million judgment against the wrong corporate entity.'Apprendi' Ruling Could Trigger a Wave of Defense Challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a New Jersey hate crimes law Monday was largely overshadowed by the release of Dickerson v. United States affirming the Miranda warning. But legal experts say the Court's 5-4 ruling in Apprendi v. New Jersey actually could have a broader day-to-day impact on the criminal justice system than Dickerson.If the Supreme Court rules later this year that pharmaceutical sales representatives are exempt from overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the high court could knock out class action wage-and-hour claims pending against a half-dozen major drug companies. But Novartis and its lawyers at Cravath apparently weren't willing to gamble that the Justices would see things the drug companies' way.
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