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Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
HARRISBURG, Pa. AP - Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va.Pennsylvania Law Firm Leaders Taking a Tepid View of 2013
A new year does not necessarily mean a new beginning for law firm leaders who are anticipating 2013 looking a lot like the ups and many downs of 2012.Distributors Challenging Tobacco Deal
A small number of attorneys around the country are mounting a legal assault on the nation's $206 billion tobacco settlement, claiming it violates antitrust laws. The attorneys, who have brought one suit so far in federal court in Pennsylvania and are threatening to bring two more in California, are filing the suits on behalf of cigarette distributors.9th Circuit Gives Sex.com to California Supremes
Reluctant to extend tort law into the high-tech arena, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday asked the California Supreme Court to decide the last remaining questions in the battle over the lucrative sex.com domain name. Over a vigorous dissent, the majority on a three-judge panel decided to ask California's high court whether intangible property is subject to the tort of conversion.View more book results for the query "University of Pittsburgh"
Former Insurance Commissioner Joins Cozen O'Connor as Partner
After only three years at Saul Ewing, former Pennsylvania Insurance Commission-er Linda Kaiser has joined Cozen O'Connor where she will work with firm chairman Stephen Cozen on regulatory matters. Kaiser started her new job on Wednesday.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."Circuits Wary of Plan for Policing Federal Bench
When it comes to proposed new rules for disciplining wayward federal judges, circuit chiefs from around the country haven't exactly been falling over themselves to publicly air their thoughts. Indeed, the national committee in charge of those rules has decided to withhold the chiefs' critiques. The draft rules follow a report from a group led by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, which found that the circuit councils' handling of some "high visibility" misconduct cases had been "problematic."State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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