The legal industry rebounded sharply last month, adding 4,000 new jobs after dropping 2,900 in June, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Deanna Jones, a third-year law student who´s legally blind and learning disabled, has won her first big court case: her own.
A Taiwanese court has ordered a runaway bride to pay NT$250,000 (US$8,620) in emotional damage to her groom-to-have-been for not showing up at their wedding, local media reported Friday.
Prime minister Stephen Harper has come to this burgeoning economic powerhouse in South America, determined to turn the page on sometimes shaky Canada-Brazil relations and forge a solid trading relationship for both countries.
The Brazilian congressional opposition promised to block legislative work in both Houses until the government accepts the creation of a Special Investigation Commission, CPI, to look into alleged corruption practices in several ministries from the administration of president Dilma Rousseff.
A French court ordered an investigation on Thursday into possible misconduct by IMF head Christine Lagarde when, as finance minister, she approved a settlement to a businessman friend of president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Justice Roslyn Atkinson, in a just published decision, granted Kelly Floyd´s urgent application to remove sperm from her de facto husband, Troy Jarvis, who was killed by a train in Brisbane on the morning of July 12.
Cargill, a major United States meat processor, said Wednesday that it was recalling about 36 million pounds of ground turkey produced at an Arkansas plant after it was linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella sickness. It appeared to be one of the largest meat recalls ever.
The Walt Disney Co. persuaded a federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out a copyright-infringement lawsuit aimed at its "Cars" and "Cars 2" animated films.
Two men honored as heroes for rescuing a woman from her burning sport utility vehicle after it crashed have sued her, claiming they´re physical and emotionally scarred.
Google may not have paid a lot of attention to patents for years. But the Internet search giant is certainly paying attention now.
Even before an initial bankruptcy hearing has been held, gaming industry analysts Tuesday were quick to offer opinions on how the Hooters Hotel on Tropicana Avenue could reposition itself post-bankruptcy to be successful in a crowded Las Vegas market.
In an unprecedented trial of a Middle East leader, Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into the steel defendants´ cage of a makeshift courtroom Wednesday.
Japan´s parliament has approved a plan to help the Tepco - Tokyo Electric Power Company compensate victims of its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation´s $14.3tn debt ceiling, narrowly averting what could have been an unprecedented default with calamitous economic consequences.
Plans to block websites that host copyright infringing material are to be dumped by the government.
Google Inc., facing a growing threat of intellectual- property lawsuits, acquired a batch of patents this month from IBM - International Business Machines Corp. to bolster its portfolio.
Chinese carmaker JAC Motors will build a factory in Brazil to boost its presence in Latin America´s biggest car market.
an´s Kirin Holdings will spend 198.8bn yen ($2.6bn) to take a controlling stake in major Brazilian beer and soft drinks maker Schincariol to expand its market share in the fast-growing South American economy.
The Obama administration on Monday sued to block enforcement of Alabama´s new immigration law, widely considered to be the toughest measure in the United States to try to crack down on illegal immigrants.
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