NOV
8
2011

Is the law still a good female career choice with only 8% of all lawyers in the 1%?

I´ve been writing about legal practice recently because I inadvertently caused a women lawyer-legal-secretary kerfuffle in the legal blogsophere.

NOV
8
2011

Madoff ex-clients file $19 billion suit against JPMorgan

Former customers of Bernard Madoff´s massive Ponzi scheme filed a class action lawsuit on Monday seeking to recover $19bn from JPMorgan Chase & Co, claiming the bank willfully ignored signs of fraud.

NOV
8
2011

Mississippi amendment on ´personhood´ divides Christians

In the Carpenter home, every meal begins with a prayer. Robin and his wife, Emily, are devout Christians. But they part ways with many other Christians over a measure that would expand the legal definition of human life.

NOV
7
2011

China-born ex-Motorola programmer goes on trial in U.S. for secrets theft

An ex-Motorola Inc. software engineer faces trial for economic espionage after she was stopped by U.S. customs agents at a Chicago airport while allegedly carrying 1,000 company documents, $30,000 and a one-way ticket to China.

NOV
7
2011

Women feel less ambitious, says survey

If you´re a female lawyer (or aspiring to be), you might be wasting your energy on the wrong endeavor.

NOV
7
2011

Legal sector added 400 jobs in october, down 3,000 over past 12 months

The legal sector added 400 jobs in October according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics´ monthly employment report released Friday.

NOV
7
2011

Brazilian cameraman killed in Rio shoot-out during police drugs raid

Experienced crime photographer Gelson Domingos da Silva hit while covering dawn special forces raid on Antares favela.

NOV
4
2011

Groupon shares surge but concerns linger

Shares of daily deals site Groupon Inc rose more than 50 percent in their stock market debut on Friday, but at least some of the early trading exuberance may have come from limiting the fraction of the company that was sold.

NOV
4
2011

Gap files cybersquatting suit against thegap.com

Apparel company The Gap Inc. filed a cybersquatting lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against the Mumbai-based owners of the domain name thegap.com.

NOV
4
2011

Petition drive challenges medical marijuana ban in rural California county

Kern County is not exactly the kind of place where you would expect a voter rebellion, what with its conservative rural residents, its live-off-the-land values and its almost unshakable devotion to the Republican Party.

NOV
4
2011

Judge William Adams won´t be charged over videotaped beating of daughter, police say

A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won´t face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday.

NOV
3
2011

Lindsay Lohan given 30 days in jail for probation violation

Actress will probably be freed quickly due to overcrowding, officials say. She must perform her remaining community service at the morgue after a women´s shelter says she would be a ´bad example.´

NOV
3
2011

Justin Bieber accused of fathering fan´s baby

A lawsuit has been filed accusing Justin Bieber of fathering a child with a fan - a claim he has strenuously denied.

NOV
3
2011

Fla. man pleads not guilty to celeb hacking

A U.S. man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to hacking into the email accounts of celebrities such as Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson, whose nude photos eventually landed on the Internet.

NOV
3
2011

Brazil police crash into plane to thwart smugglers´ escape

Federal police in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil employ bold tactics to stop a light plane carrying smuggled goods from taking off, smashing their vehicle into its wing at high speed.

NOV
3
2011

Assange must go to Sweden - but high court opens extradition loophole

It´s not looking good for Julian Assange. The high court´s decision to dismiss his appeal against extradition to Sweden will have come as no surprise to him because his lawyers were sent a draft of the court´s judgment at the end of last week.

NOV
1
2011

Girls switched at birth get compensation

It was more money than either family has ever seen but it´s still not clear if it can make the pain go away.

NOV
1
2011

Brazilian MP forced into exile over Mafia threats

A high-profile state congressman in Rio de Janeiro who investigated criminal militia groups is leaving Brazil after he said police found at least seven death threats against him this month.

NOV
1
2011

MF Global files bankruptcy as broker-dealer unit liquidates

MF Global Holdings Ltd., the holding company for the broker-dealer run by ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. co-chairman Jon Corzine, filed for bankruptcy protection as it seeks to reorganize after making bets on European sovereign debt. Its broker-dealer unit, MF Global Inc., faces liquidation.

NOV
1
2011

WikiLeaks founder faces judgement day

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a day of reckoning on Wednesday, UK time, when the High Court in London delivers a ruling on whether he will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over rape allegations.

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