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Corporate Law

Colorado Ballot Measure Targets Execs Who Fail to Stop Corporate Fraud

Media & Communications Law

Defamation Suit Over Realistic Fictional Character Allowed

In-House Counsel

At Some Companies, Purchasing Agents Help Choose Outside Law Firms

Attorney Fees

Judge Questions Multitude of Law Firms Seeking Fees in Credit Card Settlement

Legal Blogs

SCOTUSblog Bans Reader Comments Due to ‘Silly Sniping’

Family Law

More Men Get Alimony as Stigma Lessens

Celebrities

Woody Allen Sues Over American Apparel Rabbi Ads

U.S. Supreme Court

N.J. Justices Dissent in River Case; Scalia Offers ‘Snide Dish’ of Tofu, Bean Sprouts

Legal Theory

Lawyer Writes Christian Guide to Legal Issues, Advises Against Revenge

Personal Lives

Retired Lawyer, Worried About Mental Decline, Asks Court to Approve Suicide

Law Firms

Gibson Dunn Sued By Funds that Collapsed Along With Refco

Women in the Law

Women Lawyers Have Higher Divorce Rates, Need Loving Husbands, Researcher Says

Mergers & Acquisitions

Global Dealmaking Drops More Than Two-Thirds for Big Law Firms

Judiciary

Judge Holds DWI Court at High School

Law Firms

Judge Declines to Dismiss Charge Against Once-Mighty Milberg

Law Firms

Failed Corporate Deals Fuel Malpractice Suits Against Firms

Verdicts & Settlements

Gangster Museum Reopens After Dillinger Nephew Settles Suit

Animal Law

Texas Court Nibbles on State’s ‘First Free Bite’ Rule

Criminal Justice

Study: Child Sex Abuse Prosecutions Take Too Long, Delay Victim’s Recovery

Guantanamo/Detainees

New Embassy Bombing Charges Filed Against Gitmo Detainee

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