It may not be the best choice for those seeking winter resort reading. But a challenging novel about a 16th-century lawyer who served as a top advisor to Henry VIII…
When bloggers posted about a seemingly way-too-thin photo of a model featured in a recent Ralph Lauren advertisement, the company and its lawyers reportedly responded with a takedown demand, as…
After at least two years of development, Bloomberg is getting ready to launch a new legal search engine that could give industry leaders Westlaw and LexisNexis…
Observers are debating how best to handle shakedown attempts, following David Letterman’s startling announcement on his Late Show television program last week that he had sexual relationships with some women…
Celebrity lawyer Gerald Shargel, who is representing a CBS News producer accused of attempting to extort $2 million from David Letterman, did the rounds this morning on network television shows.
The law has always provided ample fodder for filmmakers (see “The 25 Greatest Legal Movies,”ABA Journal, August 2008), and the public has demonstrated…
After initial protests over the what some see as the unfairness of the arrest last week of fugitive film director Roman Polanski in a decades-old California…
Can this really be a law firm website? In an apparent recent makeover that is catching the attention of the legal community, the online persona of Ballard Spahr now features…
A court-appointed trustee in charge of recovering assets for those victimized by Bernard Madoff’s record-breaking $65-billion Ponzi scheme reportedly plans to sue the convicted swindler’s two sons, Andrew and Mark,…
Those looking for a little light entertainment might wish to tune in tonight to a new television program about the travails of a disgraced Illinois prosecutor’s wife forced to return…
Allen Eaton, 34, and his 26-year-old wife, Laura, were already under investigation in a potential misdemeanor shoplifting case in San Diego County when they approached the Dr. Phil television show…
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