Five years ago, the Florida Bar reportedly OK’d attorney Bill Harrell’s use of the phrase “Don’t settle for less than you deserve” in his law firm advertising.
A federal magistrate has given the White House a five-day deadline to disclose whether it has stored copies of at least 5 million missing e-mails on backup tapes.
The author of a children’s cookbook called The Sneaky Chef, with healthy recipes for kids using pureed vegetables, has filed a suit that contends a cookbook written by Jerry Seinfeld’s…
A Minnesota appeals court has ruled that a journalist does not have to turn over notes of a phone call with a gunman who shot two police officers before he…
Nick Ciarelli hasn’t yet graduated from college, but the seasoned blogger has already reached what is being described as a favorable settlement with a global computer Goliath.
A controversial malpractice suit filed by a New Jersey town against its former municipal attorney over a real estate deal that was part of an environmental cleanup effort is also…
Overturning a 32-year ban, the Federal Communications Commission voted today to allow broadcasters in the nation’s 20 largest media markets to own newspapers there, too.
Steamy sex scenes cut from the Chinese version of a World War II-era spy thriller set in Shanghai have prompted both warnings (for the many who have searched the Web…
A television pitchman has been found in contempt of a federal court order, for continuing to make misleading claims in television infomercials about a diet book he authored.
A controversial New York City school principal who was fired last year over a T-shirt slogan has sued because she wasn’t allowed to reapply for her job along with 25…
A federal judge in Manhattan has begun to hear a closely watched case between a renowned jeweler and an Internet auctioneer accused of turning a blind eye to the sale…
A self-proclaimed pedophile who has sparked innovative legal efforts to restrict his activities in Southern California has now reportedly had the same effect in the neighboring state of Oregon.
Even with the millions that a successful movie can make, Hollywood producers are watching their legal costs. So, instead of having high-priced U.S. law firms handle all of their entertainment…
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