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Kim Jong Il Dies

Kim Jong Il Dies

It was announced on Monday that the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, had died. Officials said that he had actually died two days before that while riding a…

Bonds Sentenced to Probation and House Arrest

Bonds Sentenced to Probation and House Arrest

Major League Baseball’s all-time homerun leader, Barry Bonds, was sentenced on Friday to two years’ probation and 30 days of house arrest. His sentencing was in response to a charge…

Bankruptcy Judge Approves the Ruden McCloky’s Sale to Lone Suitor

Bankruptcy Judge Approves the Ruden McCloky’s Sale to Lone Suitor

Almost an entire month after filing for Chapter 11, the remnants of Florida firm Ruden McCloysky are set to be sold to Fort Lauderdale-based Greenspoon Marder as part of a…

Election of Deborah Read at Thompson Hine as Managing Partner Puts Her in Small Circle of Women at Top of Major Law Firms

Election of Deborah Read at Thompson Hine as Managing Partner Puts Her in Small Circle of Women at Top of Major Law Firms

In recent days, Thompson Hine LLP, a leading national law firm, announced that Deborah Z. Read has been elected as the firm’s managing partner, making her one of only a…

Cyberstalking is Okay, per Twitter Challenged Judge

Cyberstalking is Okay, per Twitter Challenged Judge

With all of the laws against stalking and harassment already on the books, not to mention the efforts against bullying at an all time high, it’d seem like a no…

KIm Kardashian named ‘Most Ill-Mannered’

KIm Kardashian named ‘Most Ill-Mannered’

The National League of Junior Cotillions recognized Kim Kardashian. However, Kardashian didn’t get any kudos. She was named “The Most Ill-Mannered Person of 2011.” The organization chided the photogenic socialite…

Facebook suing Mark Zuckerberg?

Facebook suing Mark Zuckerberg?

Facebook is set to sue its founder’s faux doppelganger. An Israeli entrepreneur—formerly known as Rotem Guez—legally changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg, after he sued the Internet behemoth for denying…

Howrey Estate Payment Ruling Issued

Howrey Estate Payment Ruling Issued

Judge Dennis Montali, of the United States bankruptcy court, said that the Howrey estate is not an ATM machine when it comes to professional fee applications. From the months of…

ABA Panel Says No to an Outside Law Firm Ownership

ABA Panel Says No to an Outside Law Firm Ownership

An American Bar Association commission is considering recommending that the nonlawyers be allowed to take an equity stake in law firms for which they work while urging that an existing…

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Lower Merion School District

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Lower Merion School District

Another lawsuit has been filed against the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania by a student. This time, the plaintiff is the sister of the teenage boy who filed a…