Bingham McCutchen to Pay Almost $2 Million to Legal Recruiter in Lawsuit
Alan Miles, a legal recruiter, has successfully sued the law firm Bingham McCutchen and will receive almost $1.9 Million. Miles…
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TiVo and EchoStar Not Allowed by Court of Appeals to Dismiss Appeal After Settlement
TiVo Inc and EchoStar were denied their bid to dismiss an appeal by the US Court of Appeals after a…
Justice Department Urged to Charge Ensign by Senate Ethics Panel
John Ensign, a former Nevada Senator, resigned from office earlier this month before an imminent investigation by the Senate Ethics…
Department of Justice Petitioned Court of Appeals for Wiretapping Rehearing
Last week, the US Department of Justice reviewed the 2009 Amnesty vs. Blai case that pertained to the potentially illegal…
U.S. Envoy for Middle East Resigns
Only a few days before an important week started in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East, a United…
Mike Huckabee Announces that He Won’t Be Running for President
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor, announced on his self-titled show that he would not be running for the 2012 Republican…
Government Case Against Microsoft Now Finished
In 2008, Microsoft was convicted of anti-competitive practices in a case pursued by the Department of Justice, as well as…
U.S. Debt Limit is Being Urged Higher by Federal Chief Bernanke
Federal chief Ben Bernanke pushed Congress to increase the U.S. debt limit on Thursday. He warned that congressmen using the…
Lime Wire Ends Up Settling for $105 Million
On Thursday, Lime Wire decided to settle for $105 million dollars mid-trial. The company was ordered to shut down in…
Rajaratnam Convicted on Insider Trading Case
Hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, from the Galleon Group, was convicted on 14 counts of insider trading on May 11.…
Former ACLU Lawyer Confirmed by Lawyers as Judge
San Francisco Judge Edward Chen was finally confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the federal district bench in California after…
New Draft Bill Released by US Lawmakers to Protect Online Privacy of Children
On Friday, May 6, a draft bill was released by two US Representatives, Joe Barton (R-TX) and Edward Markey (D-MA).…