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Law Prof Plagiarizes Wikipedia in Expert Witness Report

If you’re a lawyer who is pulling $350 an hour as an expert witness, here’s some advice on plagiarizing Wikipedia…

Devil in the Details: The Daughter-in-law Blind Date

A 57 year old man and a 28 year old woman met online; seemingly a common story. They pair hit…

Chinese 2 Year-old Gives ‘Birth’ to Twin

2 year-old Xiao Feng was rushed to a Chinese hospital after his parents noticed he had a bloated stomach and…

China Cracks Down on Rumor Mongers: Arrests 16-Year-Old

A new law in China against “rumor mongers” allows people who spread rumors to be arrested. People who intentionally post…

Illegal Artificial Mountain Garden Tops Penthouse in Beijing

An Eccentric Beijing doctor built an immaculate garden villa on top of his penthouse’s rooftop-illegally. Urban management of Beijing issued…

Lawyer Recruitment Chinese Style: 23,500 Lawyers Hired by State Authorities

Chinese news agency Xinhua published a news item on Sunday that makes sweet music to lawyers anywhere in the world.…

GlaxoSmithKline Impacted by Scandal in China

Big pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has been involved in a scandal in China. According to Reuters, GSK thinks the corruption “involved…

Foley & Lardner Grab Chinese International Business Attorney Superstar

Foley & Lardner LLP’s Shanghai office have picked up a superstar, Shao-Ying Mautner, who made a name for herself working…

Baby Stabbed 90 Times by His Mother for Biting Her While Breastfeeding, Survives

An eight month-old infant, Xiao Bao, survived being stabbed ninety times with a pair of scissors, with the majority of…

Vinson & Elkins Closing Its Shanghai Office

Texas-based law firm Vinson & Elkins has confirmed its plans of closing its Shanghai office and consolidating its China practice…

Case of Suppressing Political Speech against Baidu and China May Proceed

In an interesting turn of events that many thought preposterous and bound to fail, eight New York writers and video…

66-Year-Old Man Goes to Doctor For Swelling in Gut, is Told He is In Fact A Woman

Some people don’t want to go to the doctor even if they know something is wrong. Grandparents, for instance, can…