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U.K. Politicians Demand Knighthood Be Stripped From “Billionaire Spiv”
October 21, 2016
Continental Breakfast: your daily update on what's happening in Europe.One of the U.K.'s most successful businessmen found himself reduced…
Midsize Firm Leaders Fight Gender Pay Gap With Data
October 20, 2016
In a legal market still plagued by gender-based pay inequity, midsize and small firms have the ability, and some say responsibility, to carefully track…
US Agency Paid Two Firms Over $1 Billion in Battle With Banks
October 20, 2016
Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans & Figel and Korein Tillery together earned more than $1 billion for helping the National Credit Union Administration…
Circuit Rebukes Judge for Awarding Fees in Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake Patent Case
October 20, 2016
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake may be exceptional entertainers, but they did not properly prove that a patent infringement case filed against them is "exceptional" and worthy of $755,000 in attorney fees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Thursday.
Man Who Threatened to 'Kill and Eat' Judge's Kids Loses Appeal
October 20, 2016
A Georgia appeals court affirmed James Satterfield's conviction for terroristic threats. But in a possible signal the appellate judges feared similar retaliation, the decision was unsigned.
Capital One Snuffs Derivative Suit Alleging Lack of Oversight
October 20, 2016
Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard on Tuesday tossed a shareholder's derivative claims that the directors of Capital One Financial Corp. abandoned their duty to oversee internal controls to combat money laundering, finding that the plaintiff had failed to identify any actual wrongdoing on the part of the board.
Chartwell, Wadsworth Huott At Odds Over Failed Merger
October 20, 2016
A failed 2015 combination between Pennsylvania-based Chartwell Law Offices and Florida firm Wadsworth Huott has resulted in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, in which the two entities disagree over the contractual nature of the arrangement.
Court Victories Don't Mean Voters Are in the Clear
October 20, 2016
As the country prepares itself for the presidential election in November, a flurry of recent court rulings have blocked or blunted the efforts of three state legislatures to impose barriers to the ballot box.
LJN Online Has A New Look … and Your Action Is Required
October 20, 2016
Law Journal Newsletters Online is not only getting a new look, but is now fully integrated with ALM and its other offerings.
<i>CYBER-ETHICS:</i> Technological Competence Obligations and the Interplay of the ABA Model Rules and Attorney Cybersecurity
October 20, 2016
The ABA has long published its Model Rules of Professional Conduct and modifies them from time-to-time to stay current with legal and technological developments and advances. While these Model Rules are not officially binding on attorneys, they have been adopted in large part by nearly every stateand provide a guideline for attorneys across the country regarding standards of professional responsibility and ethical conduct.

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