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How Dumb is Starbucks?
Here’s a problem for the world’s biggest coffee shop. A parody store, “Dumb Starbucks” has stuck a needle up Starbucks nose and stretched legal interpretations of first amendment protection, but...
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Slaughter and May Appoint Africa Practice Chairman
Andrew Balfour, a former partner of Slaughter and May, has been appointed Chairman of the firm’s Africa Practice Group with effect from 03 February 2014. As Chairman, Andrew will be responsible for...
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Chelsea Football Club Chair Stays – Skadden Arps Position Goes
Bruce Buck, the man who chairs the Chelsea Football Club and is also a partner at mega-firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, is to step down from his position with the law firm’s London office....
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“Saturday Night Live’s” DUI Attorney Quest
“Saturday Night Live” star Chris Kattan was found looking for an LA DUI attorney following his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving. Kattan’s Mercedes struck a Department of Transportation vehicle on a...
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London Court Hands $150 million Damages For “Cunning” Fraud
A British court has provided provisional damages to the British subsidiary of a Russian financial group a $150 million award as a result of a “cunning” fraud perpetuated by former employees of the...
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The “Secret” Appeal of Shirley Temple
The death of former child star Shirley Temple at 85 has aroused a scandal relating to the alleged appeal her childlike beauty had that was more sinister for some. Famed writer Graham Greene had...
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How A Works Compensation Attorney Can help in Claiming Compensation for Work...
If you are working in the industrial sector, most probably your frequent companions will be machines. And people too. Sometimes, due to the negligence of one of your colleague or due to one of the...
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LA DUI Tragedy Kills Six
A 21 year old woman who killed six people this weekend while speeding along an LA freeway had a lengthy list of DUI and traffic violations. Olivia Carolee Culbreath was driving her Chevrolet Camaro at...
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Why Justin Bieber Resists Jail Video Release
Justin Bier’s DUI problems have lead to a Justin Bieber privacy issue as he fights Florida police attempts to release images of the Canadian star urinating in his jail cell. Bieber faced his problems...
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Graco Recall Leads to Graco Lawsuit
Over 3.7 million car booster and toddler seats are to be recalled by Graco Inc with a class action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania, alleging that Graco had bought rivals in the spray foam equipment...
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“Angel Dust” Arrests in LA Following Task Force Investigation into Crips Gang...
LOS ANGELES – Federal, state and local authorities this morning arrested 20 individuals who are named in two federal indictments that target manufacturers and distributors of...
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Why Barristers Are Planning a Walk-Out
British criminal barristers are planning a walk-out in protest at the increasingly more strident opposition to legal aid cuts in the UK. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act came...
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Ray Nagin, Former New Orleans Mayor, Guilty of Corruption
Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin who rose to national prominence during Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath, has been found guilty of federal corruption charges. The charges of wire fraud, bribery and...
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Shearman Take Orrick Partners
Some big changes at Big Law, with Shearman & Sterling taking on six partners from Orricks in the litigation and leveraged finance areas. The Shearman statement explains: Shearman & Sterling has...
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Can Rand Paul Win His Lawsuit?
Rand Paul’s lawsuit against the National Security Agency over its phone metadata program claims the NSA’s widespread information collection violates the Fourth Amendment privacy rights. The lawsuit,...
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Vehicle Breathalyzers: Should You Get a Fuel Cell or Semiconductor
A single drunken-driving incident can be the end of life as you know it. A conviction can cost thousands of dollars. You face injury, job loss, jail time and a criminal record. A device that can warn...
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President’s Day Famous Funny Quotes
If it’s President’s Day in America it must surely be time to look at some quotes where US president’s may (or may not) have embarrassed themselves and their country. After all, the President’s major...
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Slaughter and May Work With Cravath and Bredin Prat to Advise Darty on Debt Deal
Slaughter and May, working as a team with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Bredin Prat, advised Darty plc on a comprehensive debt refinancing. The refinancing comprises a new five year multicurrency...
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Former DA Starts 13 Year Prison Term
He was once a District Attorney and an aspirant for the US Congress. But this week he starts a 13 year sentence for racketeering involving extortion and bribery. Armando R Villalobos received...
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Rape of Five Year Old Dismissed as “Boys Will Be Boys”
A catalog of sexual discrimination that lead to appalling discrimination against sex abuse victims has lead to a federal investigation into the Missoula County Attorney’s prosecutors and the way they...
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