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Pruning trees may not appear the most hazardous of occupations, however for municipal and city authorities there are personal injury implications that can be huge. Take New York City as a case in...
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Signing On For the Facebook Class Action . . 11,000 and Counting
Tech journal TechCrunch took a look at the Facebook class action filed by Austrian law student Max Schrems, which is seeking the support of non-commercial Facebook users outside of North America. So...
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The Samsung v. Apple Truce – But Only for Non-US Suits
Apple and Samsung have made a truce it would seem, agreeing to end the patent battles that have been raging outside the US. But the rivalry and battles continue in the US. The companies agreed on...
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New Law Claims a 40 Per Cent Drop in DUI Cases
New Mexico’s has been one of the first state’s to implement the new ignition interlock law for driving under the influence, and it has reduced DUI cases by 40 percent. “It has reduced repeat offenders...
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The Black and White Irony of the Oscar Pistorius Trial
There is glamour, tragedy and a certain black-and-white irony in the Oscar Pistorius trial involving a judge who comes from the “wrong” side of South Africa’s tracks. The New York Times have profiled...
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Brother Number 2 and Assistant Get Life Jail for Killing Fields Crimes
“Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea and ex-President Khieu Samphan have been sentenced to life in prison for their role in the Khmer Rouge “Killing fields” atrocities in the war crimes tribunal. The...
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How One Lawyer Grew His Law Firm Blogging . . And More
We report and write a lot about law firm marketing here at LawFuel (see here, for instance) and so when Forbes magazine carried their nterview with former White House aide John Corcoran about how he...
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Bank of America in Pending Massive Settlement
The largest ever Justice Department settlement is pending with a $16 – $17 billion settlement pending over the Bank of America’s sale of mortgage-backed securities prior to the 2008 global financial...
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Wikipedia Not Monkeying About Over Ape Selfie
Okay, copyright disputes can be odd and even bizarre. We get it. But now we have online monster Wikipedia arguing over a monkey selfie. You read it right. Wikipedia has refused the repeated...
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Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed Over Chicago Transit Authority Train Crash
A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against the Chicago Transit Authority by a passenger in the subway train that jumped the tracks and careened up an escalator at Chicago O’Hare International...
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Lawyers Queue for Indian Jobs
Foreign law companies including UK’s magic circle firms are strengthening their India desks by adding experienced dealmakers in Singapore and London, as building investor confidence towards India is...
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Student’s Facebook Class Action Against Facebook Hits 25,000 “Joins”
Austrian law student Max Schrem’s class action lawsuit against Facebook for alleged data privacy breaches continues to growth with 25,000 now signing on in the lawsuit. Mr Schrems alleges that the way...
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The Motel 6 Hooker “Sting”
A sting upon a sexually exploited child recovery and prostitution operation in Alameda County, California has resulted in eight arrests after police and other agencies pounced on a Motel 6 says...
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Another Senior Regulatory Attornery Joins DLA Piper
DLA Piper announced today that former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chief Counsel Elizabeth Ritter has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate and Finance practice. This is the...
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Who Killed the Law Professor?
The murder mystery involving the shooting death of law professor and law blogger Dan Markel continues to arouse intrigue with numerous scenarios presenting themselves. Professor Markel, a professor at...
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Defamation Law in Cambodia
Akin Gump – On July 24, 2014, a British expat living in Cambodia was convicted of defamation in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for statements published on his personal blog relating to the director of...
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The Implications of the RPC Copyright Law Changes for Rights owners
DLA Piper – On June 6, 2014, the fourth draft version of the new PRC Copyright Law (New Law) was published for public comment, having first been published in 2010. The period for public comment ended...
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Environment Lawsuit Fees Subject to Racketeering Claim
A lawyer who was a key figure in the “kids-for-cash” scandal in Luzerne County is prepared to share a fortune estimated at $200 million in legal fees his law firm is owed for acting for clients...
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Working Women Lawyers Still Can’t Have it All, Now!
Working women lawyers still face obstacles in achieving success and promotion at law firms it seems, following a survey conducted over a number of US firms. <script...
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Scottish Lawyers Make Major Private Client Move
Scottish law firm Harper MacLeod has done a deal with a private client specialist Bird Semple that will lead to considerable expansion in turnover for the law firm which will have one of the largest...
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