Saturday, February 4, 2012

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OSHA Case May Break New Legal Ground

by Attorney on February 4, 2012

The business community is watching a potentially precedent-setting case that could sharply curtail the period of time that companies can be cited for OSHA reporting violations.

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Suits Over Foreclosure 'Robo-Signing' Are Piling Up

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The expected litigation frenzy against mortgage lenders that used "robo-signing" tactics — mass signing and approval of foreclosure documents without verification — has launched, with class actions in Florida and Maine and a lawsuit by Ohio's attorney general filed this month, all against GMAC Mortgage. View full legal post on Law.com - Newswire Tags: piling, [...]

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Class Actions on the Ropes? Not Likely

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A victory for consumers and class action litigators seemed possible on Tuesday as the Supreme Court heard arguments in a high-stakes dispute over clauses that block class actions as a way of resolving contract disputes. View full legal post on Law.com - Newswire Tags: Class action, Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court, contract [...]

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Decline in Law Firm Diversity Blamed on a Few 'Bad Actors'

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The ranks of women and minority attorneys at U.S. law firms declined last year, according to a number of recent surveys, but the numbers don't tell the full story. View full legal post on Law.com - Newswire Tags: law, minority attorneys, numbers don, View, bad actors, Story

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Judge Kaplan Lays Into Plaintiffs in Ecuador Suit Against Chevron

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In a strongly worded opinion, a federal judge elaborated on his reasons for allowing Chevron to depose the U.S. plaintiffs attorney in the environmental suit against Chevron in Ecuador. | SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE FIRST RELEASE: THE TAPES THE PLAINTIFFS DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE | FULL COVERAGE: CHEVRON IN ECUADOR View full legal post on [...]

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THE NLJ 250: Vanishing Act: Year II

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For the second year in a row, the NLJ 250 declined — the biggest two-year drop in the survey's 33-year history. View full legal post on Law.com - Newswire Tags: Year, Law Crime, law firm, nlj 250, vanishing act, legal post, Year II

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Appointed vs. Elected Justices: States' High Courts Take a Hit

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After Citizens United, many people's feelings about electing state justices shifted from concern to dread. Katherine Helm examines the issues and surveys some of the post-Election Day damage. View full legal post on Law.com - Newswire Tags: High, Justices, Elected, Take, Appointed, Courts

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Halliwells Ex-Partners Receive 'Letter of Death' on Potential Claims

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Last week, Halliwells' former partners received what they have dubbed the "letter of death" from the U.K. law firm's joint administrators at BDO, which warns that the ex-partners face proceedings on a number of potential claims, including breach of duty and repayment of overdrawings. View full legal post on Law.com - Newswire Tags: bdo, breach [...]

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Legal Law Jobs

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Jobs in law are difficult to obtain due to the competition around. Legal law jobs in reputed companies pay a very good salary and amazing benefit packages. This increases the demand of the job profile and if you want to make sure you are selected, stay alert and have a competitive approach to the job. [...]

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