Recent Updates
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AT&T case could bring end to class-action suits for many consumers
Consumer Rights 08/23/2010A case involving AT&T that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week has sweeping ramifications for potentially millions of consumers. If the court rules for the telecom, any business that issues a contract to customers, such as for credit car...
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Connecticut DUI Laws and Information
DUI Law 08/23/2010You are legally intoxicated if your blood alcohol content (BAC) is .08 or above. If you are under 21 years of age, you are legally intoxicated at a .02 BAC or higher. Under Connecticut's Implied Consent Law any person who operates a motor vehicle is ...
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Arkansas DUI information laws
DUI Law 08/23/2010Blood Alcohol Content A police officer may pull you over for DUI or DWI if you are not accelerating smoothly, stop abruptly, weave out of your lane, or drive dangerously. The most common test for alcohol is the blood alcohol concentration (BAC). In A...
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Armstrong Teasdale Adds Three New Associates
Law Firm News 08/23/2010Armstrong Teasdale LLP announces the arrival of associates Irina Sandler, Lauren Ashley Smith, and Adam R. Wuller. “The subtle shift in the economy has brought about additional business and afforded us the opportunity to add talent,” said...
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Law Firm Websites - Radio’s Deadly Stunts
Legal Marketing 08/18/2010The Insider Exclusive presents: “Radio’s Deadly Stunts- The Jennifer Strange Story.” We go behind the headlines with Roger Dreyer of Dreyer Babbich Buccola Wood, LLP, the Strange family’s lead attorney, to uncover the real fac...
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David Boies Urges ABA Members
Practice Focuses 08/09/2010David Boies challenged America’s lawyers to “bring the rule of law to its full fruition here in this country … to fulfill the goals and lofty rhetoric of our founding fathers,” as the keynote speaker at the Opening Assembly o...
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ABA TO HOST CYBER SECURITY DISCUSSION
Legal Business 08/03/2010Computers and networks have brought an entire world into our homes and law offices. As it turns out, the world is full of thieves, spies and hostile armies. What are the risks of cyber “insecurity,” and what can we do about them? &n...
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Immigration to rich countries fell during crisis
Political and Legal 07/12/2010Immigration to rich countries dropped during the global economic crisis, reversing five years of annual increases as the demand for labor fell, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday. A report showed that 4.4 million pe...
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American Bar Association Finds Kagan “Well-Qualified”
Elite Lawyers 06/28/2010The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary has rated U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Elena Kagan as “well-qualified,” the highest mark the committee offers. Since 1953, the ABA has had a role in ...
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Gibson’s Lawyer Slams Grigorieva’s Claims
Court Watch 06/28/2010Mel Gibson’s lawyer slammed Oksana Grigorieva’s claims that she had been treated cruelly by Mel and that he hadn’t been paying child support. His lawyer actually termed her claims as “sensational allegations” becau...
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JON ATZEN JOINS SHEPPARD MULLIN LOS ANGELES
Law Firm News 06/10/2010Jon Atzen has joined the Los Angeles/Downtown office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Corporate practice group and member of the Emerging Companies practice. Atzen most recently was a partner at DLA Pipe...
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CA court rejects Jackson doctor child support deal
Family Law 05/09/2010Michael Jackson's former doctor lost a bid in a California court to resolve a child support issue that threatens his Nevada medical license. A Santa Clara County Superior Court commissioner rejected a bid Thursday by attorneys for Dr. Conrad Murray t...