Leading Edge: Smartly designed crossover SUV looks to be the future of Ford I'm no futurist when it comes to trends and design, but it's clear that Ford's new Edge crossover SUV is the future for Ford Motor Co. (710 views)
Coming soon: Pay for your groceries via fingerprints Supermarket shoppers may soon be able to walk out of the store, bags in hand, and leave only their fingerprints. (688 views)
Law Firm Fees Skyrocketing Despite the terrible economy of 2008, legal fees grew as attorney billing rates continued their escalation trend with nearly 71% of law firms reporting an increase in the amount that they charged clients compared with 2007. Partner billing rates broke record highs, with one firm exceeding the $1,200 per hour mark (White & Case reported that the high end of its partner rate... (677 views)
Morgan & Morgan Lawsuit: Alleged Google Search Result Manipulation by What If Holdings Morgan & Morgan, a plaintiffs' law firm recognized for its nationwide presence and employing over 800 attorneys, has taken legal action against a marketing company based in New Jersey. The lawsuit, lodged in a state court in Orange County, Florida, on Friday, alleges that the marketing firm What If Holdings is manipulating Google search results to divert potential clients... (677 views)
Federal Court Overturns $5.4 Million Restitution Order against Former Lawyer On Monday, a $5.4 million restitution order against former lawyer Kenneth Carnesi was vacated by U.S. District Judge Arthur Spatt, who held that the 2005 restitution order violated provisions of the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act of 1996. (656 views)
Aquatic Motorcycle Makes Waves Water sports enthusiasts, beware. Aquajet's Jetbike is about to blow your mind. With a 150-horsepower, three-cylinder, two-stroke engine and a top speed of roughly 60 miles per hour, the Jetbike is extreme speed on water. (648 views)
Toyota ditches ugly duckling Echo for a ducky subcompact, the Yaris Understanding Toyota's new Yaris sedan and liftback requires a bit of a history lesson. (644 views)
Reporting for heavy duty Which came first, the 40-foot, 17,000-pound travel trailer or the pickup to pull it? (639 views)
2nd Circuit Appeals Court Approves Habeas Petition Delayed by Attorney Error On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court judgment that disqualified a habeas petition holding the plaintiff guilty of laches, and ruled that the petition was valid as the delay was caused due to the fault of lawyers. Tobias Nickels, a New York man convicted of killing a three-year old boy by a non-jury trial was denied... (639 views)
SSN 07/20/07Around the country, couples, particularly illegal immigrants, are finding it difficult to get married when a federal law requires them to supply their Social Security numbers when applying for a marriage license. (632 views)
Anacapa Island: California's best-kept tourist secret ANACAPA ISLAND, Calif. - I was startled by a tourist's ringing cell phone. Obviously it's impossible to escape from this modern technology item, even on this primitive, uninhabited island off the coast of Southern California. (631 views)
Defense Attorney Faces Money Laundering Charges In San Jose, Calif., defense attorney Jamie Harmon has been arrested for money laundering. (630 views)
Paralegal Profession Expands in the Philippines The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved the incorporation of Asian Advocates for Paralegal Practice, Inc., granting it ''juridical personality,'' according to an article in The Manila Times. (627 views)
Akin Gump Reshuffles It's been an odd week for Law Firm News, what with Cadwalader's huge layoffs rocking the industry. Now comes yet another odd story, this time out of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. (626 views)
Innocence Project Exonerates Those Who Have Been Wrongly Imprisoned In this day and age, it is hard to imagine the justice system sending innocent men and women to jail, especially in light of new developments in DNA testing. But before there was DNA testing, the justice system depended on eyewitness accounts, which have proven, in some cases, to be flawed. According to a study conducted by Columbia Law School, the Department of Justice,... (626 views)
Lincoln's Mark LT is no Blackwood. And that's good The Lincoln name rolls off the tongue with 24-karat memories of luxo-rollers lavishly styled and gratuitously powered in a golden era of 50-cent fuel and room to cruise on the highway. (621 views)
The Pardon Process More than 20,000 pardons and clemencies have been issued by United States presidents over the last 100 years. George Washington granted the first high-profile federal pardon to the leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion. The power of the president to pardon the guilty has raised concerns since its constitutional inception. With memories of royal abuses of pardon powers in Europe... (619 views)
Does Lethal Injection Violate the Constitution's Eighth Amendment? If lethal injection causes ''excruciating pain,'' does it then violate the Constitution's Eighth Amendment, which states ''excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted''? (611 views)
Rothstein Law Firm Lawyer Christina Kitterman Sentenced to Five Years Christina Kitterman, a former lawyer of the now-defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler was sentenced last week to five years in federal prison for impersonating a Florida Bar official to help sustain Rothstein’s massive Ponzi scheme. (611 views)
New Study Shows Law Students Who Fail the Bar Fall Behind According to a new report recently published in the Journal of Legal Education, law students who fail to pass the bar exam may experience a higher rate of difficulties in various aspects of life. (609 views)
Big like a Buick: Lucerne is stylish, impressive, comfortable - and large There's something about a big Buick with a rumbling V-8 that suits the new Lucerne sedan and the brand. (601 views)
Former Broward Prosecutor Suspended for Concealing Romantic Affair with Judge Last Thursday, former Broward prosecutor Howard Scheinberg’s law license was suspended for two years by the Florida Supreme Court. Scheinberg, who his colleagues hold to be a fair person, was charged for professional misconduct by the Florida Bar for “conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice.” Scheinberg, who... (597 views)
Layoffs at White & Case Announced on Tuesday, White & Case said approximately 3% of its worldwide staff is being laid off. After a firm review of operations, the action was deemed necessary in the current economic climate. The firm's statement also said the cuts were based on a decline in attrition rates. (595 views)
U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon Wants Trial Held Next Summer Regarding Portland Police Excessive Force against Individuals with Mental Illness Michael Howard Simon was born in 1956 in New York City. He was born to Danny Simon and Arlene Friedman. Simon’s uncle, Neil Simon, is an acclaimed scriptwriter and his father was a television comedy writer. Simon graduated with a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also earned his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. Simon is... (591 views)
CASE OF THE DRUG-SNIFFING DOGS Two weeks ago the Supreme Court handed down its 6-2 opinion in Illinois v. Caballes. The case was not exactly a landmark in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, but it deserved more attention than we of the press accorded it. The case turned on evidence supplied by a drug-sniffing dog. (590 views)
U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright Blocks Arkansas Abortion Law Personal Life Susan Webber Wright was born in Texarkana, Arkansas in 1948. She graduated with a B.A. from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1970 and she received an M.P.A. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1973. Wright also earned her J.D. from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1975. During law school, she was a pupil of future United States... (589 views)
Jury Trial Waivers, Are They ''Knowing, Voluntary, or Intelligent''? Several weeks ago, we covered jury trial waivers (see ''Employee Dispute Resolution Programs - Jury Trial Waivers Instead of Arbitration Clauses''). That article looked at the employer's side of the argument. This week, we return to the topic, but from the plaintiff's point of view. (588 views)
Florida Attorney Held for Fondling Boy Receives Bail Pinellas, Florida, Attorney Robert Tankel had been held without bail from Tuesday to Friday last week on charges of fondling a boy at a baseball stadium, though there are no witnesses except the accuser. Ultimately, bail was set at $100,000 on Friday by Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Thane Covert, reports Bay News9. The friends and colleagues of Tankel, however, claim him to... (588 views)
Are You Ready to Be All That You Can Be? New York Democratic Representative Charles Rangel is making a lot of people nervous these days with his talk about reinstating the draft and the legislation he plans to propose to Congress in January—legislation that would increase both the size and the diversity of the military. (587 views)
How holidays were born in the United States and the choice of issuing holidays by each state. In the United States, federal holidays are designated by Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. § 6103). The 11 recognized federal holidays are New Year's Day, the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington's birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Inauguration Day. The... (587 views)