Good work by paralegals in Uganda! "Paralegals have recovered over 10 acres of land that clan leaders grabbed from widows in Kaserem and Kawowo sub-counties. An area supervisor Burhani Kitiyo said this followed meetings the paralegals held with clan leaders, to sensitise them on the laws of inheritance. He said the clan leaders had grabbed the land due to ignorance of inheritance laws."
Sigh, this is still happening? And getting worse!? "Employment lawyers say pregnancy discrimination lawsuits are on the rise in corporate America, particularly among high-level female executives who claim that they are being knocked off the corporate ladder because of maternity issues. "In Chicago, a national marketing manager is suing Merisant Worldwide Inc., the maker of Equal...
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The Virtual Chase points to elder law info from the ABA: "Legal Guide for Older Americans: The American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging makes available a legal information guide for seniors. It provides an overview of 10 topics, including age discrimination, retirement rights and benefits , Medicare, housing and long-term care . Each chapter consists of a separate PDF...
This article affirms what we've been teaching at our SuperConferences: "Answer: The Internet and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) "Question: What two powerful forces are generating a whole new world of liability for companies and their directors and officers? "It is unlikely that this answer-and-question combo will ever appear on the popular TV quiz show 'Jeopardy.' But the...
What a change! "The Supreme Court on Wednesday adopted a historic rule change that will allow lawyers to cite so-called unpublished opinions in federal courts starting next year. The new rule takes effect unless Congress countermands it before Dec. 1. "The justices' vote represents a major milestone in the long-running debate over unpublished opinions, the sometimes-cursory dispositions...
Good work by this Atlanta firm & kudos for a paralegal: "Kilpatrick Stockton LLP announces the firm’s third annual pro bono awards to recognize outstanding contributions to the firm’s pro bono efforts. The awards highlight a second record-breaking year for the firm, with more than 27,500 pro bono hours in 2005, a value of $8.2 million.“'Pro bono is an essential element of the...
Good article from Law.com about what not to do: "'So, I'd really like it if you could say this ...' "If you've just said that to your expert witness, you've just made his blood boil. And that's probably not going to be very good for your case. As engineer Steven Murray, Ph.D., of Exponent Failure Analysis Associates in Menlo Park, Calif., says, 'Our job is not to support a lawyer's...
Now this is a MOST interesting article from Legal Marketing Technology: "Wikis. Topping the 'heard about them, not sure what they are' list are wikis — Web sites to which anyone can add content or revise what already is there. 'It’s like Word on the Web,' said Steve Rubel, senior vice president of CooperKatz & Co., a public relations firm in New York, speaking at the Beyond Blogs...
Another helpful research tip from The Virtual Chase: "The Missouri State Highway Patrol makes available unofficial copies of accident reports for the past 10 days for free. For an annual fee, businesses and organizations may subscribe to the Crash Reports dB, which provides access to reports back to January 2004. The free service makes reports available by date only."