Criminal Law

Beam on HealthSouth
Video Highlights of Aaron Beam, co-founder of HealthSouth, speaking at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners here. As noted on the webpage written by Dick Carozza (editor of Fraud Magazine), "Beam pleaded guilty to bank fraud...

US Patent 7335882 - Electron beam nanofabrication
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7335882.htmlManipulation of individual atoms and molecules has been achieved via scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy in the 1980's and similar manipulation has been performed with lasers in so-called "optical tweezers"...

US Patent 7349085 - Detecting CNT orientation using lasers
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7349085.htmlIn order to properly characterize a carbon nanotube it is helpful to actually know the orientation of the nanotube. This patent from Intel teaches a method of doing this using dual laser beams...

Tax Court Denies Deduction for Course in Day Trading
The Tax Court yesterday denied a taxpayer's claimed § 212 deduction for the expense of a five-day course in day trading. Serrato v. Commissioner, 131 T.C. No. 3 (7/28/08): Petitioner spent approximately 6...

CSA Good Governance Guide on share trading policies
Chartered Secretaries Australia has published a new Good Governance Guide: Issues to consider when developing or reviewing the policy on trading in company securities. It addresses the issues for listed companies in relation to trading in company securities including the...

AALS Workshop on Torts, Environment & Disaster
In June, the Association of American Law Schools will host a major conference in Berkeley, CA, on environmental disasters. The sessions include such cheery topics as "History of Disaster," "Psychology of Disaster," "Disaster Federalism," and "Disaster Justice...

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Facebook / Blockbuster
alleging that Facebook distributed your Blockbuster movie rental information without your knowledge or consent.

Settlement Proposed in Class Action Against Facebook
Facebook will Close Beacon in Proposed Settlement

Train Crash
25 Dead, 135 Injured in LA Rail Disaster

Trading Fraud
Former stock trader to pay $55,000 in CFTC settlement.

False Claims
Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims.

Facebook
Downloading Games Linked to Possible Identity Theft