International Law

China's Incremental Revolution. Litigation As Political Force.
Very interesting post on the Transnational Law Blog on a very interesting Christian Science Monitor article. The post is entitled, "Another Reason to Have Faith in China's Maturing Legal System," and the CSM article is entitled, "How one man in China strengthens the rule of law: Hao Jinsong, a Beijing lawyer, defies authorities with small lawsuits...

Inherent Limitations On Chinese Law: Poor People Need Not Apply.
And the sign said anybody caught trespassin' would be shot on sight So I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house, "Hey! What gives you the right?" "To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in" "If God was here he'd tell you to your face, Man, you're some kinda sinner...

China's New Labor Contract Law -- In English
China Law & Practice Magazine just came out with a very good English language translation of China's new Labor Contract Law here. For more on China's new labour law, check out the following: -- "China's Proposed Labor Law:Going After Capitalists Like China, 1967" -- "China's Proposed Labor Law Causing Sucking Sounds" -- "China's New Labor Law -- It's A Huge Deal...

Pope and Bush to Discuss Faith and Reason
. . . the Pope and the president will continue the discussions that they have been having about the role of faith and reason in advancing their shared goals . . .

The CCP And China's Courts. The World Is Getting Darker.
Dr. Willy Lam of the Jamestown Foundation just came out with an extremely incisive and disconcerting article on the increasing politicization of China's courts. The article is entitled, "The CCP Strengthens Control over the Judiciary," and to grossly summarize, it very convincingly argues that Hu Jintao is moving to ensure even greater political control over China's judicial system...

Reviving our faith in the legal system one wonderful case at a time...
Cracked.com has posted an article listing the "nine inane cases" it thinks prove that "the US legal system is screwed." They include some obvious choices, like our favorite asshat DC lawyer who sued his dry cleaners for $67 million over...

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Law & Order Depicts Police Procedures and Criminal Justice
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China Green Agriculture, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
China Green Agriculture, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Legal Malpractice
legal malpractice lawsuits.

Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
allegedly discriminated against Haitians by offering low quality policies and canceling without reason.

Infant Formula From China
FDA Warns it May be Contaminated Melamine

Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million
Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million

Farmers Insurance
Settles Bad Faith Class Action