Law Students

Solicitor wins extra wheelie bin case
Solicitor wins extra wheelie bin caseCouncils across Britain could be forced to hand out extra wheelie bins to households after a landmark ruling."Roger Houlker, a solicitor, fought a two-and-a-half-year battle against Congleton Borough Council to prove that he should be given a second bin for his six-bedroom Cheshire home...

Travel light: fees for extra luggage multiply like crazy
Starting May 5th, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, and US Airways are limiting coach passengers to one checked bag per passenger. No biggie if you travel light anyway. Business and first-class passengers will get an extra bag or two, but beware of the excess luggage fees...

Opening Day
I watched way too much baseball today. The MLB Extra Innings free preview week is actually the biggest reason I don't buy the Extra Innings package -- having all the games available for a week shows me how much I'd...

No Extra Pay for Off-Clock-Employee Overtime
Cary, NC: John is an independent contractor whose work agreement stipulates precise hours on the job yet he is asked to work overtime on a regular basis, with no extra compensation.

An Extra Serving of Sausages
There is so much dead animal waiting to be ground into tasty interthingy links this week that I'm celebrating the bounty with an extra peek into the smokehouse. Some of this, though, isn't really ready for consumption yet — it's tough going...

Two and a Half
What can be accomplished in 37 1/2 hours that can't be done in 35? Morgan County, Indiana, court employees are about to find out. Morgan County Courthouse is expanding its weekly run by 2 1/2 hours...

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.

Nielsen Media Challenged
TV ratings company to pay undisclosed settlement in antitrust lawsuit.

Media/Telecom
consumer rights involving print, radio, television, video, DVD, video games, and mobile telephones.

Wireless Entertainment
Kangaroo Media pays Immersion Entertainment $2 million patent infringement settlement.