Law Students

"High Performance with High Integrity"
In a new book, High Performance with High Integrity, Ben Heineman argues that contemporary corporations must couple high performance with high integrity, lest they face legal and ethical catastrophes...

What Constitutes a Copy of Software Under Copyright Law
Software auditors almost always try to find ways to maximize the number of allegedly infringing software ?copies? at issue in an audit engagement. It is typical for the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), and...

What is the difference between customized software and configured software
When you customize software, someone writes new code. When you configure software, you rely on the code as written, but change field names, tables, arrangements on the screen, and other elements of the software (See my post of May 23,...

Calnan on Duty in Tort Law
Alan Calnan (Southwestern Law School) has posted Duty and Integrity in Tort Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The tort concept of duty lacks integrity in virtually every popular sense of that term...

"Judge refuses to strike down school integration plan ; Lawyer said it revived quotas"
"Judge refuses to strike down school integration plan ; Lawyer said it revived quotas": Yesterday's edition of The Louisville Courier-Journal contained an article that begins, "A temporary plan to keep Jefferson County Public Schools desegregated next year survived its first legal challenge yesterday when a federal judge refused to strike it down...

Medicare Fraud Strike Force - One Year Later
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force was formed in March 2007 and since starting, the Strike Force has brought charges against 120 defendants, resulting in 101 convictions. An initial press release notes that [t]he strike force is able to identify potential...

Father Says State Constitution Voids Order That Son Attend Catholic School
In La Grange, Kentucky on Friday a state court judge heard argumen...

At Least Four Children Are Injured After Maryland School Bus Accident in Prince George’s County
In Maryland, the driver of a school bus and three to five middle s...

Krugman on the Intent of Regent Law School Graduates
The blog "Economist's View" quotes considerable portions of Paul K...

Was School Nurse's New Assignment Accommodation or Retaliation?
A lawsuit filed yesterday in Sandusky, Ohio poses the interesting ...

How to deal with creditor's harassing phone calls?
Once you have sent your cease and desist letter to the company, certified mail, ...

How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...

Enter your questionAlaska's new law states that any parent who causes domestic violence against the other parent or child is not allowed custody. Does Florida have that same law?
Boy, that's a tough one. You may have to resort to small spy cameras to cat...

How to stop harrassing calls from ex-boyfriend?
I would pray on him to not keep on harrassing me and i'm telling you it wil...

Can a fifty-fifty notarized doc give a father the right to claim a child on his taxes that does not live with him?
i believe you have custodial custody of you daughter (meaning she lives with you...

Unlicensed Software
NovaStar Mortgage Inc. pays Business Software Alliance $112,000 settlement for using unlicensed copies of computer programs.

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

VA Medical Centers
Admit to Drug Overdoses, Software Glitches

Windows Software
Microsoft fined $1.3 billion for failing to comply with the European Union's antitrust order.