Litigation

Maple Leaf Listeria linked to 12 deaths: health officials
Canadian health officials now say 12 deaths have been linked to a listeriosis outbreak from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in North York, Ontario. The spike in deaths is because they have reworked the definition to include any cases where Listeria is an underlying or contributing factor to a person's illness, said Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz at a news conference Monday afternoon...

E-Gold Founder Admits E-Gold Used for Money Laundering
E-Gold, with the slogan “Better Money Since 1996″ has been embroiled in legal battles almost since inception. Now in a stunning court move, its founder has plead guilty to major criminal charges...

12 Listeria Deaths Now Linked to Maple Leaf Recall
Canadian health officials now say 12 deaths have been linked to a listeriosis outbreak from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in North York, Ontario. The spike in deaths is because they have reworked the definition to include any cases where Listeria is an underlying or contributing factor to a person's illness, said Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz at a news conference Monday afternoon...

Honda v. Keays: LEAF argues that courts need more complete jurisdiction
Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard the case of Honda v. Kevin Keays, a wrongful dismissal case dealing with the appropriate compensation for discrimination and harassment for employees with disabilities...

One-legged gold digger in search for gold
One-legged gold digger in search for goldI was at a friend's house last night and Heather Mills became the topic of conversation. My friend opined that she thought Heather Mills is mentally unbalanced...

The Sweet Leaf Tea Lesson On Marketing
I was reading an article in the Austin Business Journal about Sweet Leaf Tea and its marketing lesson, and I wondered how that can be adapted to legal marketing. Sweet Leaf Tea is one of the fastest-growing makers of ready-to-drink iced teas and sells its products on a national level through grocery chains such as Whole Foods Market, Kroger and Safeway...

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Maple Leaf
Pulls Weiners Due to Listeria Concerns

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold
Face Class Action Over Health and Environmental Concerns at Blackwell

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation