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FATHERS' RIGHTS - In re Adoption of Tobias D.

OPINION - Man identified by mother as father of two-year-old child belatedly learned of existence of child; after lower court granted guardians’ petition to terminate his parental rights, appeals court vacated decision pending DNA test of man and determination of parental rights. (Me.)

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION - Palin v. Palin

OPINION - Wife signed student loans, during marriage, for children’s college education without knowledge of husband; court found debt was not marital debt. (R.I.)

REAL ESTATE – Virgilio v. Ryland Group Inc.

OPINION – The class of plaintiffs purchased homes in a development adjacent to a World War II bombing range that is full of bombs, unexploded ordnance and chemicals. When the public became aware of the bombing range, the plaintiffs’ home values decreased markedly. However, the developers did not have a duty to disclose what they knew about the nearby land. (11th Cir.)

CRIMINAL LAW – State v. Ates

OPINION – A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that the state’s wiretap law is not unconstitutional even though it allows police to intercept phone calls between individuals located in other states without a suspect obtaining warrants from judges of those states. (N.J. Super. Ct., App. Div.)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – Nelson v. Time Warner Cable Inc.

BRIEF – Time Warner’s brief to the U.S. Supreme Court opposes the Texas Public Utilities Commission’s writ of certiorari. Time Warner successfully opposed a Texas law that allowed phone companies to gain cable TV franchises at the state level, but did not allow incumbent cable companies like Time Warner the same opportunity until municipal leases expired. (U.S.)

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge charged with corruption

5/18/2012

Joan Orie Melvin was suspended from the bench a day after nine criminal counts were recommended by a Pittsburgh grand jury.

A sign pointing to U.S. Bankruptcy Court. REUTERS Chip East

MF Global to get $168 mln back from JPMorgan

5/18/2012

The bank, under scrutiny for its ties to the collapsed commodities firm, will return "excess collateral" that it was holding when the brokerage's bankruptcy began.

Rajat Gupta outside federal court in New York, Feb 2012. REUTERS Brendan McDermid

Breakingviews: Risk of testifying could pay off for Rajat Gupta

5/18/2012

The smart money says the former Goldman Sachs director won't take the stand at his insider trading trial. But the prosecution's case is largely circumstantial, leaving him plenty of room to explain.

Gavel, stock. REUTERS Gil Cohen Magen

7th Circuit divided on 'class of one' claims

5/18/2012

The Chicago-based federal appeals court failed to agree on the circumstances under which a person can sue the government for individual mistreatment.

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LATEST POST: On your honor

5/18/2012

Have a pair of Shape-up or Tone-up shoes in your closet? Here’s how to get a refund.

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, file 2011. REUTERS Molly Riley

Mississippi high court declines to rehear pardon case

5/18/2012

The state Supreme Court rejected a motion to reconsider its approval of 10 pardons issued in January by then Governor Haley Barbour.

Delaware Chancery Court. REUTERS Tim Shaffer

Martin Marietta appeal moved to eve of Vulcan meeting

5/18/2012

The constriction materials company hopes to overturn a decision that barred both a tender offer and a proxy contest for Vulcan's board as punishment for violating a confidentiality agreement.

Former U.S. Senator John Edwards, May 14, 2012. REUTERS Davis Turner

Jury deliberations in Edwards trial to resume next week

5/18/2012

The jury must decide if Edwards orchestrated a cover-up to keep voters from learning of his pregnant mistress during his 2008 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Flowers at the site where the two Chinese students were killed, file 2012. REUTERS Jonathan Alcorn

Parents of slain Chinese students sue USC

5/18/2012

The wrongful death lawsuit claims the school misrepresented an off-campus area as safe and failed to provide security patrols.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma. REUTERS Andrew Cameron

Saints' Jonathan Vilma files defamation lawsuit against Roger Goodell

5/18/2012

The suit accuses the NFL Commissioner of making public statements about Vilma's part in the team's bounty scandal "which were false, defamatory and injurious."

Man with briefcase REUTERS Yuriko Nakao

Mayer Brown elects new chairman

5/17/2012

Paul Theiss, a former co-leader of the firm's corporate and securities practice, will succeed Herbert Krueger, who was himself elected chairman just three years ago.

Marijuana REUTERS Mark Blinch

New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana

5/17/2012

Gustin Reichbach has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his treatments.


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