Anyone who has been seriously injured in an accident knows how jarring it can be in an already busy life. If you suffered an injury and are interested in pursuing legal action, there are several things you should start doing right away. Taking a...
President Obama is giving military leaders one year to show they are adequately dealing with sexual assaults in the armed forces, the Associated Press reports.
With 2013 coming to an end, we've gone the extra mile to compile the 10 most valuable resources from the past year. There's something here for all types of ethics and compliance professionals - we hope you enjoy the issue!...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Peugh v. United States that a defendant may not be sentenced under guidelines issued after the crime was committed if those guidelines provide for a harsher sentence. This violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition...
On December 2, 2013, United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California dismissed a case against Apple brought by a putative class of consumers who purchased applications from the App Store claiming that...
When buying or selling a home, it can be easy to get caught up in the excitement. However, don’t let daydreams about your prospective home stop you from reading through every document that requires your signature. In fact, the best thing you can do...
Business owners are often sued personally in FLSA suits, but a recent case shows there’s a significant risk for restaurant managers, as well. In Jang et al. v. Woo Lae Oak, Inc., et al., No. 12-cv-00782, 2013 WL 6577027 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 12, 2013),...
On December 16, 2013, the Council On State Taxation (COST) released its fifth edition of the COST Due Process Scorecard on Tax Appeals and Procedural Requirements. For the second time in as many scorecards, Alabama ranked in the select group of...
More than 40 percent of young lawyers in Wisconsin would not go to law school if they had it to do over again, given what they know now, a survey has found.
