Black Friday can bring out the worst in holiday shoppers, and in some cases, it can also land you in police custody. As a bit of a pre-Black Friday warning, here are five ways your shopping frenzy can get you arrested:......
A trial judge got it right by allowing a jury to decide whether a fallen bikini top could constitute an "emergency" absolving a distracted driver of negligence in a fatal crash, a Brooklyn, N.Y., appeals court has decided.
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Shire LLC et al. v. Apotex Corp. et al. 1:13-cv-24236; filed November 21, 2013 in the Southern District of Florida. • Plaintiffs: Shire LLC;...
In this issue: - SEC Chair Mary Jo White Outlines Potential Changes to “Accredited Investor” Definition - CFTC Issues Final Rules for Systemically Important Derivatives Clearing Organizations - CFTC Issues Guidance for Swap Execution...
A Raiders fan was seriously injured on Sunday trying to break a woman's fall after she jumped from the deck of the Oakland's O.co Coliseum. The 61-year-old Good Samaritan was hospitalized but is now in stable condition, reports Oakland's KTVU-TV.
Dr. Keith Kull sued Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in federal court alleging that the university denied him tenure and fired him because he was male. The collective bargaining agreement provided that tenure-track professors at Kutztown have a...
A grand jury in Ohio has indicted the Steubenville schools superintendent on charges of obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence in the investigation of the rape of a 16-year-old girl at a party.
Clearinghouses are now considered systemically important to financial markets. But with that designation are new regulations and capital requirements. John Lothian News sat down with Kim Taylor of CME Clearing to talk about how a new requirement will...
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking to hire a new Director of the Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation. The Office of Transportation Policy is responsible for recommending overall surface transportation policy initiatives...
