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Employee Sues Employer Because Job was Killing Her

When one employee, Tammy Armstrong, began working with I-Behavior, a consumer data tracking company, she did not realize that she…

NALP Releases Salary Figures for Law Graduates

New statistics from NALP-The Association for Legal Career Professionals, show that law graduates from the class of 2011 are seeing…

Terry Lee Black Charged with 6-Year-Old’s Murder

Terry Lee Black, 41, has been arrested in the death of a Utah girl, 6, who was raped and killed.…

California Man Sentenced to 65 Years in Rape of 7-Year-Old

A man from California who kidnapped and raped a 7-year-old girl who has severe developmental disabilities has been sentenced to…

Lance Armstrong Files Lawsuit to Block Charges

A lawsuit was filed in federal court on Monday by Lance Armstrong for the purpose of blocking the U.S. Anti-Doping…

Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Women by Corpus Christi Police Department

The police department in Corpus Christi, Texas has been accused of discriminating against female applicants, according to a federal lawsuit…

Fees Reduced in Lehman Brothers Case

A Manhattan federal judge decided to cut 31 percent from the fees being sought by two law firms that won…

CEO of Full Tilt Poker Arrested for Ponzi Scheme

Raymond Bitar, the chief executive officer for online poker website Full Tilt Poker, was arrested by federal law enforcement officials…

Justice John Roberts Switched Positions on Health Care Vote

Evidence has been presented that Supreme Court Justice John Roberts switched his position on the vote regarding health care reform.…

Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Juvenile Murderers

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that juvenile murderers cannot be issued mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole,…

Lawsuit Settled by Alabama School District

On Tuesday, Unites States officials announced that a school district from Alabama has agreed to hire more non-whites. The reason…

Part of Arizona Immigration Law Rejected by Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court turned down provisions of Arizona’s law on immigration but also said that a portion regarding…