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Alabama Legislative Update – Week 6: Legislators Focus on Education, Tort Reform and Health Care

In a week that was dominated by events surrounding the Alabama Accountability Act, several significant pieces of legislation still moved through – or died in – the State House....more

Weekly Brief: 78% of Law Schools Ignore ABA Rule [Video]

March 7 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. New testimony at the BP oil spill trial in New Orleans focuses on a key safety test taken shortly before the accident. Also,...more

Weekly Brief: DOJ Memo Details Justification For Killing US Citizens  [Video]

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. A confidential memo leaked from the Department of Justice details the legal rationale for the extrajudicial killing of American...more

Appellate Court rules that for-profit technical school is not automatically exempt from New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act under...

The New Jersey Appellate Court holds that a for-profit technical school cannot invoke the "learned professional" exception to the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. This decision exemplifies that career training schools are not...more

School Board Members Properly Petitioned Court to Oust Board Member from Office

A recent Illinois Appellate Court case reaffirms the requirements that school board members not hold conflicting positions during their service on the board, and highlights the method by which board members may be removed...more

Food Services Providers & Investigations by State Attorneys General

New York State’s new Taxpayer Protection Bureau, which New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman established in January 2011, was designed to eliminate fraud and recoup money illegally taken from New York State...more

WHAT' DEMOCRACY

WHAT' DEMOCRACY < OBSERVATION >...more

Should FTC Sue Law Schools For Misrepresentation?

On May 25, 2011, a class action was filed against the Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) in San Diego for intentionally misrepresenting employment data of recent alumni. The complaint states that in order to continue...more

School District Not Liable For School Employees’ Statements About Bus Driver

A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision highlights the protections that courts recognize for statements by public employees about coworker misconduct. The case should reassure school district employees who in good faith...more

Squeeze Money from Insurance Adjustors

The law offices of Mark S. Cornwall have specialized in squeezing as much money as possible for clients out of Insurance Companies for the last 28 years. Our motto is, “Make the client happy.” This is sometimes...more

Stuart v. TUSD

Appeal from Denial of SLAPP

Appeal from denial of SLAPP motion. Court of Appeal opinion....more