On Sept 15 I asked whether information sharing between the New York Times and the Washington Post constituted a possible violation of antitrust law. Prof. Shubha Ghosh, of AntitrustProf Blog, responded by writing, “It is not clear how this activity, as described, would have adversely affected competition and market price. My guess is that the […]
After a person dies, the survivors often face the tough task of locating important information and documents. Few people, however, are sufficiently organized to have this information gathered in one place which is easy to locate. Instead, survivors have to rummage through the decedent’s belongings and incoming mail to locate the information or clues to […]
Law.com carried an interesting story recently, “Widow’s Suit Seeks Return of $50M in ‘Excessive’ Fees and Gifts“: A Manhattan law firm has been hit with a suit claiming some of its partners tried to extract almost $50 million in “gifts” and unearned fees from a longtime client, the 80-year-old widow of one of New York […]
The US Senate Judiciary Committee concluded its four days of confirmation hearings for Chief Justice nominee John Roberts late Thursday, with closing remarks [SCOTUSblog report] from committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) and ranking Democrat Pat Leahy (D-VT). Following the conclusion of Roberts’ own testimony earlier in the day, the committee heard from a wide range […]
The Indiana Supreme Court has released its opinion in In the Matter of Timothy V. Clark and the Indiana Court of Appeals has released its opinion in Albert Allberry v. Parkmor Drug, Inc.. Meanwhile the 7th Circuit Ct. of Appeals has released two new opinions online: Bio, Maman v. Federal Express (civil) Firmansjah, Yulia v. […]
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt signed legislation Thursday authorizing lawsuits against anyone who helps teenagers get abortions in violation of Missouri’s parental consent law. The law is aimed at preventing teens from getting abortions in neighboring Illinois, which does not have a parental consent law. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri has already filed a lawsuit […]
The South Bend Tribune reports, “Convicted killer to get new trial.” The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a South Bend man’s murder conviction because the trial-court judge did not tell jurors that voluntary manslaughter was a possible verdict. The unanimous court ordered a new trial for David P. Clark, who was convicted for the […]
The Attorney General’s office has released a statement titled, “Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter announces another legal victory for Indiana’s Do Not Call Law.” An Indianapolis Star article also reports the recent news: A federal judge has ruled in favor of the state in a 3-year-old lawsuit by nonprofit groups challenging Indiana’s popular “no-call” list. […]
The Indiana Court of Appeals has released two new opinions today: Marshall Highler v. State of Indiana Utility Center, Inc. v. City of Fort Wayne The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals realeased three new opinions: Martin, Russell v. Grosshans, William (prisoner appeal) USA v. Abdel-Latif Dumeisi, Khaled (criminal) USA v. Bothun, Aric R. (criminal)
The Indianapolis Star reports today, “Questions raised by news release: Attorney general issues statement urging senators to vote for Supreme Court nominee.” Questions were raised Wednesday about whether a Republican state officeholder had gone too far in urging supporters to push for the confirmation of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Attorney General […]
