U.S. Marshals Service 2010 Nominee Opposed by Coalition
11/27/2010 The nomination of Stacia A. Hylton by President Obama to head the U.S. Marshals Service is being opposed by a coalition of criminal justice and human rights organizations. Hylton is a former U.S. Marshals Service Acting Deputy Director who was employed as Federal Detention Trustee from June 2004 to February 2010, where she supervised […]
Parents Must Be Aware of Kids’ Illegal Downloads
11/27/2010 A recent survey of several parents showed that approximately one in ten children have been exposed to sexually explicit material or offensive content when they download stuff from the Internet. Despite the rising number of offensive content downloads that children make today, nearly 40% of moms and dad have admitted that they do not […]
Offshore Matters Likely to Continue Facing Legal Challenges
11/27/2010 Since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which took the lives of eleven oil personnel and caused the biggest oil spill in history, the Obama administration has been taking steps to implement safety and environmental measures when it comes to offshore drilling. However, it seemed that every action that the government takes when it comes to […]
Law Firms Gradually Starting to Hire Staff to Handle Family and Energy Cases
11/27/2010 Signs that law firms are gradually emerging from nearly two years of economic downturn marked by a hiring freeze and downsizing are gradually being felt. In Pittsburgh, for instance, a couple of law firms have started to hire additional lawyers to fortify their Marcellus Shale and energy cases. Other law firms are being buoyed […]
Rasset Would Not Be Paying the $1.5M to Recording Industry as Counsels Argue Amount was Unconstitutional
11/27/2010 Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the first person to go to trial for illegally sharing music online was ordered to pay $1.5M to a recording industry trade group as damages. Her counsels continue to argue that the amount is highly unconstitutional. It was on Wednesday, November 3, that the federal jury in the said trial decided to […]
Nicholas Priore and Pro Bono Service Award Given to Green and Seifter Attorney
11/27/2010 The Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association and Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association gave the prestigious Nicholas S. Priore Advocacy and Professionalism Award to Attorney Michael J. Balanoff of Green & Seifter, Attorneys, PLLC. He is recognized in the legal profession as a man with an exemplary character who gives credibility to the profession. […]
Research: Legal Content Service is Ideal Way to Counter Piracy
11/27/2010 The BDRC Continental research suggested that the best way to combat piracy is to establish a whole lot more legal content services. They must offer better and legal ways in order for users to gain access to media content. Micropayment systems and streaming are among the ways suggested. The conference of the Media Research […]
A Course in eForensics May Help Stop Cyber crime
11/27/2010 The first postgraduate eForensics course is now given by Swinburne Universty, in response to the need to equip professionals with the right skills in order to stop cybercrime. Since almost everybody is now using a computer, cybercrime rate has also gone up. People however, seem not to understand the problems on the legal and […]
Legal Exchange Wagering is perceived as the Savior of Horse Racing
11/13/2010 A novel method of betting on horse racing which is being proposed in New Jersey is said to be illegal under American Federal Law. This was revealed by State Sen. Ray Lesniak on Thursday although he added that he is still supporting the passage of a bill about exchange wagering. Exchange wagering is a […]
Legal Accelerator Product (LAP) Intranet Launched by Project Leadership Associates
11/12/2010 The largest independent business and technology consultancy to serve the US legal industry, Project Leadership Associates, announced today the triumphant introduction of the Legal Accelerator Product (LAP) Intranet, which is envisioned to increase productivity and bring forth competitive gains to medium-size law firms. The LAP platform is conceived to show real-time performance data through […]