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Legal Profession Blog
“Undiagnosed Lack Of Impulse Control”
An attorney was disbarred on consent last week by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The rest of the story, as Paul Harvey might say, is in this week's…
ContractsProf Blog
New Fad: Suing for $54 Million
As she reports on her very revealing blog, sometime in 2006 Raelyn Campbell bought an extended warranty along with a laptop computer from Best Buy. To make a long story…
Marler Blog
Stolen trailer found in Dallas; meat still missing
MISSING MEAT Clarissa Kell-Holland of Land Line Magazine and I spoke today about the finding of the E. coli-tainted truck. As she reported, the refrigerated trailer reported stolen from the…
Marler Blog
Tracking the Tainted Trailer – sighted in Dallas and Broken Arrow
$10,000 reward still offered for information leading to the arrest of the persons who stole the meat-filled trailer. Quote of the day:"The bottom line is, it's never safe to buy…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Who’s Minding the Goya?
By Ellen Podgor
This one is not a white collar crime, at least not strictly, but the apparent ease with which it took place makes me wonder about how well valuable items are…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Legal Malpractice Morphs into Federal Criminal Charges
This story of an Arkansas lawyer who is alleged to have stolen money moved from the mere mistake, to theft, to tragedy, and then legal malpractice. "Rogers tax attorney now faces…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Sex education critic checks out library books – and keeps them
Via the Associated Press:LEWISTON, Maine - A Lewiston woman who was upset by the content of an acclaimed sex education book published 14 years ago has checked out copies from…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Former CEO of Certificate Companies Pleads Guilty to Theft
The SEC announced that, on June 26, 2007, John J. Lawbaugh ("Lawbaugh"), the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and majority shareholder of 1st Atlantic Guaranty…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Hester Analyzed
Prof. Wendy Gerzog (Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law) has recently posted her article entitled Hester: A Saga of Greed on SSRN.This case concerns the inclusion of…
La Revue
Vol et vol
Vol commis par un salarié au préjudice de son employeur Cass. soc., 6 mars 2007, n° 05-44569 "Le vol est la soustraction frauduleuse de la chose d'autrui" (Art 311-1 du…