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How Alzheimer's Has Affected a Former Potential Supreme Court Nominee - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Karen Williams was chief judge of a federal appeals court and a potential Supreme Court nominee when her family noticed some changes in her personality. Williams, who headed the Richmond, Va.-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was at the peak of her career, the Greenville News (sub. req.) reports. When she began repeating herself and forgetting names, her family assumed she was too busy. “We started noticing something wasn’t right,” according to Williams’ husband, C” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Stressed Out? Guided Imagery and Meditation Can Help, Researchers Say - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Updated: Stress can be good when it spurs peak performance to meet a challenge. But those who are plagued by so much stress that they experience agitation and insomnia need to dial it down. Researchers and psychologists are offering solutions for the overstressed, the Wall Street Journal reports. They recommend training in meditation and mindfulness, as well as guided imagery. Stress on the job is also linked to depression, according to a recent study cited by ABC News. A study of middle-aged go” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Lawyer Blames Client's Paxil Use for Bank Robbery - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “The lawyer for a man accused of robbing a Bank of America branch is blaming the crime on his client’s use of the antidepressant Paxil. Defense lawyer Peter Johnson told a Georgia judge on Monday that he would call expert witnesses at trial to show the drug interfered with his client’s ability to distinguish right from wrong, the Augusta Chronicle reports. Johnson represents Feliz Bega Jr., accused of making off with $12,000 in the robbery before a tracking device led to his arrest. &” View full resource at abajournal.com
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The One Percenters Include More Doctors than Lawyers - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Lawyers are well-represented in the top 1 percent of earners, but they still are outranked by business people, doctors and finance professionals. That’s the conclusion of a study of 2005 tax data by economists Jon Bakija, Adam Cole and Bradley Heim. The New York Times Economix blog reported on the results, and New York Times columnist David Brooks has a column commenting on the implications. The researchers found that lawyers make up about 8 percent of the top 1 percent. Here are the top f” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Empire Builder: Frank Burch, DLA Piper - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Twelve years ago, a two-page memo drafted at a breakfast meeting at Chicago’s Ritz-Carlton hotel outlined the visions of two leaders of midsize law firms to build the world’s leading global business-law firm. That memo listed three attributes thought to define the top firms of the future, and it remains the master plan behind the unprecedented growth of one of the most successful law firms in the history of the profession, DLA Piper, helmed by global board chairman Francis B. Burch J” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Stanley Kubrick Thought of iPad Design First, Samsung Says in Patent Spat with Apple - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Stanley Kubrick and his filmmakers thought of the basic design for the iPad long before Apple came out with the device, Samsung asserts in defense of a patent infringement suit targeting its Android products. Samsung made the claim in a document filed with the San Jose, Calif., federal court on Monday, report the Wall Street Journal’s Korea Real Time blog and the blog FOSS Patents. Samsung argues Apple's iPad design patent is invalid because a similar device had been envisioned in science ” View full resource at abajournal.com
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‘Cyberloafing’ Helps Work Productivity, Personal Emailing Doesn’t, Study Finds - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Workers who do a little Internet surfing during a work break are more productive on the job, a new study has found. Researchers at the National University of Singapore found that workers allowed to visit Internet sites during a break were more productive than workers who responded to personal email and those who worked straight through, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. The study had two components: a survey of 191 adults and an experiment involving undergrad management students. The ” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Criminal Charges Over Mich. Woman's Front-Yard Vegetable Garden Are Dropped - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Misdemeanor criminal charges against an Oak Park, Mich., woman who grew vegetables in raised beds in her front yard were dropped on Wednesday. But Julie Bass, who had been looking at a July 26 trial, didn't find that out until her lawyer went to court Thursday to file a motion to dismiss the charges, the Detroit News reported.” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Defendant Says He Robbed a Bank to Get Prison Health Care - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “A North Carolina man who robbed a bank proved to be a cooperative criminal. James Verone passed a note to the teller that asked for a dollar. Then he sat down and waited for police to arrive, WCNC.com reports. Verone wanted to get arrested to get prison health care. Verone says he doesn’t have a job and doesn’t have any money. He has two ruptured disks, a growth on his chest, and a problem with his left foot. He told WCNC in a jailhouse interview that he’s getting good heath ca” View full resource at abajournal.com
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DLA Piper Takes Former UK Partner to Arbitration over Notice and ‘Gardening Leave’ - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “DLA Piper has initiated arbitration proceedings against a former partner it accuses of leaving the law firm too quickly. Neil Gerrard, DLA Piper’s litigation co-chair, gave notice in late March and joined Dechert on April 23, Legal Week reports in a story noted by the Am Law Daily. DLA had asked for a longer notice period, including a period of “gardening leave,” Legal Week reports. The Am Law Daily explains the term. Gardening leave is a period of paid leave for lawyers leavin” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Felony Franks Sign Doesn't Cut the Mustard, Chicago Says; Owner of Misdemeanor Wiener Provider Sues - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Tired of what he describes as unreasonable ongoing delay by the city of Chicago and a local alderman in approving a sign for his restaurant, the owner of Felony Franks has filed a federal lawsuit. Customers deserve a chance to buy a” View full resource at abajournal.com
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BigLaw Email Bans Short Skirts and Stiletto Heels, Asks Women to Please Brush Their Hair - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “Reportedly horrified by the sight of a number of female trainees showing too much leg and looking like they were ready for a night of” View full resource at abajournal.com
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Police in Fla. Town Use Email and Skype to Obtain Warrants While Still on the Scene - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “A police officer and a county judge in South Florida worked together with prosecutors to develop a Skype-based booking system for the town of Palm Bay that operates as a virtual courtroom at a crime scene. As a suspect is arrested in a driving-under-the-influence case, police forward documents by email to the judge who then authorizes appropriate warrants in a Skype conference call, reports Florida Today.” View full resource at abajournal.com
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A Lawsuit Claims 'Macho' Culture Led to Associate Dad's Firing - Magazine - ABA Journal
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DOJ Advises Supreme Court There’s No Rush on Review of Health Care Law - News - ABA Journal
abajournal.com — “The Obama administration has advised the U.S. Supreme Court there is no need to be hasty in reviewing the new health care law. The state of Virginia has asked the Supreme Court to accept an expedited review of the constitutionality of the law’s requirement for individuals to buy health insurance. But in a brief filed Monday evening, the U.S. Justice Department says there is no need for the high court to step in before a decision is issued by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in R” View full resource at abajournal.com
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