Class Rejected in Trailblazing Suit Against Law School

Headlines • Class Rejected in Trailblazing Suit Against Law School • Consumer Agency Charges Law Firm with Illegal Kickbacks • Restaurant Owner Loses $1M Copyright Claim Over TV Show • Third Circuit: FBI Can Keep Ethnic Mapping Docs Secret • The Best of the Plaintiffs Bar • Anna Nicole Smith Lives On in the U.S. Supreme Court's Latest Term • Former Kansas AG Suspended for 'Overzealous Advocacy' • University of Chicago Law School Attracts Another Big Gift • Lawyers in Circus Litigation Seek $25M in Fees • D.C. Court Hears Challenge to Juvenile Shackling Class Rejected in Trailblazing Suit Against Law School Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson School of Law was the class action that spawned a wave of suits brought by alumni claiming their law schools duped them with misleading post-graduate employment statistics. But the case was dealt a major blow this week when a San Diego County Superior Court judge denied class certification. Read More » Consumer Agency Charges Law Firm with Illegal Kickbacks According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Borders & Borders and name partners Harry Borders, John Borders Jr., and J. David Borders ran a "network of shell companies" to pay kickbacks for referrals of mortgage settlement business. The firm strongly disputes the charges. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Online Certificate Program Nov. 4-Dec. 13, 2013 AUWCL's Online Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration prepares participants with the foundational knowledge and skills to succeed in the complex and ever-changing field of international arbitration. The online courses explore legal principles and practical implications of commercial and investment arbitration. Apply Now. Restaurant Owner Loses $1M Copyright Claim Over TV Show The founder of Hollywood's iconic Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles has lost a copyright lawsuit alleging the producers of a television show stole the idea behind a script about his soul food restaurant. Read More » Third Circuit: FBI Can Keep Ethnic Mapping Docs Secret The Federal Bureau of Investigation was justified in withholding from the American Civil Liberties Union documents pertaining to post-9/11 use of ethnic and racial data to assess criminal and terrorist threats, a federal appeals court says. Read More » The Best of the Plaintiffs Bar These 19 firms are at the cutting edge of plaintiffs' work — and are giving defense players a run for their money. Read More » Anna Nicole Smith Lives On in the U.S. Supreme Court's Latest Term Ruling on issue left unsettled in deceased celebrity's case could have huge impact. Read More » Former Kansas AG Suspended for 'Overzealous Advocacy' Former Kansas Attorney General Phillip Kline lost his law license indefinitely on Friday after the Kansas Supreme Court found that he violated lawyer ethics rules in his prosecution of abortion providers. Read More » University of Chicago Law School Attracts Another Big Gift The University of Chicago Law School has received a $1 million donation from alumnus Jerome Katzin to bring judges to campus. This comes just two weeks after the announcement of a $5 million pledge from Bloomberg chief executive officer Daniel Doctoroff and his wife to create a business leadership program. Read More » Lawyers in Circus Litigation Seek $25M in Fees Lawyers for the producer of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus want the animal rights groups that unsuccessfully sued the circus to pay more than $25 million in legal fees. It's been more than a decade since the... Read More » D.C. Court Hears Challenge to Juvenile Shackling On Aug. 20, 2012, an 11-year-old boy, shackled, made his first appearance before a judge. His lawyers today urged the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to declare unconstitutional the shackling of juveniles without a judge first deciding whether the... Read More »

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