2nd Cir. Unseals Atty Suit Records in Kickback Scandal
The Second Circuit ruled recently that the law firm of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP can’t hide up court records in a lawsuit in which a “disgruntled employee” was…
Judge Posner Dismisses Suit That Pits Butter Against Fishing Tackle
You really have to hand it Judge Posner. He and his court have a fantastic ability to make reading appellate decisions an actual delight. In this trademark infringement lawsuit, a…
To Save Bighorn Sheep, Gov’t Can Halt Domestic Grazing
Wild bighorn sheep used to number in the millions, grazing along the steep cliffs of rocky mountains. But today, there are less than 70,000 left, their numbers having dwindled as…
The Supreme Court Comes to the Defense of the Dangling Modifier
Strict textualism is alive and well in the Supreme Court, even after Justice Scalia’s passing. Nowhere can that be seen more clearly than in Lockhart v. U.S., one of the…
Best of Women Attorneys: How and Why to Celebrate Ladies in Law
You don’t need a special occasion to appreciate women in the law, though International Women’s Day is just around the corner. And it’s a great time to be a woman…
Frontrunning: March 3
Global stocks, oil dip, but markets calm down as growth fears ease (Reuters) Greece cannot carry migrant burden on its own: PM Tsipras (Reuters) New Migrant Crisis Flares in Greece…
Large Cap Growth Stocks At “Pivotal” Level
Via Dana Lyons’ Tumblr, The S&P 500 Pure Growth Index has broken above a key level that has alternately served as support AND resistance over the past 2 years. When…
Interest on Gold Is the New Tempest in a Teapot
Zero Hedge published an article on Canadian Bullion Services (CBS) last week. Other sites ran similar articles. The common thread through these articles, and in the user comments section, is…
Bill Gross Previews The Financial Apocalypse: “The Classical Economic Model Has Reached A Dead End”
Bill Gross takes a turn for the downright apocalyptic (with a +/- 5 billion year error margin) in his latest letter speculating on the future of banking and finance under…
Initial Jobless Claims Rise Again But What’s Wrong With This Picture?
For the second week in a row, initial jobless claims rose (up 6k to 278k) but remain flat at 42 year lows for the last year. Challenger job cuts rose…