Facebook Shareholders Hope to Sell More Shares

  Facebook is making waves once again and the new waves deal with the IPO and the shares being sold. Facebook has released an updated filing, which increases the number of shares it is going to offer in the IPO to 421.2 million from 337.4 million it originally said it would offer. The increase in [...]

New Lawyer for O.J. Simpson Asks for New Trial

  On Tuesday, a new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed an attempt to acquire his release from Nevada state prison. The lawyer claims that the former NFL star was represented so badly by his old lawyers in his trial and appeals that he should be given a new trial. The motion was filed in Clark [...]

Dubai to Feature Underwater Hotel

  Drydocks World, a construction company headquartered in Dubai, and BIG InvestConsult, are planning to construct the Water Discus Hotel. It will be a luxury underwater hotel in Dubai. The hotel was designed by Deep Ocean Technology from Poland. The hotel will be surrounded by a coral reef, it will feature 21 two-person rooms with [...]

Former President of Poland Suggests Beating for Solidarity Members

  The members of Solidarity, a trade union once led by the former president of Poland, Lech Walesa, should be beaten according to Walesa. The reason for the beating, according to Walesa, is because of the protest they ran in Warsaw last week. Walesa led the labor movement in the 1980s, which was focused on [...]

Wisconsin Man Pickets Restaurant for being Cut Off at All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry

  A man from Wisconsin was cut off after scarfing down 12 pieces of fish at an all-you-can-eat fish fry. After he was cut off from the event he decided to make a sign and picket the establishment for cutting him off from the fish fry. The man, Bill Wisth, stands at 6-foot-6-inches and weighs [...]

Medical Report for George Zimmerman Released

  The medical report for George Zimmerman following the incident with Trayvon Martin has been released by Zimmerman’s family physician. According to the report, Zimmerman was treated for a pair of black eyes, lacerations on the back of his head, a minor back injury and a ‘closed fracture’ of his nose. The report, which is [...]

Obama Discusses Gay Marriage on ‘The View’

On Tuesday’s ‘The View,’ President Barack Obama corrected host Elisabeth Hasselbeck regarding his stance on same-sex marriage. Obama announced his stance on same-sex marriage last Wednesday, saying that he feels same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Not long after Obama made his announcement, Hasselbeck, criticized the president. She said that he ‘long held both [...]

Mother Kills Four Children Then Self in Florida

  Tonya Thomas’ neighbors were awoken in the middle of the night by the sound of gunshots and a knock on their door. When they opened the door they saw three of Thomas’ four children, one of whom seemed to be shot. Thomas exited her home and told her children to go back inside. They [...]

San Diego Launches Law School Solo Incubator

After the City University of New York School of Law invented th idea of a solo incubator back in 2007, a few other schools have picked up on it, including the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, the University of Maryland Francis King Cary School of Law, and Pace Law school. San [...]

The Anatomy of Dewey’s Demise

With all the media attention Law Giant Dewey and LeBoeuf’s slow painful demise has received, its as if we are receiving a pre-mortal autopsy: we are getting an update on each of Dewey’s organs as they fail one by one. The company stands right now to liquidate their assets in order to avoid the high [...]

OneRepublic Drummer Eddie Fisher Arrested

On Tuesday, Eddie Fisher, the star drummer of the alternative rock band OneRepublic was arrested in Denver for destroying private property, disturbing peace and on suspicion of assault. While, little is known about the circumstances of the arrest or what caused the police to arrest Fisher, the fact is he is being held without bond [...]

“Los Tocayos Carlos” How Texas Executes the Innocent

The story of the execution of a ‘childlike’ and innocent Hispanic man Carlos DeLuna by the state of Texas made Columbia Law School Professor James Liebman and a team of students write a book on the travesty of justice. The report was published on Tuesday.   The death of man who from the time of [...]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Launching Solo Incubator

With the economy confirming few jobs at law firms, a greater number of new graduates who had never thought of starting solo practice have begun to consider it. Needless to say, law schools are well aware that JD programs at most institutions are not aligned to create ‘lawyers’ but ‘law firm employees,’ and the sudden [...]

Pension Authorities Sue Dewey Seeking Termination of Dewey Retirement Plans

On Monday, in a new turn of events adding to the despair of Dewey & LeBoeuf employees, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp has filed a lawsuit against the firm in a federal court in Manhattan. The federally-owned U.S. government corporation is seeking a decree to terminate a big number of Dewey retirement plans. In its [...]

Founder of Best Buy Removed from Company

  Richard Schulze, the founder and chairman of Best Buy, is the latest to be removed from the company that also cost CEO Brian Dunn his job earlier this year. It was announced on Monday by the company that Hatim Tyabji will become the chairman of the board beginning on June 21. Tyabji is serving [...]

Greenberg Traurig Adds Dewey’s Poland Office

  A group of about 50 lawyers from the Europe office of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP are joining the firm of Greenberg Traurig. Greenberg was one of the firms considering a merger with Dewey or another type of transaction, which was something that never came to fruition. According to a statement from Greenberg, the Dewey [...]