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A lawyer’s primary focus should always be on the law, but many law firms are short-staffed, in-between staff, or just wearing too many hats. This not only impacts the bottom-line performance of the firm but can lead to burnout and missed tasks. Law firms’ day-to-day processes involve a lot of mundane tasks that aren’t directly related to the law, and some of these tasks may be suitable for ou...

Artemis Rayford was 12 years old when he wrote a letter last year to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, expressing concern about a new state law that allows most adults to legally carry a gun without a permit, WREG “I am a sixth-grader at Sherwood Middle School, and it is my opinion that this new law will be bad, and people will be murdered,” Artemis wrote the governor, according to KTLA sister station...

PHOENIX (AP) — An El Mirage man faces charges accusing him of shooting at law enforcement officers on at least five different occasions in the Phoenix area. No officers were injured in the 2021 incidents that resulted in the arrest Wednesday of Saul Ballardo, 38, but a probable-cause document submitted by the Arizona Department of Public Safety said the shootings caused officers to fear for t...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of teenage victims suffering from depression, an eating disorder, hospitalization, sexual exploitation, self-harm or suicide as a result of social media cyberbullying, today announced it has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc., and Snap, Inc. to hold each accountable i...

In the decision, McDonnel Group, LLC v. Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch. No. 18-30817, 2019 WL 2082905, (5th Cir. May 13, 2019), the Fifth Circuit held that federal law favoring the enforceability of arbitration in international contracts pre-empts state law purporting to invalidate attempts to set jurisdiction or venue in another state. While the contract at issue in the case was an insu...

“Twenty-one years have flown by,” she said in a statement released through the court administrative office. “I have been blessed to work with so many talented and dedicated people in the 19th Judicial Circuit. “Serving as a judge is a unique and rewarding experience; and I am proud of the services, programs, and collective legal ability we provide to the citizens of Lake County,” she added. W...

CARROLLTON, Va. (WAVY) — A 67-year-old woman is charged with second-degree murder after she fatally stabbed her son-in-law during a domestic altercation Thursday in Carrollton, the Isle of Wight Sheriff’s Office says. It happened just before 10 p.m. at a home in the 12000 block of Smith Neck Road in Carrollton. Deputies found 54-year-old Maurice Doctor with a stab wound to his upper back. He ...

FTC Wants Input on Impersonation COVID-19 era sees flood of fakery, but why? Trendlines It’s a common theory that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated changes that were already bubbling beneath the surface of our lives — the decoupling of worker and workplace and the rise of à la carte, IP-driven entertainment being the most celebrated examples. The country shut down, so more people worked from ...

In this Aug. 31, 2021, file photo, a woman photographs memorial lanterns for overdose victims on a bridge in downtown Caribou. Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected]. An estimated 635 Mainers lost their lives due to drug overdoses in 2021. Each of these deaths was preventable. It is therefore essential that we ...

The European Parliament calls for possible sanctions against high-ranking officials presiding over the crackdown. Potential targets of EU sanctions Hong Kong Chief Secretary John Lee (L), Chief Executive Carrie Lam (2nd R), and Secretary for Security Chris Tang (R) at a news conference in Hong Kong, June 25, 2021. The European Parliament passed a motion on Friday condemning ongoing human righ...