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Social Media Clauses Increasingly Included in Prenups
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Couples are increasingly including clauses in prenuptial agreements that stipulate what their partner can and cannot post to social media if the couple starts divorce proceedings. So reports CBSNews.
Read more...NFL's Washington Redskins’ Trademarks Cancelled
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Six Washington Redskins trademarks have been cancelled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board deemed them to be "disparaging to Native Americans." So reports NBCNews.
Read more...'Central Park 5' Settle for with NYC for $40M
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New York City will pay $40 million to the Central Park 5, a group of men who were wrongly convicted of raping a female jogger in 1989. So reports the New York Post.
Read more...LinkedIn Faces Lawsuit Over Use of Members’ Contact Info
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A California federal court has allowed LinkedIn members to pursue a lawsuit against the company for using the contacts information in their external email accounts for marketing purposes. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Man Murdered Hours After Being Mistakenly Cleared of Burglary Charges
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A man on trial for burglary was released from jail because of a mistake, only to be stabbed to death hours later after an argument with his sister’s boyfriend. So reports the Fresno Bee.
Read more...Thomson Reuters Special Report Helps Navigate ACA 'Play or Pay' Penalties
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Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released a special report for employers and other professionals who advise business clients. The report, "Get Ready to Play or Pay: Employer Shared Responsibility Under Health Care Reform," highlights key provisions employers must understand to avoid tax penalties related to the Affordable Care Act.
Read more...Critics Challenge Sale of Charleston Law School
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The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is set to vote on whether the founders of Charleston Law School should be permitted to sell the institution to InfiLaw, a private equity firm that already owns three other U.S. law schools. So reports The New York Times’ Dealbook.
Read more...GM's Top Management Not at Fault In Deadly Ignition Defect: Internal Report
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A General Motors internal investigation into the reasons why millions of its cars were manufactured with deadly defective ignition switches lays blame on several senior legal and engineering executives, but absolves the motor company’s upper management from wrongdoing. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...High Court Refuses Journalist’s Request for Protection Relating to a Source
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The Supreme Court denied journalist James Risen’s request to quash a federal government subpoena demanding that he identify a source he used in his 2006 book, State of War. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Cop Convicted of Slaying Beloved Elk 'Big Boy'
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A Boulder, Colo., jury has convicted former police officer Sam Carter of nine counts—including four felonies—for shooting a huge elk beloved by the community and then trying to cover it up. So reports NBC News.
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