The Ninth Circuit has a little ruling today that rejects a Second Amendment challenge to the federal felon-in-possession prohibition in light of Heller. The ruling in , No. 09-10072 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2010) ( ), gets started this way: And here is the heart of the panel's analysis of the Second ...

Richard Hess, 63 of Chelan, was killed in a single-vehicle accident when his pickup truck rolled on Interstate 90 near the Cle Elum exit reports the Yakima Herald.com. According to the report, Hess drove his truck off of the road and when he over-corrected, he crossed into the eastbound lanes where ...

The Law Blog continues its chat with Covington & Burling partner and author Philip Howard.

Today we bring you Part II of my conversation with Wayne Burton and Cyndy Nayer of the Center for Health Innovation, where we get into some specific examples of successful programs.  The Center represents over 40 million lives, and brings together employers and providers to focus on a limited number ...

Thomas W. Mitchell (Wisconsin), Stephen Malpezzi (Wisconsin), and Richard Green (USC) have posted Forced Sale Risk: Class, Race, and The 'Double Discount' on SSRN. Here's the abstract: What impact does a forced sale have upon a property owner's wealth? And...

Maybe Toyota should take a lesson from Bingham McCutchen: don't try to cut corners when producing a hybrid. Back in October, Bingham announced that it would be adopting a new "merit-lockstep" hybrid approach to associate compensation. The plan came with the stamp of approval from Bingham partners a ...

The Ninth Circuit has a little ruling today that rejects a Second Amendment challenge to the federal felon-in-possession prohibition in light of Heller. The ruling in , No. 09-10072 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2010) ( ), gets started this way: And here is the heart of the panel's analysis of the Second ...

A recent post-Koken decision has been handed down in Philadelphia County in the case of Zerggan v. Rietman and Nationwide Insurance, No. 0906 o1752 June Term 2009 (Phila. Co. Jan. 20, 2010 McInerney, J.). Judge Patricia McInerney sustained the preliminary objections filed by the tortfeasor and trans ...

According to a feature article in this month's InsideCounsel one consultant who helps clients structure alternative fee arrangements "estimates that only about 2% of total legal billings currently are being done on alternative basis - but he contends it’s an increasing trend." That c ...

Overturning two lower courts, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that state law does not prohibit people from carrying bicycle footrests, even though police say some gang members use the parts as illegal metal knuckles. The case arose from the...