INTRADE: US Residents Should Begin Closing Down Their Accounts Immediately
The CFTC is suing popular betting site Intrade. And now Intrade is telling its customers to start shutting down their accounts.From Intrade (via TPM):ATTENTION U.S. CUSTOMERS - IMPORTANT!We are sorry...
View ArticleThis Man Was Just Indicted For Faking A ~$25 Billion Contract With Mark...
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Ceglia was indicted on charges he faked evidence to support his claims that he signed a contract with Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg giving him a...
View ArticleElite Law Firm Cravath Just Announced Surprisingly Good Bonuses
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, one of the country's most profitable law firms, just announced a pretty sweet 2012 bonus scale.And since Cravath is a leader in the industry, the fact that it's paying out...
View ArticleUnemployed Recent Law Grad Accuses Dean Of 'Fiscally Raping Law Students'
A 2012 graduate of the University of Buffalo law school sent a furious letter to the school's dean after he failed to land a job after getting his JD.A tipster sent Above The Law the recent grad's...
View ArticleChinese Model Who Posted Racy Photos Of Herself In A Police Uniform Sentenced...
A young woman who posted photographs of herself wearing a police uniform to Weibo has been jailed for nine months by the Chinese authorities, Malcolm Moore of the Daily Telegraph reports.23-year-old...
View ArticleJudge In The Bible Belt Says Go To Church Or Go To Jail
A judge in Oklahoma, one of the many states to make up America's famed Bible Belt, has issued a controversial ruling that seems to fly in the face of separation of church and state.Judge Mike Norman...
View ArticleApple Is Paying Harley-Davidson Just So It Can Use The Word 'Lightning'
The EU Patent & Trademark Office has published trademark applications for Apple's Lightning connector which reveal that the company bought a "partial transfer" from Harley Davidson to enable them...
View ArticleIf You Report A Stolen Phone To The NYPD, The Police Will Keep Your Phone...
When a phone is reported stolen to the New York Police Department, detectives routinely request phone records from the day of the theft onwards, in case the suspect uses the phone to make calls.The...
View ArticleJOB OF THE WEEK: Director, Risk Management
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
View ArticleGun Shoppers Joined Other Black Friday Shoppers In Record Numbers
For the second consecutive year, prospective gun buyers joined Black Friday shoppers in record numbers as firearms dealers swamped the FBI with required buyer background check requests.The FBI fielded...
View ArticleMan Says His Wife Died After Airlines Said She Was Too Fat To Fly Home
A 425-pound woman died last month in Hungary after three airlines allegedly told her she was too fat to fly back to America.Janos Soltesz plans to sue Delta, KLM, and Lufthansa next month, claiming the...
View ArticleSee Why Tory Burch Is Accusing Her Ex-Husband Of Copying Her Style
Tory Burch and her ex-husband, Chris, have been fighting a legal battle that's the talk of the fashion industry. Her people say that his new line, C. Wonder, shamelessly copies her eponymous one....
View ArticleHow To Keep Your Emails And Texts Secret
Maybe you're a private person. Maybe you're into shady dealings. Maybe you're having an affair with a spy.Whatever the reason, sometimes you need to send an email without any chance of other people...
View ArticleTragic Photos Show 19-Year-Old Climbing The Brooklyn Bridge Before Jumping To...
This morning in Dumbo we saw lines of firetrucks at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. There were dozens of firefighters looking up at the bridge, where there were also emergency vehicles holding up...
View ArticleA Dish Network Lawsuit Could Have A Huge Impact On Pot-Smoking Workers
Colorado's legalization of marijuana has raised a lot of brand-new legal issues, including whether employers can fire workers for smoking weed on their own time.The Denver Post reported on such a case...
View ArticleWendy Williams' Massive Shoe Bill Allegedly Led To A Kidnapping In China
Wendy Williams, a radio personality who hosts a talk show on BET, allegedly failed to for pay for 12,140 pairs of shoes bearing her logo, the New York Daily news reported Monday.And the shoe factory...
View ArticleResearch Shows Just How Wrong Scalia Is: The Federal Courts Are Totally...
The New York Times' Supreme Court correspondent recently looked at how deeply politics have infiltrated federal courts, and his findings completely contradict what the Supreme Court's most outspoken...
View Article'Price Is Right’ Model Wins $8.5 Million Prize In Pregnancy Lawsuit
A former model on the Price is Right won $8.5 million in a discrimination lawsuit that claimed the show refused to take her back after she returned from maternity leave.Along with several other sparkly...
View ArticleJudge Orders Tobacco Companies To Fess Up About Just How Addictive Their...
After a nearly six-year legal battle, a judge ordered tobacco companies to start warning consumers about just how addictive their products are.U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler issued her ruling...
View ArticleNew York City Goes A Whole Day Without Shootings Or Stabbings
This New York Daily News cover says it all: The accompanying article reveals no one was stabbed, shot, or slashed in New York City on Monday — a feat that hasn't happened in recent memory.And while...
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