In a 5-4 ruling by the Supreme Court earlier this week, criminal suspects still have a right to remain silent but they need to specifically verbalize they are invoking that right. While some members of the Court say this is simply clarifying the use...

A federal jury awarded $250 million in punitive damages to a group of current and former female employees of Novartis AG after finding that the drug maker discriminated against women in pay and promotions with their sales group. The jury also found the...

Last week Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his planned retirement after 35 years on the bench. Justice Stevens plans to step down at the end of the Court’s regular session in June, so his successor can be in place by the next session...

While the government’s health care initiative moves from the House to the Senate, the heated debate about this legislation continues across the country both at town hall meetings and people’s kitchen tables. Many ask if it is even...

The Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday found that Microsoft infringed on U.S. Patent 5,787,449, held by Michel Vulpe, the founder of a Canadian company called i4i over the architecture of Microsoft Word. The company was also assessed $290 million in...

There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about legal guardianship due to the death of Michael Jackson. This raises the question of what really is a legal guardian and should parents designate a legal guardian for their minor children in case of...

NFL Roger Goodell has conditionally reinstated former player Michael Vick after completing his 20-month jail sentence related to federal dog fight charges. Vick will be eligible to play in the final two preseason games and the Commissioner will...

Singer Chris Brown released a video yesterday asking his fans’ forgiveness regarding his beating and abuse of singer Rihanna. Brown pleaded guilty in June to felony assault and was sentenced to five years supervised probation and community service....

Many were stunned by the abrupt resignation of Alaska Republican Governor Sarah Palin over the weekend. While she says legal troubles are not the primary reason for her resignation, she did say that her $500,000 legal costs were weighing heavily on...

Many were surprised to hear of the death of TV pitchman Billy Mays this weekend. While an autopsy is planned for today, many are speculating if he suffered a brain injury when he was hit on the head during a rough landing of his flight to Tampa...