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Georgia Executes First Woman in Decades
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Georgia administered a lethal injection to Kelly Gissendaner, 47, the first woman executed in that state in 70 years. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Making a Lateral Move? Protect Yourself by Following This Advice
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Lawyers moving between jobs at smaller law firms need to make sure they don’t wind up violating the rules of professional responsibility, exposed to undue professional liability, or unemployed. So reports The Recorder.
Read more...From the the Batmobile to Tom Brady: September's Notable Verdicts
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From Batman to Brady and big awards, here are some notable verdicts from September.
Read more...Sean Penn Sues Empire Creator for Comparing Show's Terrance Howard's Abuse of Women to Penn's Past Troubles
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Sean Penn has filed a defamation suit against Empire creator Lee Daniels for stating that Empire star Terrance Howard, who has publicly admitted to abusing women, “ain't done nothing different than… Sean Penn." So reports the Hollywood Reporter.
Read more...NJ Doc Faces More Counts of Criminal Sexual Contact
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A New Jersey doctor who was arrested last month and released from a county jail on charges of criminal sexual contact and harassment by offensive touching was arrested again this week. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Man Arrested for Disparaging Police on Facebook to Collect $35K
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A small village in rural Wisconsin will pay $35,000 to a man who was arrested for calling local cops “f**king racist bastards” on the local police department’s Facebook page. So reports Ars Technica.
Read more...Surgeon Who Made Assistants Perform Surgeries Faces Insurance Fraud Charges
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A California orthopedic surgeon and several of her associates are accused of causing nearly two dozen patients to suffer significant injuries by having physician’s assistants—not doctors—operate on them. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Five Charged with Murder for Baruch Frat Hazing Death
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Pennsylvania prosecutors will charge five people with third-degree murder and 32 others with a range of counts in connection with the death of Baruch College student Chun Hsien Deng, who suffered fatal injuries during a fraternity hazing ritual. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...UK Woman Convicted After Impersonating a Man to Dupe Female Friend into Sex
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A court in the United Kingdom convicted Gayle Newland of sexual assault for pretending to be a man and having intercourse, using a prosthetic penis, with her female friend. So reports the Press Association.
Read more...Alleged Florida U. ‘Foot Sniffer’ Charged by Police
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Police in Miami have arrested a man matching the description and photo of a person who was seen crouching under tables and sniffing women’s feet at a Florida International University library. So reports the Associated Press.
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