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Families of Women Switched at Birth Clean Up in French Court

Two women mistakenly switched at birth in 1994 will collect 400,000 euros (approximately $451,760) each from the private clinic in France responsible for the mix up. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Best Place to Work in Law, Is Your Firm Registered?

Progressive Law Practice Best Places to WorkProgressive Law Practices’ Best Places to Work is a survey competition to determine which participants are the best employers. The process is managed by Best Companies Group (BCG) and winners are published by Progressive Media Group, Inc.

Best Places to Work in Law

Why participate?

By participating you can find out if you are one of the county’s best employers! It can also result in significant organizational benefits for entrants:

1) Heightened Company Pride.
2) Public Relations and Marketing Advantage.
3) The Employee Feedback Report.

Included with registration, participants will receive their Employee Feedback Report detailing the company’s employee responses. Also included are employee and employer benchmarks.

Best Places to Work in Law

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Lawyer Sues Courthouse for Return of Pricey Pen

A Nebraska attorney whose $500 Montblanc pen went missing after he accidentally left his things at a courthouse security kiosk has filed a tort claim against the County Clerk’s Office seeking return of the pen or its exact replacement. So reports the Omaha World-Herald.

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Judge Releases Mentally Ill Man Who Threw Boiling Oil on Niece

A New York City criminal court judge charged—and then released—a schizophrenic man who caused his 13-year-old niece to suffer several second-degree burns by splashing her with boiling cooking oil. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Politicians Challenge Law Protecting Cuban Immigrants

Cuban-American politicians are seeking to revise or eliminate a law that gives Cubans broader protections than any other immigrants arriving in the United States. So reports The New York Times.

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Calif. Jury Convicts Revenge Porn Website Operator

A California criminal court found the owner of a website that featured nude pictures of women without their consent guilty of charges that could land him in prison for as long as 20 years. So reports the Associated Press.

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Terminally Ill Patients Sue for Right to Die in NY

Three terminally ill patients have filed a suit against New York State seeking an order that would exempt their doctors from prosecution for aiding in their deaths. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Grandpa Gets 200 Years for Impregnating Granddaughter

A Montana judge handed down two consecutive 100-year sentences to Mikeal Shane Pruett, a man who impregnated his 11-year-old granddaughter and molested her younger sister. So reports the Missoulian.

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Woman Faces Jail Time for Masturbating in University Library

A former Oregon State University student is facing up to a year in jail for filming a video of herself masturbating in the school’s library. So reports the Huffington Post.

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Jury Awards $4M to Chaplain Abused by 911 Responders

A jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., awarded $4 million to a Corrections Department chaplain whose leg was deliberately broken by cops responding to the chaplain’s girlfriend’s emergency domestic violence call. So reports The New York Daily News.

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