Legal Research

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 24, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.COM, December 24, 2008.

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FROM THIS WEEK'S ISSUE  |  Beware: Your 'tweet' on Twitter could be trouble
"Twitter fans, listen up: Your 'tweets' could land you or your employer in legal hot water. That's what lawyers are advising about the latest social networking craze that lets users post short answers to one simple question: What are you doing? "

WEB-ONLY  |  Hedge fund sued over Madoff investments
"Investors in Tremont Group Holdings Inc., owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., have sued the hedge fund claiming gross negligence for placing money with money manager Bernard Madoff, who has admitted to a $50 billion Ponzi scheme."

WEB-ONLY  |  Martindale: Reports of attorney ratings' demise exaggerated
"LexisNexis Group's Martindale-Hubbell has no plans to abandon its lawyer ratings, the company insisted in response to blog postings about its layoff of attorney rating specialists. However, the company will change the way it gathers the information underpinning the ratings, a company spokesman said."

WEB-ONLY  |  A white-collar defender's take on what can be learned from the KPMG verdicts
"McDermott Will & Emery partner Douglas Whitney represents national accounting companies and law firms accused of promotion of illegal tax shelters in IRS investigations and enforcement actions. The NLJ asked him what can be learned from the recent conviction of two former KPMG executives and a lawyer on tax evasion charges."

COLUMNS

CRIMINAL LAW  |  Disentitlement Doctrine
"As Woody Allen famously remarked, 'Eighty percent of success in life is showing up.' The same can be said for many defendants seeking relief in the criminal justice system. Recently, famed film producer/director Roman Polanski filed for dismissal of his 1977 conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. He claims serious misconduct by the judge and prosecutors in his case. However, he may never have a chance to have those allegations heard. Why? Because at least so far, he has refused to show up."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on December 24, 2008 (boomark / email).