http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/public_defender_punch...
Assistant PD punched by judge resigns in protest after jurist returns to bench
An assistant public defender who said he was punched by a Florida judge in a Brevard County courtroom hallway has resigned in protest following the jurist's return to the bench less than a month after the incident.
Andrew Weinstock said in a Monday letter that he was resigning, effective... [...]
http://www.thefloridalawjournal.com/2014/04/hospital-agrees-...
Hospital Agrees to pay $7 Million in Whistleblower Settlement
All Children’s Hospital has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging it violated anti-kickback laws by paying inflated salaries and bonuses to doctors so that they would bring in more patients and revenues.
The suit was filed in July 2011 by Barbara Schubert, who was director of... [...]
http://thomsonreuters.com/articles/2013/social-media-in-the-...
Social media in the workplace
While damaged careers, password privacy and social media in the workplace may not be top of the mind for users of major social networks, new FindLaw.com survey results show all of these issues to be increasingly controversial across a range of professions and demographics.
Necessary for compliance or an invasion of employee privacy?
While... [...]
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_who_hit_public_...
Judge who hit public defender returns to bench, less than a month later Not quite a month after loudly challenging a public defender and inviting him outside the courtroom for a fight-and reportedly striking him-Brevard County Judge John C. Murphy apologized and returned to the bench Monday, Florida Today reports. Video of the Florida courtroom outburst went viral, and sounds... [...]
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/plaintiffs_lawyers_id...
Plaintiff lawyers identify problems with GM compensation plan for ignition-switch accidents
Plaintiffs' lawyers are criticizing General Motors’ compensation plan for victims of accidents arising from ignition-switch defects.
Lawyer Kenneth Feinberg on Monday revealed details of the compensation plan (PDF) he will oversee on behalf of GM, report Corporate Counsel... [...]
