Read more lawyer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6796/lawyer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:02:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74008/new-white-house-counsel-scares-gop-other-lawyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobert Bauer, the new White House counsel, is a longtime Democratic operative known for his hard-nosed style and work ethic. He is a veteran of the Clinton impeachment proceedings and represented House Democrats during the Bush years, where he was known for his aggressive strategy—he went as far as...http://www.newser.com/story/74008/new-white-house-counsel-scares-gop-other-lawyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:56:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73617/paris-divorce-fair-thrives-on-breakups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe annual Paris Marriage Fair has spawned a modern offspring—a Divorce Fair. “Divorce has lost its stigma,” says its organizer; nearly 50% of French marriages, including two of Nicolas Sarkozy's, don't last. Booths at the fair offered services from divorce lawyers, tarot card readers, self-esteem coaches, and weight-loss specialists.http://www.newser.com/story/73617/paris-divorce-fair-thrives-on-breakups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70681/quaids-10k-hotel-bill-got-lost-in-mail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRandy and Evi Quaid didn’t pay the $10,000 hotel bill they’re accused of skipping out because it got lost in the mail, their lawyer told a Santa Barbara, Calif., court today. The Quaids didn’t think they had to pay upon checkout, and changed addresses before the bill—if not...http://www.newser.com/story/70681/quaids-10k-hotel-bill-got-lost-in-mail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 19:21:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70527/facebook-divorce-rule-no-1-dont-overshare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLike many things, the etiquette for dealing with marital troubles on Facebook isn’t exactly covered in the Terms of Service. And like any other Facebook action, Amanda Fortini writes, users would do well to think before they type. When a recently separated woman posted a status update reading “Going to...http://www.newser.com/story/70527/facebook-divorce-rule-no-1-dont-overshare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 12:01:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68295/toyota-accused-of-hiding-evidence-on-rollover-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former top lawyer for Toyota says the company concealed evidence relating to hundreds of rollover accidents that caused death and injury, the Los Angeles Times reports. The attorney, who says he was forced to resign from the firm in 2007, has filed a lawsuit alleging that engineering data that...http://www.newser.com/story/68295/toyota-accused-of-hiding-evidence-on-rollover-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 3:56:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67247/how-ted-olson-became-a-gay-marriage-crusader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative lawyer Ted Olson fought Bush’s side against Gore, loosened government regulations under Reagan, and helped impeach Bill Clinton. So how did the man liberals love to hate end up on their side of the gay marriage fight? Olson, who filed a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage, tells...http://www.newser.com/story/67247/how-ted-olson-became-a-gay-marriage-crusader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 9:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65916/palin-lawyer-threatens-blogger-with-summons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin's lawyer says he'll serve an Alaska blogger with libel papers unless he retracts a story that Sarah and Todd are "splittsville," the Huffington Post reports. Thomas Van Flein threatened "Gryphen," author of The Immoral Minority blog, with the summons at a kindergarten where he works. "Threatening to serve...http://www.newser.com/story/65916/palin-lawyer-threatens-blogger-with-summons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 16:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64090/recession-delivers-double-whammy-to-legal-aid-offices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has crippled funding for legal aid even as it has bumped up the number of people requesting representation, McClatchy reports. Though the federal government ramped up spending this year—and plans an even bigger increase for 2010—state funding and private donations have cratered, forcing legal aid to...http://www.newser.com/story/64090/recession-delivers-double-whammy-to-legal-aid-offices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 15:32:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63582/twitchy-jacko-denies-he-molested-boys-in-1996-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 1996 video of Michael Jackson being interviewed by lawyers has surfaced, the News of the World reports. The tape shows the star squirming and groaning in annoyance throughout a barrage of questions from lawyers representing several Neverland employees who sued Jackson after being fired. At one point, the King...http://www.newser.com/story/63582/twitchy-jacko-denies-he-molested-boys-in-1996-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 13:53:01 CDT