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Briefs

By: Review staff

Nova Southeastern to honor former Pakistani chief justice
Former Judge Mills-Francis signs on for ‘Judge Karen’ show
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 Dan Ross
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Ethics

Tainted talk

By: Tresa Baldas

Lawyers engaging in pretrial publicity on the Internet causing a growing concern within the legal profession.
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Survey

Seven years after law school, lawyers still in major debt

By: Vesna Jaksic

Seven years after graduating from law school, 66 percent of graduates still have debt and the average amount is approximately $57,000, according to the preliminary results of a new survey.
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 (Courtesy of Sexy Panties)
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Trademarks

Lingerie maker sues British company for placing abbreviated name on knickers

By: Janet L. Conley

The makers of abbreviated and abbreviating undergarments for women are duking it out over—ahem—an abbreviation.
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Securities

Spain claims $500M in shipwreck treasure from Fla. company

By: The Associated Press

Spain laid formal claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded an estimated $500 million in treasure
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 Dan DiPietro
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Business of Law

At just the time firms need more money, banks are making it more difficult to borrow

By: Leigh Jones

Law firms needing extra capital from banks to weather the rough economy are finding that the times — and the terms — have changed.
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Product Liability

Judge rejects new trial motion for Mitsubishi

By: Bud Newman

A Palm Beach circuit judge denied a new trial motion Wednesday for Mitsubishi Motors in a product liability case that ended with an $11 million verdict against the Japanese automaker.
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Law Schools

FIU’s law school slashed twice: ranking and budget

By: Alana Roberts

State cuts 1 percent from budget and U.S. News & World Report ranking drops from third to fourth tier.
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The 2008 Am Law 100

By: Aric Press and John O'Connor

The big firms just finished the best five-year economic run since we began keeping records.
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