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Should You Sue Your Law School For Kicking You Out?

June 17, 2015 by Bitter Lawyer 3 Comments

God bless the people who troll through PACER filings to find gems like this. Somewhere in the wilds of North Dakota is a guy, Garet Bradford, who is very mad that the University of North Dakota threw him out after his first year. Bradford is very mad and sad, and is suing to get back…

Filed Under: Lawyer Tagged With: garet bradford, law school, lawsuit, university of north dakota

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Why Corporate Law is a Total Scam

September 23, 2013 by M Walter 8 Comments

But I can’t really blame the corporate attorneys for what they are doing.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Associate Abuse, biglaw, business, Featured, law firm jobs, law jobs, lawsuit, partners, partnership track

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Gun Threats: The Untold Story of Legos and Pop-tarts

May 30, 2013 by M Walter Leave a Comment

As you may know, if you are extremely astute and listen to politics constantly, there is a gun debate going on in this country. Liberals are upset because crazy people keep spraying the general population with bullets. Conservatives are upset because they believe that any gun control legislation at all will eventually lead to an…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views, Really Real News Tagged With: Bitter News, lawsuit

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Angelina Jolie: Don’t Adopted Babies Count for Anything?

September 4, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

Angelina Jolie’s face may be worth millions of dollars, but as far as the Brits are concerned, she can keep it to herself. At least when it’s oiled up and flaunting ammo on a movie poster.  Reports from the UK have confirmed that Britain’s media watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has banned two posters…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, lawsuit

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No Happy Endings Here

August 30, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 2 Comments

Looking for a new “SeXXXercise” class to tone your abs? Don’t look in Pennsylvania. A woman, Stephanie Babines, is suing Adams Township, Pennsylvania for refusing to allow her to open a dance and fitness studio that features pole-dancing, power lap dance, strip tease, and, of course, “SeXXXercise” classes on the grounds it’s a sexually oriented…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: lawsuit, sex

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Joe Francis: Wet, Hot Justice

August 21, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

If you can depend on Joe Francis to stand up for one thing, it’s justice. The founder of the always dependable “Girls Gone Wild” empire, is now demanding that a court rescind the settlement agreement he entered into last year with the families of four underage girls whom he filmed performing sex acts back in…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, Girls Gone Wild, Joe Francis, lawsuit, sex

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Screwed Indeed

August 21, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

In recent reports proving that it’s possible to take the concept of “hands on” client contact a bit too seriously, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that solo practitioner Ronald Pierce will have to pay a $1.5 million verdict against him for having an affair with a client’s wife. As the ABA Journal has reported,…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: lawsuit, malpractice

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Roy Den Hollander: Cravath Must Be So Proud

August 20, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

He’s baack! Roy Den Hollander, “a Manhattan lawyer and a self-described antifeminist,” who in the past year has sued nightclubs for favoring women by offering ladies’ night discounts and has sued the federal government over a law that protects women from violence, is now targeting Columbia University. According to recent reports, Den Hollander filed a…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: Cravath, feminist, lawsuit

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Britney Spears: Celebrity Pro Bono?

August 20, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Say it ain’t so! Despite our initial skepticism, reports have confirmed the truly unimaginable: Britney Spears has stiffed her lawyers. Court documents have shown that the fallen pop star recently racked up almost half a million dollars’ worth of legal bills in her custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline—in addition to the quarter mil she’s…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: Britney Spears, celebrity, family law, Kevin Federline, lawsuit, pro bono

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Shakespear Feyissa: What’s in a Name?

August 19, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

Internet fame isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Seattle attorney Shakespear Feyissa, whose college paper’s online edition published allegations of his suspension for alleged attempted sexual assault back when he was a student at Seattle Pacific University in 1998. Now, as reports tearing through the legal blogosphere are explaining, the online…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: lawsuit, reputation, Shakespear Feyissa

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