The Supreme Court has undoubtedly lurched toward conservatism in the past 20 years, but death penalty cases have largely been an anomaly. Just in the past six years, the Court has banned the execution of juveniles and mentally retarded ... [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Marriage Rights and the Myth of Activist Judges
Yesterday was the first day same-sex couples were able to marry in California. The California Supreme Court gay marriage case that granted that right — the undramatically named In Re Marriage Cases — has started, or restarted, debates about ... [Read more...]
GetLegal.com Enters Partnership with Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute
GetLegal.com and the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell University Law School have agreed to partner on a series of projects that will provide legal information to the public and also offer free legal research materials for both the public ... [Read more...]
Social Networking and Interactive Video: New Resources from GetLegal.com
As we approach the exciting launch of GetLegal.com, we want to recognize some of the components we have worked hard to develop and bring into the scope of our comprehensive catalog of resources. In our attempt to provide both the public and legal ... [Read more...]
Personal Injury Litigators Summit and Plaintiff Council Workshop
by: Susan Poulos/Vice President of Sales for GetLegal.com What a fantastic conference! The 360 Advocacy Institute organized its first Personal Injury Litigators Summit and Plaintiff Council Workshop, held May 8–10 at the beautiful Wynn Las Vegas ... [Read more...]
TheAttorneyStore.com is Getting Legal
TheAttorneyStore.com will soon launch GetLegal.com, the most comprehensive legal resource on the web for both the public and the legal professional. Watch this video to find out more about all of the new and exciting resources GetLegal.com will ... [Read more...]
The Texas Trial Lawyers Association and TheAttorneyStore.com
TheAttorneyStore.com recently had another successful week, this time at the Texas Trial Lawyers Association mid-year seminar in Austin, Texas. Our representatives and products were a hit, and much interest was shown for GetLegalTV and the many ways ... [Read more...]
GetLegal a Success at Mass Torts Made Perfect
GetLegal.com recently attended the Mass Torts Made Perfect convention in Las Vegas, one of the many upcoming conventions we will be attending. We made quite an impact, introducing delegates and attendees to our site and online services for legal ... [Read more...]
When Race Affects Tips, Do Employees Have Recourse?
There's nothing more annoying than a study pointing out that we're not as rational as we think we are. It's so much easier not to know. Consider tipping in restaurants. You tip your server based on friendliness, good service and the peculiar power ... [Read more...]
Slip and Fall Accidents
Supermarket Slip and Fall Accidents If you slip and fall in a supermarket, the first thing to do is to get up carefully. Better yet, pull yourself together on the floor before you get up. What you do in the next few hours could make a difference ... [Read more...]