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Judge Jed Rakoff and a federal appeals court in California signaled skepticism with last year’s appellate ruling that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has said complicated efforts to prosecute insider trading cases. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead,…

Are law school deans responsible for preventing the next Abraham Lincoln from discovering his or her true potential? The suggestion comes from a soon-to-be dean, Vikram Amar, in an announcement naming him the next head of University of Illinois College of Law. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John…

Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find out if you have a case, fill in our CASE EVALUATION form and Mr. Hamilton will respond with answers you need. Comment Is…

Americans work too hard. Many people don’t even take vacation time because they don’t get vacation pay. When employers do offer their employees the benefit of paid vacation, they usually do so voluntarily. Are employers ever required to offer paid vacation benefits? Paid Vacation Time Not Required Unlike health insurance benefits, the Fair Labor Standards…

A Fourth of July celebration without fireworks is practically unpatriotic. However, many Americans are so eager to express their love of country, they completely ignore basic safety precautions when handling fireworks. Every year thousands of people injure themselves. Some people suffer severe burns or lose limbs and testicles. One man even blew off his own…

The U.S. government hasn’t given up its multiyear fight to hang on to 10 rare gold coins that a federal appeals court recently ruled should be given back to the heirs of a Philadelphia coin dealer who obtained them decades ago under mysterious circumstances. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County…

Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find out if you have a case, fill in our CASE EVALUATION form and Mr. Hamilton will respond with answers you need. How Will…

The Supreme Court showdown over the Affordable Care Act may be over, but the legal offensive against the law isn’t. Lawyers representing the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Obama administration took their best shots at each other’s arguments this week in their battle over Obamacare. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170…

A federal appeals court in Manhattan has determined that a lower court wrongly decided that Fox Searchlight Pictures had violated labor laws by not paying production interns. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find out if you have…

BP PLC agreed Thursday to pay $18.7 billion to settle federal and state claims over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The penalty includes the biggest pollution fine in U.S. history. Here’s what you should know: I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone…