The Supreme Court Takes Another Case Jim and Randal discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take a warning label case, after a Vermont womans arm had to be amputated when she experienced a negative reaction to a drug. Plus: the story of a anonymous, 30s-something lawyer who burned his Harvard law diploma and now is blogging about giving up material excess for a simpler life. And hard times are causing law firms to change the ways they set fees.
Hard Times Coming for Lawyers? A law firm consultant is predicting bad days ahead for the legal profession. An embattled Massachusetts state senator was busted for stuffing alleged bribe money into her bra. Plus, on the celebrity front this week: A judge rules that Britney Spears father will continue to control her assets. And former NFL quarterback Michael Vick won't be allowed to plead guilty to dogfighting charges Nov.25 by videoconference.
This Week's Listener Questions Among this weeks listeners questions: how can you obtain your credit report, can a 12-year-old start a lawnmowing business using a DBA in his own name, what legal rights should an illegal alien have in the US and under what conditions can a judge be removed from the bench?