Technology-giants Google and Apple are not planning to merge anytime soon. The two companies are longtime and staunch competitors. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal said that the Department of Justice is looking into both companies. This is not because they...
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Poll finds voters support anti-discrimination laws to protect gay and transgender workers
A recent poll found that most Americans likely to vote in the 2012 elections are in favor of anti-discrimination measures to protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in the workplace. The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently reported...
Hotels offer panic buttons to employees following recent sexual assaults
The highly publicized recent alleged sexual assault of a maid at the Sofitel hotel by former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has led some hotels to question whether they should take steps to ensure a safer working environment for their...
eBay and PayPal sue Google over Google Wallet
PayPal and eBay have filed a lawsuit against Google. According to International Business Times, the two companies filed the lawsuit last week claiming breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets in Google's development of its new online business venture,...
Pool drowning case leads to criminal conviction, civil lawsuit
A pool company owner recently pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in the 2007 drowning death of a six-year-old boy. The pool company had failed to install a required safety device in the pool that would have reduced the pool drain's suction if something...
After ‘beat down,’ former basketball star sues Las Vegas resort
It's fair to assume that when you are staying in a hotel, the security guards are there to protect you, not attack you. But a former NBA star says that's exactly what happened to him last year in Las Vegas.Charles Oakley, now an assistant coach for the Charlotte...
Las Vegas officer accused of causing reckless driving car crash
Car accidents are a common occurrence in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. Car accidents frequently result in personal injury issues that require car accident victims to seek compensation in court. There are many contributing factors to car accidents in the Las Vegas...
Google says robot cars will reduce car accidents in Nevada
Nevada may become the first place of business for Google's self-driving cars. A recent article by John Markoff in The New York Times discusses the Internet giant's new branch of business and how the company is currently lobbying state lawmakers to pass...
Bob Dylan the most-cited musician in legal filings
Who do you think would be the most-quoted musician in court opinions? The Rolling Stones? The Beatles? Paul Simon? A recent fun and interesting article in the Los Angeles Times by Carol J. Williams reveals that lines from Bob Dylan songs are the most...
Study says doctors should wait before x-ray kids’ injured heads
A new study published in Pediatrics says that it might be best for doctors to observe kids with head injuries before ordering an x-ray scan of their head. According to Reuters, the researchers analyzed data on 40,000 kids who went to 25 different emergency rooms with...


