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President Muhammadu Buhari’s apology over his failure to lead Nigeria to the promised land after ten long months in office is useless as long as he does not respect the rule of law or the right by Nigerians to hold different opinions, Ekiti State Governor and Buhari’s arch enemy, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, said on Monday, […]

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday, described as “a great loss,” the death of Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, foremost lawyer, Political activist and founder of the Nigerian Advance Party, who died in Lagos today aged 82. Mr. Amosun said the foremost lawyer and former Presidential candidate will be remembered, not just for his contributions to […]

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal It gives me great pleasure to have the privilege of addressing this distinguished audience. I am immensely grateful to the Governing Council, Management and staff of this highly esteemed university for giving me a worthy platform to share my thoughts with you on this auspicious moment of Fountain University’s 4th & 5th […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the immediate family, friends, professional colleagues and political allies of elder statesman and pro-democracy activist, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, who passed away on Monday, the presidency said in a statement. The President said the passing away of the lawyer, author and politician came at a time that his wisdom, intellectual […]

Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday described the death of Nigeria’s veteran lawyer and politician, Mr. Tunji Braithwaite, as painful, saying that it has “robbed the country of one of its greatest giants not only in the field of law, but also in politics”. Atiku, in a statement by his media office in […]Read More

Press Statement Cameroonian health and security officials on Monday started the treatment of an arrested suicide bomber who claimed to be one of the 219 missing Chibok Girls. The girl was found to be heavily drugged and bore several injuries on her body. The girl’s health condition had delayed her movement to the far north […]

No, it’s not 2003 anymore, but Netflix still sends millions of DVDs through the Postal Service every week. Indeed, Netflix alone purchases 97 percent of the U.S. Postal Service’s “round-trip” mailers, the products that allow you to return a mailed DVD with an enclosed envelope, no extra postage necessary. Currently, the law restricts how much […]Read More

The Eleventh Circuit recently reversed class certification for California and Texas plaintiffs who sought to bring a massive mass tort against home appliance maker, Electrolux. The case, which is about class certification of groups of plaintiffs in California and Texas, involved the unfortunate tendency of the company’s washers to trap water and mold up. Electrolux, […]

Almost every lawyer works hard, but there are a few lawyers that at least appear to work harder than others: family lawyers, civil rights attorneys, and public defenders. Over the last few weeks we’ve been noticing what seems to be an uptick in the number of listings for public defender jobs across the country. There’s […]

It’s like rain on your wedding day. It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid. It’s the “certified ethical hacker” program that spread dangerous encryption malware to users, despite warnings from outside sources. Who would’ve thought. It figures. Isn’t It Ironic [embedded content] Alright, that’s enough Alanis Morissette, for now. (And yes, we know. Rain […]Read More

It just got a little easier for in-house and transactional attorneys to know if their legal documents meet current standards. Thomson Reuters’s Drafting Assistant, the only end-to-end transactional drafting software solution in the world, just added a new “locate precedent” feature that allows you to compare your draft to similar documents, one clause at a […]

New Orleans-based restaurant Camellia Grill might have survived Hurricane Katrina, but it went on to face another storm: litigation. A recent 5th Circuit ruling brings good news for the restaurant, allowing Camellia Grill to keep its name — and also its famous white columns. The Family vs. the Buyer Camellia Grill is a landmark diner […]