Mine Blast Plea: Dust, Documents and Deaths

As the  article (via @Law360) points out, Ex-Massey Exec Gets 42 Months In Mine Blast Case this Massey mining manager pleaded to “pre-notifying” about MSHA...

Edge Of The Cliff

Don’t argue with your spouse on the edge of a cliff. If you do, your case (or that of your spouse) may end up like...

The Rise (and Triumph?) of the Adjuncts

Here’s a story (via @TheAtlantic) about a study from Northwestern University concluding that tenured professors make worse teachers. This was a study of undergraduate freshmen. ...

W.H. Auden: “Detective Story”

From  W.H. Auden (1907-1973), a poem about crime (fictional and real): Detective Story by W.H. Auden For who is ever quite without his landscape, The...

Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials (on YouTube)

Criminal Trials.  Civil Lessons. This recent talk on Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials  is primarily directed to internal counsel; what they should think about when hiring...

Federal Prosecution Of A Polygraph “Coach”

Polygraphs — so-called “lie detectors” — have always had a curious place in law, national security and employment law.  Their results are generally inadmissible in...

Labor Day Weekend Notes From White-Collar Wire

For your Labor Day weekend: First:  in our professional and business lives, let’s recall the significance of work.  “The only place success comes before work...