In this issue - #100 June 28, 2007

Pushor Mitchell LLP is pleased to welcome Nick Lerfold to our firm as an Associate Lawyer.

Tom Fellhauer has been elected as Chair of the Board of the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (CLE BC).

A reported $600-million class action lawsuit has been launched against Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, alleging the bank has not paid front-line workers for overtime. 

Sometimes you have to be assertive with your employees

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, an employee of a beer brewery has been awarded the equivalent of $54,000 (Cdn) as a result of having developed alcoholism. 

In a recent edition of his weekly column, “Legal Ease”, which appears nationally in a variety of print and electronic media, Robert Smithson addressed the Supreme Court of Canada’s milestone decision regarding the B.C. government’s 2002 enactment of its Health and Social Services Delivery Act.

British Columbia’s legislation to eliminate the practice of mandatory retirement has now passed second and third reading in the B.C. Legislature and has received Royal Assent.

In Yekaterinburg, Russia, a policeman was jailed after exercising unusual (and misguided) enthusiasm in completing his duties

After 15 years of employment, Cynthia McKay has seen it all when it comes to business casual summer attire. 

People who had obesity surgery got drunk after just one glass of red wine, researchers reported in a small study that was inspired by an episode on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

It seemed like a good idea at the time. A gang of burglars decided to break into the home of Tony Accardo, one of the most powerful men in organized crime history.

The jury is now out for deliberations.

(Andrews Publications) - Four Georgia women have filed a proposed class action alleging that a text-message game featured on NBC's "Deal or No Deal" is a form of illegal gambling

A judge ruled Monday in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants.

A small Virginia company in a patent fight with eBay asked a federal judge yesterday to stop the online auction
powerhouse from using its "Buy It Now" feature allowing shoppers to buy items at a fixed price.

The Globe and Mail reports on the growing number of Canadian defamation suits being launched against bloggers.

Virtual World Litigation Arrives In The Real World

Vaccine-autism link claims get day in court

The CIA released two sets of previously classified historical documents.

Virginia Tech Shooting Victim's Father Asks Lawmakers To Pass Better Gun Laws, Close Loopholes

A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River.