140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 8, 2017

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 8, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• OxyContin maker agrees to $20M settlement in Canadian class-action case

• 'He also stole my dreams:' Alanis Morissette's ex-manager gets 6 years in jail for embezzlement

• Supreme Court grants leave to appeal cross-border booze case

• Law Society of B.C. wants assurances for lawyers crossing border with electonric devices

• 8 charged in frat hazing death

• Woman awarded record $110M in baby powder lawsuit

• Restrict use of solitary confinement for mentally ill prisoners, independent reviewer says

• Louisiana Judge blasts 'ridiculous' 18-year sentence for marijuana

• Families of San Bernardino victims sue Twitter, Google and Facebook over ISIS posts

• 18 Penn State Students Charged in Fraternity Death

• Senate Asks Trump Associates for Records of Communication With Russians

• Man born out of wedlock can't inherit from grandmother, Ontario court rules 

• Inaccurate leads from IP addresses prompt police to serve warrants on innocent people

• Advocacy groups in B.C. launch constitutional challenge over legal aid

• Culturally Competency in End of Life Care in Ontario

• Mandatory minimum changes one part of planned overhaul of Canadian justice system | Chronicle Herald

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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