After closing arguments from attorneys, the jury deliberated for three hours before returning with a verdict, finding Integris Rural Health Inc. guilty of breach of contract and fraud in its failure to honor an agreement with Brooks made in 2005 to ...more »
This applies not only to prenuptial agreements (those entered into prior to marrying), but also to postnuptial ones (that is, those reached after the parties have married). Last week saw the High Court give Judgment in a case applying the Supreme ...more »
An NLRB administrative law judge found that the ribbon ban, which was limited to immediate patient care areas, was presumptively valid, but found the hospital violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act because the ban was enforced ...more »
Creation of a federally mandated health-care exchange in Michigan may rest on GOP lawmakers conflicted about following the federal law while continuing opposition to federal health-care reforms. The state Senate in November passed Senate Bill 693, ...more »
The 28-year police veteran was the second Aiken officer killed on duty in just over a month. Joshua Tremaine Jones has been charged with murder in Rogers' death and has been denied bond. He was arrested Saturday after police said he killed his ...more »
We believe such action is more than justified, given that the ordinance not only obstructs justice but also impedes the execution of federal statutes," they added. The senators praised a letter sent to Cook County by John Morton, director of US ...more »
We've also given advice to a similar undertaking in Oregon, as well as to a nascent “industrial development district” effort that will experiment with creative approaches to regulating industrial lands in King County. Reader input and support has ...more »
“The NHL and the NHLPA have reached a settlement of their dispute over 2010-11 Hockey Related Revenue (HRR),” the statement read, the key words being “have reached a settlement of their dispute.” With negotiations over a new collective bargaining ...more »
5:11cv00430), after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. In addition to monetary damages, the two-year consent decree resolving the suit requires United Insurance to conduct training on, ...more »
"Airline passengers have rights, and they should be able to expect fair and reasonable treatment when booking a trip and when they fly," said US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. With the holiday season in full gear, consumer advocates advise ...more »
The president of Tessera Intellectual Property Corp., Rich Chernicoff, led the successful renewal of two key DRAM licenses in the fourth quarter. Under the guidance of Bob Roohparvar, the president of DigitalOptics Corporation, we have made great ...more »
After nearly three more years of litigation, the district court awarded Mock $332229.37 in attorneys' fees and costs—roughly 43% of what his counsel had requested. Mock now appeals various aspects of the district court's fee award decision, ...more »
This makes it even stranger that liberals — particularly most of the Congressional Black Caucus — insist that his mission was to force the government to pit people of different ethnicities against one another through affirmative action.more »
By Keith Laing - 01/31/12 02:11 PM ET Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended the Department of Transportation's rules for airline price advertisements Tuesday in the face of what could have been a turbulent audience of aviation industry officials ...more »
Since he is financially responsible for the lease, under tenant-landlord rules, he should be able to enjoy its benefits, which includes the right to live there. There is no easy remedy available for your sister under tenant-landlord law.more »
The dispute has very little to do with Gross's bankruptcy-court expertise, he wrote. And resolving the matter would force him to interpret New York state law that, frankly, he doesn't have time to learn. “It is fair to say the parties won't agree on ...more »
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined to consolidate the suits brought by plaintiffs attacking the marketing of beverages as “all natural” even though they allegedly contained a preservative. In re Skinnygirl Margarita Beverage ...more »
The law has elicited concern because Brazilian law and judges tend to favor employees in disputes related to overtime pay, said Bruno Checchia, a Brasilia-based labor attorney for Pinheiro Neto Advogados. Already the country's top labor court has ...more »
Former Military Intelligence chief and head of the INSS, Amos Yadlin, told the conference earlier, "The changes in Syria bear strategic benefits for Israel. For many years defense and political officials recommended that Israel strike a peace deal with ...more »
The new charges allege unlawful possession with the intent to promote 16 still images and three video images of child pornography, according to HBPD detective Brian Hall. Hall said the charges stem from the search and seizure of Littlehale's computer ...more »
30, 2012 — James Ballidis, a prominent personal injury attorney, is a featured author in the newly released book “Champions: Knockout Strategies For Health, Wealth, and Success From Today's Leading Experts,” which has already reached third place on ...more »
By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari has advised Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak not to hide behind legal technicalities in the face-off with student activists over academic freedom in Kedah.more »
Under the new guidelines, professional-service firms will first need to present qualifications, malpractice or liability coverage and a scope of services to JRA's executive director. If that person is found to be qualified for a project, ...more »
This platform provides access to a host of other products and services to help attorneys comply with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA). "Our integration with Start Fresh Today further expands the features and ...more »
He practices real estate law, land use planning and telecommunications law. Delegates in House District 74 picked Snow by a large margin over three other candidates seeking the office — Pat Bradley, Diane Adams, who both hold positions in the local ...more »
All men, not matter their stature, should expect equal justice before the law. The argument from Moroun's lawyer that Judge Prentis Edwards has no right to incarcerate a “man of [Moroun's] age and stature” for contempt is first and foremost a terrible ...more »
TRENTON — New Jersey has rapidly amassed a tool stockpile for taking down a federal ban on sports betting, with two congressmen introducing bills to change the law and a federal court challenge being brewed by Gov. Chris Christie's administration.more »
She's opening her private criminal defense lawyer's practice in a three-story, 104-year-old rented house on Laurel Street, one of Columbia's unofficial “lawyers rows.” Its old historic homes house some of the Midlands' best-known defense lawyers.more »
He pointed to a county attorney office memo from last week, saying the county has to be careful how much profits it gets from the arena, anyway, because it was built with tax exempt bonds. Here's the memo, so you can see for yourself.more »
SOUTHINGTON -- Former Public Works Director and Town Engineer Anthony Tranquillo has filed an age discrimination complaint in hopes of getting his job back. The complaint, filed Thursday with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, ...more »
The result is increased protection for employees and discouragement to buyers who will now be less willing to purchase assets from a company in administration. So the focus must be on carrying out the usual full TUPE consultations (if possible) when ...more »
Members of the ad hoc Renewable Energy Taskforce (of which Fenderbosch is the council representative), environmental attorneys and the city law director all reviewed the ordinance before it was presented for council approval.more »
One reason the relocation hasn't posed problems, Judge Egan said, is that with the estates and wills that make up most of the probate work, few visits to the court are required. “Almost 100% of what people do on estates — assuming it's not contested ...more »
By Rachael Marcus Charles Hurley (treasurer): President of the Iowa Family Law Center, a nonprofit that opposes Iowa's same sex marriage law; former Iowa state representative; personally endorsed Santorum. James Bopp (counsel): Represented Citizens ...more »
Karina Beard, a former US Postal Service (USPS) employee, is now out $81694 and must spend a year in jail followed by three years supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of workers' compensation fraud. From October 2006 through January ...more »
