One applicant who interviewed Wednesday, St. Peters attorney Richard Gartner, took the opportunity to praise the state's merit-based judicial selection method for “focusing on credentials.” “These positions need the most qualified people, ...more »
Few people fully comprehend these powerful words and how they should be used when any segment of America's government becomes too oppressive or unresponsive to a given segment of society. The Labor Movement since 1937 and the Civil Rights Movement ...more »
AP ATLANTA -- A defense attorney says Georgia is scheduling an execution later this month of an inmate who has won supporters with his claims of innocence in a 1989 police officer's slaying. Defense attorney Brian Kammer said a judge ...more »
ZIMBABWE's controversial indigenisation law, which requires foreign-owned companies to surrender 51% of their shares, is "flexible" and not to be construed as nationalisation or expropriation, Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Minister Tapiwa ...more »
File photo / Thinkstock The head of the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand has slammed the new "three strikes" law as an act which "serves only to support a business model that no longer works in the internet age". ...more »
And emblazoned on the facade inside Lambeau Field are the names of the franchise's 21 inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as well as the years the Packers won their record 13 NFL championships. Championship No. 13, of course, came last season ...more »
Pat Quinn took a little shot today at Chicago aldermen who passed a resolution urging him to sign into law a major gambling expansion that would net the city a casino. “This is the same City Council that approved a parking meter proposal. ...more »
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued the necessary guidelines to implement the new and stricter Agri-Agra law amid protests from the country's banking sector. The law's amended version, Republic Act No. 10000, calls for stricter implementation of ...more »
The Australian Education Union (AEU) suspended rolling stoppages planned for last Tuesday through to Friday, after claiming “sufficient” progress in enterprise agreement negotiations with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government. ...more »
The final cement job in the well is supposed to push cement at least 500 feet above the deepest formation that has hydrocarbons. Halliburton claims BP failed to inform it of several formations in an effort to save money on changes to the well design ...more »
As Obama tries to rally public support behind tax breaks and spending on schools and bridges, the reaction on Capitol Hill indicates that only a few fragments of the plan may become law -- most likely tax cuts to promote consumer demand and hiring. ...more »
That is one reason why, for example, the United Nations has an 8 percent success rate in international mediation, while most US commercial mediators hover around 85 percent success. You were a lawyer before you were a peacemaker. Is there a connection? ...more »
When President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law in 1996, most of the fallout was thought to be felt in the African American community. But the Democratic president's decision to restrict benefits also took a big swipe at poor Latino ...more »
A casino is not like any other business. There would be little concern over how much gambling we have in our community, if it were not for all the social problems and costs that gambling creates. Addiction, bankruptcy, crime, child abuse and neglect, ...more »
When this newspaper raised the discrepancies with Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson, who wrongly believed the policy did not cover riots, he ordered an internal investigation, which led to a probe by the CMC. The case will be closed today when the CMC ...more »
Green Lease is a generic term being used to capture the development of new lease clauses relating to reducing the carbon footprint of commercial buildings and improving sustainability. These clauses regulate the means by which commercial property ...more »
You can only enter the Law Society law school if you have an apprenticeship, which have been more and more difficult to get in recent years. Those who qualify will have to work harder for much less than was expected a few years ago, and many will...more »
September 12, 2011, SEATTLE, WA – Thales, a leader in In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity systems, announced that it has reached an agreement to work together with Siemens Communications, Media and Technologies (Siemens CMT) on the development and ...more »
Here are some of his reasons: Every automobile manufacturer in the world designs their cars with license plates in mind while 0% of bicycle manufacturers do the same. Were Seattle to pass a law requiring license plates for bikes, ...more »
"It's a very small amount of money . . . it was a fraction of the cost of defense," said private attorney Steve LaMar, who is overseeing the alternative dispute-resolution process for the county. "We have been reaching out, trying to settle some of the ...more »
U46 Chief Legal Officer Miguel A. Rodriguez said he received ISBE's findings last week and plans to meet today with the new principal of Channing, Selene Stewart, and the district official responsible for overseeing Title I funds. ...more »
[Madison, Wisconsin] The state of Wisconsin is not following state law regarding contract transparency according to a new audit released today. “Although some had expected the Contract Sunshine Web site to serve as an “open checkbook” showing how state ...more »
Scott maintains an active practice advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, private equity investments, and contests for corporate control. Chambers USA has described Scott as "client-oriented" and a "fabulous deal lawyer" who ...more »
His plea calls for him to pay more than $660000 in unpaid taxes and to forfeit more than $490000 in cash that prosecutors say he "structured," a term for depositing money into an account in increments less than $10000 to avoid IRS reporting ...more »
... on corporate and business law, who previously worked as The Providence Journal Co.'s assistant general counsel and senior corporate attorney; and Michael S. Van Leesten, 71, CEO of the nonprofit community development organization OIC of Rhode Island.more »
Apparently, Greece's creditors don't want to have to maintain too much real estate in a hostile environment, so they are asking for state assets to be put into a trust in Luxembourg so they can eventually securitize those assets and then sell them if ...more »
21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of IT managed, professional and cloud services to law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide, today announced that it has been named by International Legal ...more »
Definitely on border crossings 1 and 31 there will also be policemen and customs of Kosovo, along with EULEX and KFOR, which guarantees safety. All that will be in line with the Constitution and laws of Kosovo." EULEX has named a prosecutor that will ...more »
Vaughn declined to discuss evidence in the case. The witness list has not been made public. Attorney James Voyles Jr., representing Plowman, declined to comment, as did IMPD Chief Paul Ciesielski. Plowman, a Republican, resigned from the council and ...more »
When saddled by debt, talk with a bankruptcy attorney before filing to discuss your situation and find out whether you are 'judgment proof.' By Liz Weston Money Talk Dear Liz: I was hurt on the job and was fired. I have a lawyer helping me fight the ...more »
The current law and the economic context create the possibility of acquisitions, and investors can take over social shares in the distressed company and negotiate with creditors,” said Alexandru Ene, associated partner at Noerr. ...more »
The announcement does not mean that NewPage Corp., the parent company in Miamisburg, Ohio, will file under the United States' Chapter 11 bankruptcy law, said NewPage Port Hawkesbury spokeswoman Patricia Dietz. The company will file in a Nova Scotia ...more »
The firm represents businesses, families, and individuals throughout Michigan with a variety of legal services in Administrative Law, Aged and Aging, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks & Banking Law, Business Law, ...more »
Capitol Indemnity Corporation announces a neutral rate change to its other liability-claims made only and commercial general liability and GL condo directors and officers rate rule coverage, effective Sept. 1. Capitol Indemnity Corporation announces a ...more »
"This is the first time in 10 years not to be in fighting mode," said Mike Bavis, who lost his 31-year-old twin brother Mark when United Airlines Flight 175 became the second plane to pierce the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. ...more »
Not only is Apple's product the most popular in the market, but it also has the most effective advertising campaign based on a new study. Ace Metrix, a company that tracks television advertising effectiveness, found that out of the 35 tablet ads over ...more »
Alliance Defense Fund lawyer Erik Stanley noted that state law exempts college bookstores, hospital gift shops and “family wellness centers” from paying property taxes. “In each of these instances, facilities similarly situated are granted a property ...more »
The US Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs asked in an administrative complaint that Leprino not hold federal contracts until the complaint is resolved. Denver-based Leprino has $5 million in contracts to provide ...more »
Solyndra raised more than $1 billion in venture capital, and was the first company to receive funds under the Department of Energy's loan-guarantee program. At the time, in 2009, President Barack Obama held up Solyndra as an example of a stimulus ...more »
WASHINGTON DC — The Conway Police Department has secured a grant for $12013 from the US Department of justice to go toward the purchase of a police cruiser and surveillance cameras. US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (DN. ...more »
