HB 2499 would require advertising for or against ballot measures in Washington to include the name and address of the entity paying for the advertising; entities that are political committees would also have to disclose the names of their top five ...more »
SOUTHAVEN, MS- (WMC-TV) – After saying he would not step down, Southaven Mayor Gregg Davis was at work Tuesday while the investigation into his spending has put all city business on hold. When state and federal law enforcement agencies honed in on ...more »
The environmental groups have filed an administrative law challenge. They also need final ratification by EPA, which has given them preliminary approval. Both sets of rules would set numeric nutrient criteria to replace the imprecise verbal standards ...more »
Newt Gingrich upped his attacks against President Obama today over his administration's requirement that some religious hospitals offer birth control under the new health care law. Gingrich's comments come after a week of outrage from the Catholic ...more »
He is also regularly included in The Best Lawyers in America in maritime law. Hal is a frequent lecturer, and sits on the planning committees, for the Houston Marine Insurance Seminar and the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute.more »
(AP Photo/Dave Martin) About a dozen protestors gather outside the Capitol to demonstrate against Alabama's immigration law prior to Gov. Robert Bentley's State of the State address to a combined session of the Alabama Legislature in Montgomery, Ala., ...more »
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR Environment editor williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com NEW Era Homes has insisted that at no time did it act to circumvent the environmental permitting and licensing process in its now controversial $9.2-billion Caymanas housing ...more »
By Jeff Danna TribLocal reporter Today at 9:33 am An ongoing spat over water rates between the villages of Niles and Glenview edged closer to a resolution Monday when a Cook County judge ruled Niles must turn over water documents to Glenview by Feb.more »
But under the deal AMR filed in bankruptcy court Thursday, plaintiffs may continue pursuing injury and damage claims “solely to the extent of available and collectible [insurance] coverage.” Court papers show the agreement, which isn't subject to court ...more »
Ruben Mendoza, Terry Bernard Johnson and Jose Garcia have been arrested for animal cruelty that was caught on tape when an animal rights advocate went undercover in late 2011. The employees worked at a Butterball facility in Shannon, NC (Hoke County) ...more »
LEXINGTON, Mass.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced the issuance of patent number 8102176 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office entitled ...more »
Chattanooga, Tennessee - On June 7, three men who committed several violations of the federal Clean Air Act during the demolition of an old textile mill will find out if they're going to prison and how much time they'll spend there when they're ...more »
The complaint was filed in January 2010 by several dozen minority students and advocacy groups who say the ban violates the civil rights of black, Latino and Native American students. Those groups make up about half of California's high school ...more »
Ranger, a 1000-employee firm providing a variety of aviation, logistics, and engineering services both domestically and internationally, will now be known as Louis Berger Services, Inc. New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Berger Group of Companies, ...more »
In remarks to The Jordan Times on Tuesday, experts also cited other developments, such as the new Landlords and Tenants Law, that may cause inflationary pressures, expecting the consumer price index (CPI) to increase by 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent on ...more »
Joe McClain starts off his newly published book, “Credit Cards for Bad Credit”, with a gloomy picture of how he had lost everything as his business and personal assets were lost at a blink of an eye in 2007 when his business went bankrupt.more »
This payment, following the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in October 2011 upholding the payment of damages to the companies by Apotex, represents the final phase of the Plavix patent litigation between the companies and ...more »
That made us wonder—if this were an honest app, why did its developer feel the need to attract consumers with false and dishonest banners? Aren't we protected by our rights against false advertising? If so, where are the lawmakers to defend them?more »
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that retirement benefits will have to be re-examined in light of lean budgets in coming years. Also, in 2010, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the military was top-heavy with brass whose ranks had swelled ...more »
2796, sponsored by Senator Edgardo Angara, seeks to empower law enforcement agencies to investigate, apprehend and prosecute individuals committing internet-related crimes. Angara said SBN 2796 aims to ensure internet security to the public with the ...more »
8 guest column, "Fix auto insurance by getting back to basics," reveals only half of the story when it comes to personal injury reform in Florida. All parties involved in the PIP arena (insurance companies, physicians, attorneys, and patients) want to ...more »
Next, as for the NDAA, on December 31, 2011, with the President's signing of that law, the writ of habeas corpus — a civil right so fundamental to Anglo-American common law history that it predates the Magna Carta — is voidable upon the command of ...more »
The fundamental principle of charging for legal services, enshrined in Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5, is that the fee must be reasonable. Ancillary to this is the provision that lawyer and client should document the basics of the fee in their ...more »
One- to four-family residential real estate loans decreased $1.4 million, or 0.5%, to $270.4 million from $271.8 million, primarily due to principal repayments of $49.7 million and sales of $42.7 million, partially offset by originations of $92.1 ...more »
JUSTIN PASS, Plaintiff, represented by Henry Ian Pass, LAW OFFICES OF HENRY IAN PASS, Pro Hac Vice. CAPITAL CITY REAL ESTATE, LLC, Defendant, represented by Jason Alejandro Pardo, Pardo & Drazin, LLC. CAPITAL CITY REAL ESTATE, LLC, Defendant, ...more »
Stuart Smith, a New Orleans-based plaintiffs' attorney, said the number of cases will increase as fracking expands into more populated areas and complaints grow. More drilling may also create new routes for the chemicals to migrate, he said.more »
Moore and his attorneys countered that his artwork, which includes paintings, prints and drawings on coffee mugs, is protected free speech and shouldn't be restricted by trademark law. He hasn't stopped his work, and is now working on a painting called ...more »
The Oregon State Bar is suspending for 150 days a prominent Portland criminal defense lawyer who was accused of mismanaging client's money. Gary Bertoni was facing a professional ethics trial that could have resulted in a longer suspension or even ...more »
Under federal labor law, it is illegal for an employer to terminate an employee on the basis that their earnings are garnished for any one debt, including owing taxes, except in case of IRS employees who can be terminated for unpaid taxes.more »
"The chances of any law enforcement being interested in this are very small,” attorney Brian Finucane told the Kansas City Business Journal. “They probably have their own pools.” Finucane presents some alternative options to stay on safe legal ground, ...more »
Michael Wild, the managing partner of Wild Felice, and Partners, PA., a Fort Lauderdale area law firm specializing in Estate Planning, Asset Protection, and Probate Administration is the newest attorney to be honored with the AV Preeminent designation.more »
By Ayesha Rascoe | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats unveiled legislation on Friday that would block export of any oil transported by the Keystone XL pipeline, as they challenged claims that the delayed project would boost US energy security.more »
Mr. Guthrie spoke about the basics of estate plans, making a will or living trust, the probate court process, getting advance directives and power of attorney done, and how to get things started. Evan Guthrie is an attorney that practices in the areas ...more »
Family law attorney says he rarely sees these types of situations in his cases, Rep. Goodman to question DSHS Chuck and Judy Cox had been fighting to get custody of their grandsons since September, when their son-in-law's father was charged with 14 ...more »
A judge's decision to dismiss legal proceedings by two injured workers landed before the PEI Appeals Court Monday. In their statement of claim, Gordon Richard Vail and Frederick Joseph McIver said the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) didn't follow the ...more »
