9, 2012 file photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, the cargo ship Rena is split in two and sits on a reef near Tauranga, New Zealand. The captain and the navigating officer of the ship that ran aground on the reef last year pleaded guilty Wednesday, ...more »
By DANIEL WAGNER AP Business Writer WASHINGTON—Old child support debts could cost thousands of poor men their only income next year because of a policy aimed at reducing the cost to the government of mailing paper checks to pay federal benefits.more »
The county commissioners' office, President Judge Kevin Hess and officials at the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts made the decision to relocate the office as “an exercise in caution,” District Court Administrator Melissa Calvanelli said.more »
BOSTON (WWLP) - President Obama's national health care reform bill is being challenged in the nation's highest court, and now the controversial act is getting some support from state Attorney General Martha Coakley. Coakley has filed a brief at the US ...more »
Russ Jones, R-Yuma, who said it flies in the face of public safety concerns. "If I have a silencer on a rifle or pistol, I can shoot it off in my backyard and my neighbor won't know about it, even though (firing near a residence) is prohibited by law,' ...more »
AP Opponents of Alabama's immigration law gather for a rally outside the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The group was calling for the repeal of HB56 which is considered to be among the strongest immigration laws in the ...more »
27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- California's economic climate alone makes it tough for law-abiding subcontractors to succeed, but it is worsened by the destructive and costly impact of the underground economy. California's Contractors State License Board ...more »
Wieckowski, a bankruptcy attorney, said he brought his expertise into the process last year by introducing the notion of alternative dispute resolution, which has become a popular way to resolve differences outside the courtroom.more »
27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (Mobile World Congress Booth: 1A55) — Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a leading provider of intelligent wireless networking solutions, today announces additional integrated devices aimed at insurance telematics and ...more »
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, an animal rights law organization, ranks Kentucky the worst at animal cruelty case convictions. They say the state's lack of laws makes it easy for criminals to get away with animal abuse. WKYT took the claim to the ...more »
Invensas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSRA), acquires, develops, and monetizes strategic intellectual property (IP) in areas such as circuitry design, memory modules, 3-D systems, and advanced ...more »
WorkSafeBC imposed 352 penalties in 2011, totaling $4883489.89 against employers for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Workers Compensation Act in British Columbia. The 352 penalties were imposed against 289 individual ...more »
The complaint was filed in January 2010 by several dozen minority students and advocacy groups who say the ban violates the civil rights of black, Latino and Native American students. Those groups make up about half of California's high school ...more »
by Lalin FERNANDOPULLE Expo Aviation will buy another aircraft from the United States at a cost of US$ 2.8 million to boost air passenger transportation to the North, said In-flights and Passenger Services Director Expo Aviation, Seraj Mohamed.more »
Don't get caught up in a welfare warp! by Henri Location: Meridian on Feb 24, 2012 at 09:26 PM I'm not sure I understand why landlords should pay for water consumption tenants use. I do know that landlords are responsible for providing suitable upkeep ...more »
When you need a loan and specifically when your credit is bad, you just need to go on line and search. Your loan application will be easily and quickly approved without any credit check. In fact there are many sites that offer loans with bad credit for ...more »
Legal proceedings CIT is involved in securities litigation filed in 2008 in federal court against the company and former executives by its pre-bankruptcy shareholders. The suits allege the company failed to disclose the risks of certain mortgage loans ...more »
The FDA will study the impact of corrective advertising on consumer misperceptions of drug safety and efficacy. In a notice posted to today's Federal Register, the agency cited ads run by Bayer in 2009 at FDA's behest to remedy false or misleading...more »
By Lindsay Beyerstein Is the US military using dubious personality disorder diagnoses to kick out troubled soldiers out of the military without health benefits? James Dao of the New York Times found one clear example of this kind of treatment and ...more »
The documents were leaked by SVT Östnytt newspaper, and show a large range of criminal activity including drug trafficking, child pornography and guns – mostly made possible by the inmates' use of mobile phones and internet. The crimes, which have been ...more »
Rescue units from the towns of Watertown and Rutland were dispatched at about 2:15 pm Friday to a two-vehicle personal injury accident at Brookside Drive and Cook Road. Injured people were reported to be entrapped in both vehicles, one of which was ...more »
And as with April's Supreme Court consideration of Arizona's "show me your papers" law, the legal stakes are high and the rulings much-anticipated. But in a sense, the verdict is already out. Constitutional questions aside, these laws are increasingly ...more »
By Joan C. Rogers An excess insurance carrier has a direct cause of action for malpractice against the law firm the primary carrier retained to defend their insured, the Mississippi Court of Appeals declared Jan. 31 in a second look at this case (Great ...more »
SUMMARY: Title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203 (the Dodd-Frank Act), charges the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the CFPB or the Bureau) with regulating ``the offering and provision of ...more »
If the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expires Dec. 31, homeowners may have to pay taxes on any reduction in their principal. By KENNETH R. HARNEY Given the huge public and private resources now being devoted to helping financially distressed ...more »
(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of professional services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has been awarded a contract extension to continue supporting the energy efficiency portfolio ...more »
Henry Marsh, a lawyer involved in the legal fight to desegregate public schools 50 years ago, said he had to pay a $5 poll tax, and this bill would similarly put new obstacles before the poor, elderly, disabled and others.more »
Borcina could face heightened scrutiny because of his background as a contractor and his likely knowledge of the dangers of placing the embers near the house, said Stephan Seegar, a Stamford-based criminal defense attorney. Badger's attorney ...more »
“The Justice Department is working closely with the IRS to investigate, prosecute, and punish tax refund crimes committed through the theft of identities,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General John A. DiCicco of the Tax Division.more »
Two other employment-related lawsuits are pending against the University of Iowa College of Law. One is an age bias suit filed by Nicholas Spaeth, a former North Dakota attorney general. Spaeth is suing the University of Iowa College of Law along with ...more »
Also included in the Budget were some controversial provisions of interest to the financial services industry, including another run at the bank tax (unlikely to be enacted) and also proposed modifications to the tax treatment of incentives to ...more »
There the High Court held that it's EPA's job under the Clean Air Act to protect us from dangerous carbon pollution that threatens our health and drives our increasingly extreme weather. The Court unanimously reaffirmed Massachusetts last year in a ...more »
FREE LEGAL CLINIC: 6-7:30 tonight at Windsor United Methodist Church, 9500 Windsor Lake Blvd. Sponsored by the SC Bar Pro Bono Program, the topic will be wills and probate with attorney Carole H. Gunter. (803) 799-6654, ext. 158; www.scbar.org/clinics ...more »
Despite ongoing legal and financial woes, embattled principal owner Fred Wilpon said Monday that his family plans to own the Mets “for a very long time.” Speaking on a practice field at Digital Domain Park while the Mets went through their first ...more »
2, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved a 5.7 percent decrease in overall workers' compensation costs that will result in $160 million in savings for Pennsylvania employers.more »
