They are afforded some protections through animal-cruelty laws, endangered-species regulations and the federal Animal Welfare Act, but are not endowed with a distinct set of rights. However, the field of animal law has evolved steadily, with courses ...more »
... Harris Broadcast Communications, in a statement. "This collaboration portrays two companies willing to open their platforms for the benefit of their customers. Harris' media software leadership in television, cable and new media from mobile to the ...more »
... Burke and her former mother-in-law Karen Comer after civilian authorities in Hardin County dismissed charges against him due to four mistrials. Burke's attorneys questioned Detective Larry Walker during the Article 32 hearing, according to WHAS-TV. ...more »
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Citing cost concerns, the Obama administration said Friday it has halted a long-term care insurance program that was part of the massive health care law passed in 2010. Called the CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and ...more »
Outspoken Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones showed a humble side yesterday when he apologised to ACT police for his implication they weren't doing their job during the Convoy of No Confidence. He also expressed regret for saying Prime ...more »
Prepared by the Warren Institute at the UC Berkeley School of Law, the report is based on an examination of several hundred individual immigration records obtained through a lawsuit. Together, they offer the first case-by-case look at a program that ...more »
From January, neither company will be obliged to adhere to the terms of a national labor contract, to which Confindustria is a signatory. Mr. Marchionne has repeatedly said that the terms are outdated and prevent him from imposing new working ...more »
Rather than trust an unreliable US peacebroker, Abbas has chosen to internationalize the dispute by taking it to the UN, thereby leveling the playing field for future negotiations. Meanwhile, Netanyahu evoked his country's deep existential fears that ...more »
By Business Wire 10/31/11 - 09:42 AM EDT Nancy D. Adams, CPCU, a member of the Insurance/Reinsurance Group, Insurance/Bankruptcy Group, and Product Liability and Complex Tort Litigation Group of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, ...more »
The American Bar Association recently published "Careers in Animal Law," the first book about becoming an attorney advocate for animals. More than 100 law schools in the US now offer animal law courses. St. Joseph ChurchFather Bruce Riebe blesses Jojo ...more »
This latest patent expands its portfolio of intellectual property by adding an additional eight claims to bolster several other patents in the security and fraud prevention space. "Kount has a rich history of developing technology which enables our ...more »
Dallas, TX – Ron C. Eddins announced the opening of his new law firm, Eddins Law Firm, PC Eddins will focus on plaintiff litigation cases, most notably asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits. The firm officially launched in September 2011 and already has ...more »
The leadership wrangles besetting the black economic empowerment lobby, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG), took another turn on Sunday with journalist-cum-businessman Supa Mandiwanzira stepping down from the leadership of the militant group. ...more »
Among those killed in the accident last Friday were four Swedes, two French and two Britons, aviation authorities said. The Cessna 208 was carrying nine passengers and two crew members. Information on the causes of the crash was not immediately ...more »
There is some small dispute and the landlord and tenant can't come to terms on the lease, and the tenant asks for the money back. The landlord tells the scammer that the cashier's check was deposited, and the tenant agrees to take a personal check from ...more »
Monday, October 10, 2011 | Although Santa Ana city officials and union leaders are saying they can work together to pare down the city's $30 million budget deficit, the word bankruptcy is being whispered more often these days in the corridors of City ...more »
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: Forward-looking statements in this press release, including statements relating to the Company's future revenues and earnings, plans, strategies, objectives, ...more »
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attorney Advertising. The law firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty by the Board of Directors of Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (“Caliper” or the “Company”) ...more »
The designation denotes the services available to military personnel on campus in areas such as academics, financial benefits, schedule flexibility and support of the military. The full list of military friendly schools highlighting institutions that ...more »
Some examples of crimes that may contain digital evidence are: computer trespassing, child exploitation, assaults, fraud, missing persons and identity theft. According to CCSO auxiliary deputy, Tom Gregg, the lab took two years to complete. ...more »
House on legislation that would, among many things, end the state's lifetime unlimited injury and rehabilitation benefits and allow Michigan drivers to choose different coverage levels for personal injury protection. Pete Lund, R-Shelby Township, ...more »
Moves by the Department of Justice to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, in legal cases, and to file legal briefs questioning the law's constitutionality. New state laws that, Lori said, ...more »
Subjects include: civil evidence, municipal liability, disclosure, no fault/serious injury, ethics, premises liability, labor law, product liability and medical malpractice. Cost: free for Academy of Trial Lawyers members, $125 for non-members. ...more »
As a result, the approximately 40% of American consumers who identify their mobile device as their primary or exclusive means of communication do not receive many of these calls. Businesses increasingly rely on automated communications solutions such ...more »
Mr. Weidenbruch focuses his practice on commercial and residential real estate transactions, complex commercial loan restructuring and modifications and the formation and structuring of corporate entities. In addition to his real estate board ...more »
NUTS code UKD32 Greater Manchester North The purpose of this tender exercise is to select a service provider whose delivery of commercial vehicle contract hire services will represent value for money, high quality service; combined with the ability to ...more »
He says the city struggles to provide law enforcement, garbage pickup and lighting, to all corners of its 140-square-mile area. The city's troubles are hardly on the minds of local sports fans, who haven't seen this much winning in early October in ...more »
The Washington DC-based National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers named Cherry the 2011 winner of its Champion of Indigent Defense Award. Cherry is a former public defender who chairs the Nevada Supreme Court's Indigent Defense Commission. ...more »
111-203), signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010. The Act was meant to protect us from all of those banks that were too big to fail – you know, the whole banking/financial sector meltdown that we just lived through. ...more »
Funding for legal service providers has always been scant, and the prolonged harsh economic times have compounded the issue. It has also made some lawyers more leery of hanging up their hat, even as more approach retirement age. But she argues that, ...more »
Partner of the Newport Beach, California, law firm of Riser Adkisson LLP, who practices in the areas of creditor-debtor law, including creditors collections and debtor asset protection, and business planning including captive insurance company planning ...more »
In a number of recent decisions on the erection of large demonstration wind turbines, the Appraisal Authority has awarded modest damages to adjoining properties, in accordance with the Promotion of Renewable Energy Act. However, in general the awarded ...more »
... New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida, with 24 years of experience. Ms. Pizzolato represents clients by reviewing current estate plans, establishing new estate plans including Wills and Trusts, Probate and Trust Administration, and Business Planning.more »
TMZ has learned ... more than 30 media outlets were scheduled to attend an event at Boa Steakhouse tonight to kick off the new season of "Braxton Family Values." But plans changed when Toni's brother-in-law, Vince Herbert, was rushed to a NY hospital ...more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission would be overstepping its bounds by asking whether residents are illegal immigrants, according to state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. The commission had sought to prevent undocumented ...more »
