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Rigases fight second trial in US appeals court

Posted on February 17, 2010
A federal appeals court is reviewing whether the imprisoned founder of Adelphia Communications Corp. and his son can face a second federal fraud trial.A full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Philadelphia will hear defense arguments that a second trial in Pennsylvania amounts to double jeopardy for John Rigas and his son, Timothy...

Military court to review Abu Ghraib conviction

Posted on February 17, 2010
The U.S. military's highest court says it will review the conviction of an Army reservist who prosecutors said was the ringleader of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.Former Cpl. Charles Graner Jr. was sentenced in 2005 to 10 years in prison for his role in the scandal...

Court papers: Alaska man acknowledges killing 2

Posted on February 17, 2010
Court papers filed Tuesday indicate a 29-year-old Anchorage man has acknowledged that he killed his neighbor and another woman for whose murder he was acquitted.The plea agreement is between federal prosecutors and Joshua Alan Wade, who is charged with the 2007 torture killing of his neighbor, Mindy Schloss...

Pittsburgh DUI Defense Lawyer

Posted on February 17, 2010
If you've been arrested for DUI, this is most likely one of the worst days of your life. As a former police officer, I know the range of emotions that you must be feeling. You're probably angry at yourself for letting this happen, embarrassed to face family and friends, worried about your job, scared because you don?t know whether you?re going to jail and confused because you're not sure what to do next...

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The Law of Diversity: Adorno & Yoss Law Firm

Posted on February 16, 2010
At the law firm of Adorno & Yoss, diversity is not an afterthought, nor is it a marketing ploy to gain new business.No, diversity -- doing business with and hiring minorities -- is front and center at Adorno & Yoss, the largest minority-owned law firm in the nation...

US govt appeals court ban on cell-phone tracking

Posted on February 16, 2010
The U.S. government argued on Friday that it should be allowed access to people's cell-phone records to help track suspected criminals.A Justice Department attorney urged a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to overturn lower court rulings denying it the right to seek information from communications companies about the call activity of specific numbers that authorities believe are associated with criminal activity...

Smith & Nephew Wins $4.7 Million in Arthrex Trial

Posted on February 16, 2010
Smith & Nephew Plc, Europe?s largest maker of shoulder and knee implants, was awarded $4.7 million in a patent-infringement trial against smaller rival Arthrex Inc. over a device to fix a graft to a bone.Arthrex said in a statement it will appeal the Feb...

Man accused in attorney death in court

Posted on February 16, 2010
The man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend - defense attorney Margaret Allen - and killing a witness in the case will make his first court appearance at 2 p.m. today in Butler County Common Pleas Court.Calvin McKelton, 32, will be arraigned on an 11-count indictment charging him with aggravated murder, murder, two counts of felonious assault, abuse of a corpse, intimidation of a witness, tampering with evidence, aggravated robbery, aggravated arson and two charges of domestic violence...

Out-of-town-jury to hear Mo. teen's murder trial

Posted on February 16, 2010
An out-of-town jury will hear the murder trial of a central Missouri teenager accused of slaying a 9-year-old neighbor girl because she wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone.A judge decided Tuesday to select a jury from outside of Cole County as an alternative to a request by Alyssa Bustamante's attorneys to move the trial elsewhere...

Law firms form consortium in Toyota recall litigation

Posted on February 12, 2010
About 25 law firms seeking class action status for lawsuits filed against Toyota Motor Corp. in more than 20 states have formed a consortium, an attorney coordinating the group said Thursday. Approximately 20 other lawsuits seeking class action status on behalf of consumers also have been filed against the automaker because of accelerator problems that have led to the recall of more than 8 million automobiles...

Coral Gables law firm expanding to D.C.

Posted on February 12, 2010
Coral Gables law firm Colson Hicks Edison is expanding to Washington, D.C.The firm's new office is headed by Ron Kleinman, former managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig's Washington office, and Colson Hicks Edison partner Joseph Matthews. Kleinman and Matthews will focus on litigation and arbitration...

Democrats Try to Rebuild Campaign-Spending Barriers

Posted on February 12, 2010
Congressional Democrats outlined legislation Thursday aimed at undoing a recent Supreme Court decision that allows corporations and interest groups to spend freely on political advertising.To accomplish that goal, the legislation would impose a patchwork of spending restrictions and disclosure requirements ? many based in current laws...

Tigges new CEO of McNair Law Firm

Posted on February 12, 2010
David J. Tigges may be the youngest attorney to lead the McNair Law Firm, but don?t look for an iconoclast in this Hilton Head Island resident.The real estate, banking and hospitality industry lawyer has a deep reverence for the traditions of the firm, founded in 1971 by the late former Gov...

Law firm employee indicted in embezzling

Posted on February 12, 2010
A grand jury has indicted a Salisbury woman for embezzling more than $140,000 from a local attorney.The Rowan County grand jury meeting Monday indicted Kimberly "Kim" Osborne on the charge of felony embezzlement.The indictment charges that she took $142,414 from James T...

Law Firm Group Seeks National Suit Against Toyota

Posted on February 11, 2010
Lawyers with nearly two dozen firms around the country hope to consolidate their claims that Toyota Motor Corp.'s recalls have cost customers billions of dollars.P. Tim Howard, a Northeastern University law professor leading the group seeking class-action status for numerous existing lawsuits, said Wednesday that the more than 8 million vehicles recalled by Toyota have collectively lost more than $2 billion in resale value because of the recalls...

Blagojevich Wants Tapes Played in Court

Posted on February 11, 2010
When his corruption trial begins in June, Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, wants jurors to be allowed to hear all of the audio recordings ? some 500 hours? worth ? that federal authorities secretly made of his telephone conversations...

Etheredge found guilty of securities fraud

Posted on February 11, 2010
The founder of the failed Wild West World theme park, Thomas Etheredge was found guilty on seven of nine counts of securities fraud.Etheredge, 55, maintained that he provided enough information about his past, in publishing the book, ?Real Men, Real Faith?...

Chinese Court Denies Appeal by Jailed Activist

Posted on February 11, 2010
A court in Beijing denied an appeal by one of China?s best-known democracy advocates on Thursday and upheld his 11-year prison sentence, human rights activists said.The Beijing Municipal Higher People?s Court upheld the conviction and unusually harsh sentence of the advocate, Liu Xiaobo...

Beaufort lawyer to lead McNair firm

Posted on February 11, 2010
David J. Tigges has been elected managing shareholder/CEO of the McNair Law Firm. He succeeds Bill Youngblood, who had led the 126-lawyer, nine-office firm since 2003. The firm is the Midlands' third largest. Tigges was with Bethea, Jordan & Griffin in Hilton Head Island when he negotiated the firm's merger with McNair in 2004...

Ex-Ill. gov. to answer revised corruption charges

Posted on February 10, 2010
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is heading to court to answer revised charges that he schemed to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and swap official favors for campaign money.Marshals have warned they will not tolerate the kind of swirling crowd at Blagojevich's arraignment Wednesday that swallowed the former governor last time he was in court...

The Case Against Corporate Speech

Posted on February 10, 2010
Last month, by a vote of 5 to 4, the U.S. Supreme Court gave carte blanche to the world's largest corporations to spend unlimited sums of money to support or oppose candidates for elected office. Big Business domination of Washington and state capitals will now intensify...

Court halts rules on Edwards sex tape retrieval

Posted on February 10, 2010
A North Carolina court has temporarily stopped the security rules that a judge issued for the retrieval of the John Edwards sex tape.The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a stay on Tuesday without giving a reason. The court, however, did not halt an initial order that requires former Edwards aide Andrew Young to turn over the tape by Wednesday afternoon...

China high court stresses 'mercy' in death penalty

Posted on February 10, 2010
China's highest court has issued new guidelines on the death penalty that instruct lower courts to limit its use to a small number of "extremely serious" cases.The Supreme People's Court told courts to use a policy of "justice tempered with mercy" that takes into consideration the severity of the crime, the state-run Xinhua News Agency quoted court spokesman Sun Jungong as saying in a report late Tuesday...

Investors file class action complaint against Toyota

Posted on February 09, 2010
Toyota Motor Corp. was sued today in Los Angeles federal court for failing to disclose to investors that there was a major design defect in the automaker's acceleration systems. The proposed class action complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles by a San Diego law firm on behalf of all purchasers of Toyota publicly traded securities, accuses Toyota, certain of its affiliates and certain of their officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...

Gary Coleman Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge

Posted on February 09, 2010
Actor Gary Coleman pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief in conjunction with a domestic violence charge, TVGuide.com has confirmed.Gary Coleman arrested for outstanding warrantThe April 18 incident involved an escalating argument between Coleman and his wife, Shannon Price, defense attorney Randy Kester told The Associated Press...

San Diego teen curfew struck down by court

Posted on February 09, 2010
A state appeals court has struck down a San Diego curfew law for teenagers, calling it unconstitutionally broad. The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled last week that the ordinance doesn't allow teens to travel to certain legal nighttime events, such as school or religious activities, because to get there they have to be accompanied by an adult...

Health-care debate is good business for lobbyists

Posted on February 09, 2010
Is it possible that the election of the first Republican senator from Massachusetts in more than a generation will boost revenues of select Philadelphia law firms?Scott Brown's upset win changed the dynamics of the health-care debate overnight. Depending on your point of view, the possible collapse of Obamacare may or may not have ill portents for the nation's health-care system...

New legal issue: Payment for child porn victims

Posted on February 08, 2010
It's been more than a decade since "Amy," as she's known in court papers, was first sexually abused by her uncle. The abuse ended long ago and he's in prison, but the pictures he made when she was 8 or 9 are among the most widely circulated child pornography images online...

Dear John At Top, Charlie Sheen in Court

Posted on February 08, 2010
Charlie and Brooke Sheen are due in court today. The actor faces arraignment on his Christmas Day domestic violence arrest in Aspen, Colorado. Their attorneys want the restraining order thrown out so the couple can be back together for their twins and to work on their relationship...

Law Firm Logo & Brand Identity Design by Law Promo

Posted on February 08, 2010
Law firm logos are an essential part of your business, and are featured on your website, on your business card, on your letterhead and in advertisements. Logos are the cornerstone of your firm's identity, and Law Promo's logo and brand identity design team is among the best in the business...

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