Legal News

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...

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...

Prop 8 Attorneys Already Looking To Supreme Court

Posted on February 07, 2010
Lawyers in the Proposition 8 trial are keeping an eye on Washington as they draft papers for the federal judge in San Francisco. The two sides in the legal battle over California's ban on same sex marriage have two more weeks to tell Judge Vaughn Walker exactly how they'd like him to rule and why...

Alabama court sides with governor on casino raid

Posted on February 06, 2010
Gov. Bob Riley's gambling task force won another victory Thursday when the Alabama Supreme Court tossed out a court order blocking a raid on the state's largest casino.In a 7-2 decision, the court said a Macon County judge lacked jurisdiction to halt the pre-dawn raid Jan...

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Thomas: Some questioning of Court 'irresponsible'

Posted on February 06, 2010
Questioning the Supreme Court and other government branches needs to stay within the range of fair criticism or "run the risk in our society of undermining institutions that we need to preserve our liberties," Justice Clarence Thomas said Thursday. Thomas also told an audience at the University of Florida law school that some comments he hears about the court "border on being irresponsible...

WaMu shareholders get their voice in bankruptcy

Posted on January 29, 2010
Shareholders of Washington Mutual Inc will have a voice in the company's bankruptcy after a judge refused on Thursday to disband their committee, which Washington Mutual said would complicate the case.The U.S. Trustee, who plays an oversight role in bankruptcy, appointed the committee earlier this month after being petitioned by 3,500 shareholders...

Bryan A. Lowe & Associates - Las Vegas Bankruptcy

Posted on January 29, 2010
The firm was founded on a philosophy of service that not only emphasizes quality representation in terms of experience and expertise - but places a high value on initiating appropriate actions to meet the client's legal needs and objectives. Particular stress is also placed on providing individualized service and achieving results...

Prison officials seize 96-page D&D manuscript

Posted on January 26, 2010
A man serving life in prison for first-degree intentional homicide lost his legal battle Monday to play Dungeons & Dragons behind bars. Kevin T. Singer filed a federal lawsuit against officials at Wisconsin's Waupun prison, arguing that a policy banning all Dungeons & Dragons material violated his free speech and due process rights...

Lahore High Court extends Rehman Malik's bail

Posted on January 26, 2010
The court, however, has extended Rehman Malik?s interim bail until February 25. On December 23, 2009, a division bench of the Lahore High Court had stayed execution of a three-year sentence, awarded by an accountability court to Malik, in two National Accountability Bureau cases, and granted him bail until January 26...

Judge Slashes Music Sharing Fine

Posted on January 26, 2010
A Minnesota woman fined nearly $2 million for illegally downloading music has seen the fine reduced from that "monstrous" amount by a U.S. District Court judge who dropped the fine to $54,000. Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a single mother with four children, said she is seeking a way to have the fine -- leveled after she lost a case with the Recording Industry Association of America -- reduced even further...

Bryan A Lowe & Associates - Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted on January 19, 2010
http://bryanalowe.com/practice_areas.html Founded in 1982, Bryan A Lowe & Associates is a law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm provides a wide range of services, primarily in the areas of estate planning, probate, bankruptcy, general business (corporate, partnership, and proprietorship), taxation, real estate, asset protection, and elder care...

Weight Watchers takes rival to court over ad

Posted on January 19, 2010
Weight Watchers International is suing rival weight-loss company Jenny Craig over ads it says are misleading and deceptive.Weight Watchers, based in New York, says in the suit that Jenny Craig is running ads that refer to a study comparing Weight Watchers current weight-loss program and Jenny Craig's pre-packaged meals system...

SHEPPARD MULLIN ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY AUTHORS 'HOLLYWOOD DEALMAKING'

Posted on January 15, 2010
Insider Resource Provides Negotiating Tools and Strategies to Navigate Evolving Industry LandscapeLOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2010 ? Dina Appleton, special counsel in the Entertainment, Media and Technology practice group in Sheppard Mullin's Los Angeles/Century City office, has co-authored (with Columbia Pictures VP, Legal Affairs Daniel Yankelevits) "Hollywood Dealmaking: Negotiating Talent Agreements for Film, TV, and New Media...

Ex-radio host pleads guilty in swindle

Posted on January 14, 2010
Former radio talk show host Gregg T. Rennie pleaded guilty in US District Court in Boston to charges related to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, and now faces up to up to 20 years in prison on each of 13 counts of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud...

Hall of Famer Bruce Smith pleads guilty to DUI

Posted on January 14, 2010
NFL Hall of Famer Bruce Smith pleaded guilty today in Circuit Court to a charge of drunken driving. Prosecutors dropped the charges of speeding and refusing to submit to a blood or breath alcohol test but retained the right to refile them.Smith was fined $1,000 and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, all of which was suspended...

Michael Jackson Cause of Death Updated

Posted on January 12, 2010
Los Angeles authorities have officially changed the death certificate belonging to late King of Pop, Michael Jackson to reflect an exact cause of death.Updated due to the completion of a lengthy investigation, Jackson's cause of death has now been labeled a murder due to 'acute Propofol intoxication' via an 'intravenous injection from another'...

NY Court Rejects Dan Rather's Appeal Against CBS

Posted on January 12, 2010
New York's top court has rejected Dan Rather's bid to reinstate his $70 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS Corp.Rather's motion was denied without comment Tuesday by the Court of Appeals.CBS spokeswoman Shannon Jacobs says the network is pleased with the outcome...

Supreme Court reverses Sixth Circuit in federal habeas case

Posted on January 12, 2010
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Smith v. Spisak that the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit contravened the directives of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) by extending Mills v. Maryland  to resolve in a habeas petitioner's favor questions that were not decided or addressed in Mills...

Same-sex marriage and the new YouTube debate

Posted on January 12, 2010
California's gay-marriage ban is again being tested as a high-profile federal-court case opened in the state Monday and immediately drew a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.The high court temporarily blocked the Internet broadcast of the trial, the first serious challenge in federal court to a state law against same-sex marriage...

Jill Weinberg - Dallas Employment & Labor Lawyer

Posted on January 05, 2010
- Overtime Claims - Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA compliance - Non-compete agreements - Confidentiality agreements - Severance agreements - Employment contracts -Workplace policies -Sexual harassment -Prevention training - Sensitivity training (group & individual) -Department of Labor Audits -Independent contractor vs...

Law Firm Web Design That Work

Posted on December 28, 2009
Law Promo specializes in creating a powerful web presence for lawyers and law firms. From web design to article marketing to ppc campaigns, Law Promo is a turnkey company that takes the hassle out of worrying about your web presence. At Law Promo, we know the legal field, and have been making websites exclusively for lawyers and law firms since 2004...

Former Racine mayor pleads guilty in sex sting

Posted on December 28, 2009
Former Racine Mayor Gary Becker has pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from an Internet sex sting.In exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss six other charges during Tuesday's hearing.The 52-year-old Becker pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault of a child under 16 and child enticement...

Guilty pleas in June standoff, shootout in ND

Posted on December 28, 2009
Four people involved in a June standoff in North Dakota that followed an Alabama prison break have pleaded guilty to charges including attempted murder, robbery and reckless endangerment.Joshua Southwick, Angela Mink and her brother, Ashton Mink, entered pleas Tuesday...

Insider Exclusive TV Show Titles

Posted on December 22, 2009
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Police Brutality Cases

Posted on December 22, 2009
http://www.insiderexclusive.com/component/content/article/1-shows/110-police-brutality-cases-harris-v-city-of-milwaukeeOn a cold freezing night in Milwaukee, December 10, 2003, Curtis Harris was arrested in his home on a routine ?disorderly conduct? charge, handcuffed and then punched in the face and shoved in the mud by former Milwaukee Police Officer Kevin Clark...

Killer adds electrolysis to sex-change lawsuit

Posted on December 07, 2009
A convicted killer seeking a state-funded sex-change operation hasadded a demand for electrolysis treatments to her lawsuit against stateprison officials.A federal judge has twice rejected Michelle Kosilek?s request forelectrolysis, finding that she had not shown a ?serious medical need?for the hair removal treatments...

Idaho court upholds decision to toss gaming suit

Posted on November 30, 2009
BOISE, Idaho ? The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld a lower courtdecision to toss out a lawsuit aimed at removing tribal video gamingmachines from the Fort Hall Casino.The lawsuit was filed againstthe state in 2008 by Wendy Knox and Richard Dotson, who argued thegaming machines at the tribal casino violate the Idaho Constitution'sprohibition on gambling...

Smoker?s Lawsuit Results in $300M Verdict Against Tobacco Company

Posted on November 23, 2009
In what is believed to be the largest single plaintiff award to dateagainst a tobacco company, a Florida jury awarded $300 million incompensatory and punitive damages to a former smoker who filed alawsuit against Philip Morris USA over her emphysema. Cindy Naugle, 61, was awarded $56...

Law Office of Max J Mizejewski

Posted on November 18, 2009
Located in Eugene, the Law Office of Max J Mizejewski represents men and women throughout Lane County and surrounding areas in family law cases. Mr. Mizejewski understands the emotional turmoil that can accompany a change in your family dynamics, and he strives to protect your interests...

How Important Is Law Firm Web Design?

Posted on November 18, 2009
Despite what some might think, the internet is the most important marketing tool you have. By typing a few words, a potential client can find hundreds of lawyers and law firms that you must now compete with. Having a website is a great way for your business to connect with new customers...

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