... of equal protection under the law, humiliation, anxiety, detriment of character and monetary loss. He said he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and is now facing mortgage foreclosure because of the FBI's stunt. "I was living the American dream; my business was doing well. ... Now I'm ruined ... and for what? I did nothing wrong," said the man. Related Articles: Justice for Ferry Crash Victim Based on Race? Hard Hit: Hurricane Survivors & the Nightmare of Insurance Company Loopholes
October 6, 2008 05:31 pm

How do you hold title to Real Property?

(San Diego Estate Planning Lawyer Blog)
When you purchase property in San Diego County, you will have to specify how you are going to hold title. Title is the evidence that you are the owner. The form of ownership is called "vesting". The escrow company will ask you how you want to hold title so the deed to your new property can be prepared. Here are some of the more common forms of holding title. Sole Ownership When you hold title as the sole owner, you own the entire interest. Usually sole ownership is for single individuals. A man ...
October 6, 2008 04:59 pm
... the the service's lawyers were busy with other matters. Overruling Russia's request, the judge agreed to hear testimony anyway from two of the bank's U.S. experts - including former attorney general Richard Thornburgh - who had ... court's task would inevitably require it to interpret U.S. criminal laws. His testimony was followed by that of former attorney general Thornburgh, who discussed the meaning of the non-prosecution agreement and the Manhattan prosecutors' recent letter of clarification, ...
October 6, 2008 04:46 pm
... the last 12 months, I remain astounded at how few there are. If you don't believe blogs are effective in developing new business, Jones & Roth is a case-in-point. Marketer Phil Sutton has been a loyal reader of Golden Practices for quite some time and ... and what pitfalls to try to prevent. A real, live, paying engagement, and proof that blogging can help you build business, too. Again, Jones & Roth's blog marks only the eighth blog that is industry specific. I find it almost unbelievable ...
October 6, 2008 04:38 pm
Four people sustained injuries in Harford County, Maryland, after a tractor-trailer hit a pickup truck, turned over, and spilled a flammable chemical onto Interstate 95 (southbound). The crash occurred past the Aberdeen exit close to the Maryland House Travel Center. Maryland State Police say the trucking accident occurred soon after 2am soon after Juan Moyorga, a pickup truck driver slowed down his vehicle in the wake of the crash scene from an earlier collision. He was rear-ended by a tractor ...
October 6, 2008 04:15 pm

No criminal charges filed in homicide of resident

(South Carolina Nursing Home Blog)
... residents at a nursing home. The Medical Examiners Office ruled that the blunt impact to Shaw's head contributed to her death and ruled the death a homicide, the report said. Powell's condition has continued to deteriorate, Assistant State Attorney David Rimmer wrote in the report. "It is doubtful that she was even mentally competent when the incident occurred," Rimmer wrote. "Therefore, in my opinion, no criminal charge should be filed against her for the unfortunate death of Miss Edna Shaw."
October 6, 2008 04:12 pm
... to avoid possibly invalidating prior art is not an incentive to an applicant to attempt to improperly revive an abandoned application. For judge Bryson, such a conclusion is understandable as his prior experience is in criminal law with the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney's Office, but Justices Linn and Newman should know better as they have had patent prosecution experience prior to going on the bench. As will be discussed below, there was every incentive to attempt to revive the original ...
October 6, 2008 04:11 pm

The New York Legal Blog Round Up

(Sui Generis--a New York law blog)
Finally, a New York blawg round up. It's been a while, and for that, I apologize! Coverage Counsel: Read Your Policy or Be Deemed to Have Presumptive Knowledge of its Terms New York Attorney Malpractice Blog: Is the Failure to Investigate Legal Malpractice? New York Federal Criminal Practice:... (This is a content summary only. If you're reading this anywhere other than an RSS reader, the content has been lifted. Please visit my blog, Sui Generis http://nylawblog.typepad.com , to read the entire ...
October 6, 2008 03:22 pm
... of the board as a whole. They focused on the integrity of the financial disclosure process. In other words, they were designed to make certain that the numbers were accurate but did nothing to affect the actual business of the applicable corporations. As a result, the board's duties to oversee management, with the exception of the financial disclosure process, were largely ignored, left entirely to state (read Delaware) law to determine. The Bailout Bill left the board's responsibility ...
October 6, 2008 03:00 pm
Here are the details on Helio's indictment. According to the prosecution, Helio and his co-defendant sister and their attorney, used an offshore Panamanian shell company, Seven Promotions Corp., to conceal from the I.R.S. approximately $5 Million Dollars of income from a Brazilian auto sponsor. Helio had sponsorship contracts that that Brazilian company paid him totaling $2.0 Million dollars per year. Pursuant to an alleged unwritten side agreement, Helio returned $1.8 Million per year to ...
October 6, 2008 02:49 pm
Libby Keeling reports in the Evansville Courier & Press in a story that begins: The Spencer County prosecutor and a Rockport, Ind., attorney in private practice are vying for the position of judge of the Circuit Court, 84th Judicial District. Prosecuting Attorney Jon A. Dartt, a Democrat, and attorney Jefferson A. Lindsey, a Republican, are seeking the seat vacated by Judge Wayne Roell, who is retiring with more than 30 years on the bench.
October 6, 2008 02:45 pm

Michigan Supreme Court Election Information

(Michigan Longterm Disability Insurance Lawyer Blog)
... to post new enties regularly as we approach election day. Michigan Supreme Court Justice Cliff Taylor, who is up for reelection, has repeatedly turned the law on its head to the benefit of insurance companies and big business at the expense of the average Michigan citizen. Following is one example. JUSTICE TAYLOR EVISCERATES ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS According to Republican Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Weaver- Fellow republican Justice Taylor has "eviscerated environmental laws intended to ...
October 6, 2008 02:42 pm
... a few Hohl families) left for America in the 17th and 18th centuries, and where more than a few global law firms have business clients--Andis Kaulins at Law Pundit gives us his Blawg Review #180 , a truly international and immediately useful tour of this morning's odd world. Bravo, sir. Since we began in 2005, WAC? has wanted insular North American and European businesses and their advisors to compare notes. Mr Kaulins' Blawg Review #180 is a good place to start. Please do not miss the ...
October 6, 2008 02:40 pm

Morning Docket 10.06.08

(Above the Law)
* Citigroup convinced Justice Charles E. Ramos of the New York State Supreme Court to issue an emergency order this weekend blocking Wachovia's sale to Wells Fargo. "The litigation could be a blockbuster, pitting some of the nation's largest surviving financial institutions against one another and giving work to the most expensive legal talent money can buy." [New York Times] ... * UPDATE: Wells Fargo and Citibank may divvy up Wachovia. [Bloomberg] * Shocker from Michelle Obama's new biography! ...
October 6, 2008 02:35 pm

Hood Case Bruises Texas Judicial Trust

(StandDown Texas Project)
... County in East Texas. Verla Sue Holland is a former district judge from Collin County. Tom O'Connell Jr. is a former Collin County district attorney. An affidavit filed by a former Collin County assistant district attorney over the summer alleges the two were engaged in a relationship for years during which O'Connell prosecuted cases in Holland's court. According to subsequent media reports, the alleged affair was commonly known. The ...
October 6, 2008 02:34 pm
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October 6, 2008 02:05 pm
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October 6, 2008 02:05 pm
"Companies Unlikely to Use Arbitration With Each Other": Jonathan D. Glater has this article today in The New York Times.
October 6, 2008 02:00 pm
... week, The Erie (Pa.) Times-News published an article that begins, "Former state Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce, accused of getting $440,000 in insurance proceeds through fraud, 'was badly in need of money' before he received the payments in 2002, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. And after he got the $440,000, the government said, Joyce spent much of the money on items such as a new house, a hot tub, a motorcycle, an airplane, jewelry and $6,000 on cosmetic surgery for his then-girlfriend ...
October 6, 2008 01:45 pm
Today we are wrapping up our discussion of Shaw Development v. Southern Builders, one of the first examples of major green building litigation. On Monday we discussed the basic facts of the case; on Wednesday we looked at the contractual green building requirements between the two parties; and on Friday we looked at Shaw Development's stated causes of action. We conclude our discussion today by looking at the damages alleged by Shaw Development. Parties that bring claims or lawsuits based on a ...
October 6, 2008 01:17 pm
 
 
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