American law firms and lobbyists are making major moves into the European Union where the rules and structures are often quite different to what they have at home, but where the opportunities are vast. The New York Times reports on the recent show of force where lawyers and lobbyists representing major oil interests were attempting […]
It’s an unfortunate truth that most individuals will be involved in some type of serious accident in their lives. The average person, for instance, will have to file an auto accident claim once every 17.9 years; and this striking statistic obviously doesn’t take into account the numerous types of other accidents a person
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SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County physician who admitted that he illegally prescribed dangerous, addictive painkillers to “patients” he barely examined during meetings that were often held at Starbucks stores was sentenced late today to over 11 years in federal prison. Alvin Mingczech Yee, 44, of Mission Viejo, was sentenced this afternoon
LawFuel.com – Slaughter and May, London and Hong Kong, advised Standard Chartered on the annual update of its US$57.5 billion debt issuance programme, under which Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited have the ability to issue notes to be listed and traded on the London and Hong Kong
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The producers of “Judge Judy”, the top-rated daytime TV show, have filed a lawsuit against those who have posted episodes of her show on YouTube. [wp_ad_camp_1] The owners of Big Ticket Television have aimed the Judge Judy lawsuit at Ignacio De Los Angeles, who posted an episode from the 2006 season on YouTube and refused
It was something of an unusual event – a court docket with the usual suspects – except one – a 64 year old lawyer who graduated from Washington Law School and who is charged with armed bank robbery. Police allege that Warren J. Gladders of Wentzville is a suspect in up to six other
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NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2013 LawFuel.com – Lifshitz Law Firm announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty by the directors of Corrections Corporation of America (the “Company”) CXW +1.13% . Specifically, a federal judge found the Company in contempt of court for persistently understaffing an Idaho prison in direct violation of a legal
When construction of a shopping center gets underway, potential customers wonder what stores are coming and how soon will it open. When a high-rise office building is renovated by the new owner, business owners might view the building as a new place to expand their business. Both the potential customer and the business owner sees
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Despite popular belief, hands free cell phone usage by drivers is no more safe than texting activities. In fact, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies have found that compared to both hand held and hands free phone usage, real world driving experiences have demonstrated that both are equally unsafe. The fact is that
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The merger between UK firms Manches and Penningtons has proceeded with the creation of a firm that follows the stalling of Manches’ following its failed attempt to merge with Halliwells in 2009. Manches has suffered financial reversals with a major drop in profits in the last financial year, with profits dropping by over 40 per
