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Legal Information - Campbell Eyes Raleigh Move For Law School

2006-10-31T22:01:00.000-05:00

Campbell Eyes Raleigh Move For Law School
Campbell University is considering moving its law school from rural Harnett County to Raleigh to give students better access to lawyers and judges.

Letter of appeal concerning Jon Greiner's candidacy
Web only: Read the letter from Jon Greiner's lawyers to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel asking that he be allowed to run for the Utah Senate without giving up his job as Ogden City Police Chief.

Hevesi says Ethics Commission ignored police memo
ALBANY, N.Y. Lawyers for Alan Hevesi today said the state Ethics Commission did not take a threat assessment into account in last week's decision on the state comptroller scandal.

Legal Information - UPDATE 2-Taser 3rd-qtr profit rises, shares up

2006-10-27T23:00:00.000-04:00

UPDATE 2-Taser 3rd-qtr profit rises, shares up
Reuters - Oct 25, 2006... Research) on Wednesday posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, sending its shares up 10 percent, as it recovers from a slew of lawsuits over the ...

Sony Lawsuits Force Lik-Sang to Close Doors
DailyTech, IL - Oct 24, 2006Sony did not comment directly on the reasons for requesting the previous ruling and subsequent lawsuits, but commented at other locations that they were ...

How milk soured Quebec on class actions
Globe and Mail, Canada - Oct 25, 2006... way back toward Earth after a landmark court decision that will severely curtail the powers of injured parties to launch sweeping lawsuits against businesses. ...

Legal Information - WALL STREET: Blue chips reach high on earnings optimism

2006-10-23T23:00:00.000-04:00

WALL STREET: Blue chips reach high on earnings optimism
Richmond Times-Dispatch - The company filed two patent-infringement lawsuits against Amazon.com Inc. over technologies used to run Internet services. Amazon added 31 cents to $32.88. AT&T Inc. rose 27 cents to $34.71 after reporting third-quarter profit rose 74 percent to

Amazon Violates 5 Shopping Patents, IBM Says
WPXI - BOSTON -- IBM filed two lawsuits against Amazon.com on Monday, claiming key aspects of the Internet retailer's Web sites violate patents held by Big Blue. Amazon is accused of infringing on five IBM patents, including technologies that govern how the

Judges Refuses To Toss Testimony About Katrina's Winds
WLOX - The couple's case is the first trial for the hundreds of lawsuits that have been filed by Gulf Coast homeowners challenging insurance companies over the wind-versus-water issue. Plaintiffs' attorneys hope a ruling in the Leonards' favor would

IBM says files lawsuit vs Amazon
Reuters - UPDATE 3-Fujitsu H1 profit outlook up, keeps 06/07 forecast NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) on Monday said it had filed two patent infringement lawsuits against online retailer Amazon

Legal Information - Philippine Journalists Denounce Lawsuits

2006-10-19T23:01:00.000-04:00

Philippine Journalists Denounce Lawsuits
Associated Press - MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine media groups on Tuesday accused the president's husband of trying to muzzle a critical press by filing a string of libel cases against 43 journalists and publishers. The National Union of Journalists denounced

Seattle School Board calls off second round of school closures
Columbian - Two closure-related lawsuits against the district are pending in King County Superior Court. 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy

Universal Music Group Sues Two Web Sites
WISH-TV - Universal Music, the world's largest recording company, filed separate lawsuits against Grouper Networks Inc., operator of Grouper.com, and Bolt Inc., which runs Bolt.com. Sony Corp. (SNE)'s Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired Grouper for $65

SEC looks at interlocking directors in options probes
MSN MoneyCentral - Those names are among a handful of luminaries who turn up repeatedly in connection with the companies singled out by lawsuits or SEC inquiries in connection with stock option backdating. Investigators are also looking into links of outside advisers

Legal Information - Attorneys press Nifong again on lacrosse case

2006-10-15T23:00:00.000-04:00

Attorneys press Nifong again on lacrosse case
Durham Herald Sun, NC - Oct 11, 2006... May. A copy of their letter was placed in court files and copied to Superior Court Judge Osmond Smith and other attorneys. Evans ...

Attorneys argue over Nichols' jail neighbor
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), USA - Oct 12, 2006... signed in blood. Earlier, Nichols' attorneys petitioned to get the testimony of Steven Marshall tossed out. Defense lawyers said ...

Homeless arrests in church parking lot dismay attorneys
Florida Times-Union, FL - Oct 13, 2006... actions. But the arrests surprised local attorneys and advocates for the homeless, who couldn't recall a roundup of similar scope. ...

Law firm dissolves, attorneys join Grand Rapids-based firm
Muskegon Chronicle, MI - Oct 9, 2006Several attorneys from the former Muskegon law firm of Lague, Newman & Irish PC have joined the firm of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP. ...

Legal Information - UW removes Hodge from football team

2006-10-11T23:01:00.000-04:00

UW removes Hodge from football team
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Department suspended linebacker Elijah Hodge from the football team for violating the Department of Athletics Student-Athlete Discipline Policy after he reportedly stole a students moped Monday. Hodge has not yet been legally charged for the incident. According to UW Assistant Chief of Police Dale Burke, a student reported the stolen moped Sept. 18, but

GFI Expands Management Team - Names Its First Chief Financial Officer
GFI, a leading provider of network security, content security and messaging software, today announced that its board of directors approved Christopher D. Gale to serve as the company's first CFO.

Saft Groupe SA Reports 2006 First Half Earnings
Saft, leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-end batteries for industry and defence, announces its results for the 6 month period ended 30 June 2006.

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Legal Information - Fla. Jury Awards $217M to Misdiagnosed Stroke Patient

2006-10-07T23:00:00.000-04:00

Fla. Jury Awards $217M to Misdiagnosed Stroke Patient
Insurance Journal, CA - 2 hours ago... The family and their attorneys said the entire amount of punitive damages will be donated to charities to help people with spinal cord and brain injuries. ...

Attorneys told to reach agreement in Jackson duplex incident
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Oct 6, 2006... ruling. She instead told city attorneys and Dennis Sweet, who represents the duplex s owner, to come to an agreement on their own. ...

Legal Information - Karrs lawyers fight child porn case

2006-10-03T23:00:00.000-04:00

Karrs lawyers fight child porn case
Lawyers for former JonBenet Ramsey slaying suspect John Mark Karr renewed efforts to get child pornography charges against him dismissed, despite a judges ruling last week that the case could proceed.

Senate committee recommends widening of money-laundering law
OTTAWA (CP) - A Senate committee says lawyers and jewellers should be brought under the country's money-laundering law and that the government should look at regulating cheque-cashing and payroll-loan services, as well.

Legal Information - INTER RAO UES Accepting Bids for Blocking Stake in Severo ...

2006-09-25T23:01:00.000-04:00

INTER RAO UES Accepting Bids for Blocking Stake in Severo ...
Russia Newswire (press release), Russia - Aug 25, 2006... The Data Office where bidders are able to scrutinise financial and legal information on the assets, will be open 11 September through 22 October 2006. ...

Drivers Can Sort Out Laws for Traffic Tickets on FindLaw.com
Yahoo! News (press release) - Sep 7, 20067 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FindLaw.com, the most popular free legal information Web site, has introduced a Traffic Tickets Center ( http://public.findlaw.com ...

Business Intelligence: Shake That Tail
Law.com (subscription), CA - Sep 8, 2006... e-commerce stores, auction sites and directories, it bears thinking about issues such a world raises for lawyers, for legal information, legal education and ...

Australian Stocks Rise to Near 4-Month High, Led by BHP and Rio
Bloomberg - Sep 4, 2006... Espreon Ltd. (EON AU), which provides legal information to banks and municipal councils, jumped 2 cents, or 3.6 percent, to 58 cents. ...

Legal Information - Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Parlux Fragrances, Inc. by the Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP

2006-09-04T23:00:00.000-04:00

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Parlux Fragrances, Inc. by the Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP
Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on behalf of all securities purchasers of Parlux Fragrances, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. ("Parlux" or the "Company") from February 8, 2006 through August 10, 2006, inclusive (the "Class Period").

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Parlux Fragrances, Inc. by the Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP
The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP:

Two importers sued for NIS 164 million over misleading fuel consumption data
Two class action suits were filed this week at Tel Aviv District Court, for a total of NIS 164 million, against car importers Colmobil and Moshe Carasso.

Legal Information - Judge Considers Consolidating TouchPlay Lawsuits

2006-08-31T23:01:00.000-04:00

Judge Considers Consolidating TouchPlay Lawsuits
(AP) A Polk County judge is considering whether to consolidate the lawsuits filed by TouchPlay businesses against the state. One lawsuit includes more than 60 businesses and claims the Legislature's abrupt decision to end the TouchPlay game earlier this year cost the industry about $900 million.

Judicial ballot wording upheld
n Proposed amendment would let people sue judges and other government officials.

Merck Wins Reversal Of $51 Million Award
Merck & Co. won the first reversal of a damage award over its Vioxx painkiller yesterday when a judge ruled that a $51 million verdict was "grossly excessive."

Legal Information - Federal Judge Dismisses Securities Class Action against Star Gas ...

2006-08-27T23:03:00.000-04:00

Federal Judge Dismisses Securities Class Action against Star Gas ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Aug 22, 2006... motions of Star Gas, its general partner, former officers, directors and underwriters to dismiss with prejudice a consolidated class action complaint alleging ...

Class action and reaction
Skieston Standard Democrat, MO - Aug 17, 2006The first day of kindergarten is filled with emotion for students and parents alike. While some greeted Tuesday at the Sikeston ...

Legal Information - Lawyers: Williams sisters gave inconsistent testimony

2006-08-19T23:00:00.000-04:00

Lawyers: Williams sisters gave inconsistent testimony
ABC Action News - Tampa, United States - Aug 16, 2006WEST PALM BEACH - Lawyers say tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams gave inconsistent testimony in a breach-of-lawsuit contract out of West Palm Beach. ...

'Black lawyers marginalised'
iAfrica.com, South Africa - Aug 17, 2006Decades of exclusion and marginalisation of black lawyers had resulted in a skewed distribution of established and profitable law firms, Justice Minister ...

Legal Information - Lawmakers Urge Funds for US Attorneys

2006-08-07T23:00:00.000-04:00

Lawmakers Urge Funds for US Attorneys
Washington Post, United States - Jul 24, 2006... Overall, according to the National Association of Assistant US Attorneys, full-time vacancies in federal prosecutors' offices have jumped from fewer than 200 ...

Subtle Forms of Discrimination Driving Women of Color from Top Law ...
Black America Web, Tx - 3 hours ago... Entitled Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Law Firms, the study was based on questionnaires received from nearly 1,000 attorneys, both men and women ...

Judge Allows Suit Over Church Funeral Protests
6abc.com, PA - 12 hours agoBALTIMORE (AP) - August 7, 2006 - Attorneys for a Pennsylvania man whose son was killed in Iraq have been given permission to use alternative methods to serve ...

Cozen Captures Two Smith Moore Insurance Attorneys
New York Law Journal, NY - Aug 1, 2006Kenan G. Loomis and Alycen A. Moss have left Smith Moore, where Loomis was the Atlanta managing partner, for Cozen O'Connor, where both are members of the firm ...

Legal Information - Cozen Captures Two Smith Moore Insurance Attorneys

2006-08-03T23:01:00.000-04:00

Cozen Captures Two Smith Moore Insurance Attorneys
New York Law Journal, NY - Aug 1, 2006Kenan G. Loomis and Alycen A. Moss have left Smith Moore, where Loomis was the Atlanta managing partner, for Cozen O'Connor, where both are members of the firm ...

Lawmakers Urge Funds for US Attorneys
Washington Post, United States - Jul 24, 2006... Overall, according to the National Association of Assistant US Attorneys, full-time vacancies in federal prosecutors' offices have jumped from fewer than 200 ...

National attorneys face investigation
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - Aug 1, 2006A NATIONAL group of attorneys, which allegedly posts intimidating letters threatening to sell people s properties to settle small debts, is being ...

Reports Say OCY Attorneys May have Misled Judges
WSEE, PA - Aug 2, 2006District Attorney Brad Foulk is reviewing a report that claims that a few attorneys no longer working for the Office of Children and Youth may have shaped ...

Legal Information - Kazza Owners Settle Lawsuits Globally

2006-07-30T23:01:00.000-04:00

Kazza Owners Settle Lawsuits Globally
Digital-Lifestyles.Info, UK - Jul 28, 2006Sharman Networks, the company that distributed the file-sharing software, Kazza, has finally come to an agreement with the media companies that have been ...

HCA buyout facing four lawsuits
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jul 27, 2006... TN, United States (UPI) -- A buyout of HCA Inc., which owns US hospitals and surgery centers, is being legally challenged in four separate shareholder lawsuits ...

Legal Information - Life Sentence for North Liberty Murderer

2006-07-26T23:00:00.000-04:00

Life Sentence for North Liberty Murderer
KCRG.com - Police arrested Wichhart at a grocery store November 16 shortly after Mertens was found unresponsive in a locked room at the center. He had the victim's car and personal keys. Wichhart was charged with first-degree murder, and his attorneys used an

Qualfications for the Baltimore City Orphans' Court
Afro American Newspaper - Attorneys do not represent many of the litigants that appear in this court. The litigants trust that the judge who sits on the bench is competent. In the past 20 years, all of the judges that have served on the Baltimore City Orphans' Court have been

Lawyers question execution protocol
Springfield News-Leader - Kansas City Attorneys for a condemned killer are urging a federal judge to reject the state's efforts to comply with a court order mandating sweeping changes in how Missouri handles executions. Attorneys for death row inmate Michael Taylor of

Bradford May Not Serve Full Sentence
KDKA - (KDKA) PITTSBURGH Just days after Damian Bradford entered a plea agreement in the shooting death of Dr. Gulam Moonda, Bradford s attorneys say his jail time could be reduced even further. Though he could have faced life in prison for Moonda's death

Legal Information - GOP focuses on its values agenda

2006-07-22T23:00:00.000-04:00

GOP focuses on its values agenda
WASHINGTON They promised social conservatives they would promote morality and patriotism, and this past week Republican leaders in Congress tried to show they keep their word.

Judge rules trust fund off-limits to any abuse claims
PORTLAND (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland cannot be forced to liquidate a $36 million trust fund to pay any claims resulting from sexual abuse lawsuits against priests.

Microsoft files more piracy lawsuits
Pirates rule at the box office this summer. But Microsoft is fighting them tooth and nail in the software business. It announced this week it filed 26 more lawsuits -- including two in New Jersey -- accusing companies of selling bogus or unlicensed ver sions of its products.

Facing crime head on
Edgewood residents, officials seek to change publicized problem On a recent weeknight in Edgewood, a small group of parishioners gathered in a strip mall sanctuary as the Rev. Tony McDonald talked about a crisis facing the community. Standing on a carpeted podium, surrounded by temporary walls in a converted retail store, McDonald said recent crime was a call to arms to spread the word of God.

Legal Information - Phelps Dodge, Inco and Falconbridge Agree to US$56 Billion Three-Way Combination, Creating One of World's Largest

2006-07-18T23:00:00.000-04:00

Phelps Dodge, Inco and Falconbridge Agree to US$56 Billion Three-Way Combination, Creating One of World's Largest
Phelps Dodge Corporation (NYSE: PD), Inco Limited (TSX: N)(NYSE: N), Falconbridge Limited (TSX: FAL)(NYSE: FAL) -

Inco Enhances Offer for Falconbridge
PHOENIX and TORONTO, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phelps Dodge Corp. , Inco Ltd. ( Nachrichten ) (TSX, NYSE: N) and Falconbridge Ltd. ( Nachrichten ) (TSX, NYSE: FAL) announced today that all three companies have taken action to improve the terms of their three-way combination.

Inco expects highest quarterly earnings in 104-year history
Inco Limited today announced that it currently expects its net earnings for the second quarter of 2006 will be the highest quarterly net earnings in the company's history, adding that it expects continued strong performance for the second half of the year.

Legal Information - LegalView.com Announces its New, Free Legal Encyclopedia

2006-07-14T23:00:00.000-04:00

LegalView.com Announces its New, Free Legal Encyclopedia
PR Leap (press release), CA - Jul 13, 2006... joins the Legal Dictionary, Legal Directory, and massive legal bookstore as part of a free everything legal service bringing legal information and legal ...

RESEARCH: CNR AND TUSCANY STRENGTHEN RELATIONS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Jun 23, 2006... Network of the Region of Tuscany is to be established in the new office of CNR's institute of theory and techniques of legal information, inaugurated today at ...

Legal Information - Pioneers often work at the bleeding edge

2006-07-10T23:01:00.000-04:00

Pioneers often work at the bleeding edge
SHOULD lawyers be technology pioneers? When they hear, say, about the great promise of wikis and blogs, or of the likely impact of e-learning and automated document assembly, should legal practitioners reach enthusiastically for their cheque books or more reflectively for a stiff, single malt?

Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Asbestos Lawsuits
Morning Edition , July 10, 2006 Thousands of lawsuits against major companies have been dismissed over potentially fraudulent medical diagnoses of the lung disease silicosis. Now defense lawyers want thousands of asbestos cases dismissed for the same reason. Wade Goodwyn reports.

Legal Information - Reversal of $145 bln award upheld; win for tobacco

2006-07-06T23:01:00.000-04:00

Reversal of $145 bln award upheld; win for tobacco
WAFF - It also decertified the class action, meaning smokers would have to sue individually, not as a group. Lawyers for the ailing smokers asked the Florida Supreme Court to reinstate the class-action verdict. The case, filed a decade ago by Miami Beach

Hollywood car seizure practice does not conflict with law, court rules
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Mulligan is the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Hollywood Similar suits have been filed in Miami, West Palm Beach and other cities. Miami alone faces more than $12 million in potential damages, said attorney Ronald Guralnick

Crimestoppers 7/5
WLNS - Their class-action lawsuit contends that police, acting on orders from the Secret Service, moved some 200 war protesters, but let pro-Bush demonstrators stay on the sidewalk. The lawsuit asks for an injunction barring the Secret Service and police

Wechsler Harwood LLP Files Securities Class Action Suit Against
MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK, July 5, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wechsler Harwood LLP today announced that it has filed a class action suit on behalf of all securities purchasers of Vonage Holdings Corporation (NYSE:VG) ("Vonage" or the "Company") who purchased or otherwise

Legal Information - Lawyers want Khadr back in Canada after US court rules against ...

2006-07-02T23:00:00.000-04:00

Lawyers want Khadr back in Canada after US court rules against ...
Canada.com, Canada - Jun 29, 2006WASHINGTON (CP) - Omar Khadr's Canadian lawyers say they'll request his extradition to Canada from Guantanamo Bay now that the US Supreme Court has ruled that ...

Supreme Court Already Decided DADT Lesbian Major's Lawyers Tell ...
365Gay.com - Jul 1, 2006by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Seattle, Washington) Lawyers for Air Force Reserve Maj. ... Government lawyers have filed a motion to have the case dismissed. ...

JK sex scandal: Jammu lawyers on strike
NDTV.com, India - Jun 29, 2006Lawyers in Jammu are on strike for a second day on Friday to protest the Kashmir Bar Association's move to disallow members from appearing in the sex scandal ...

Court paralysed as lawyers cease work
The Statesman, India - Jul 1, 2006KRISHNAGAR, July 1. Judicial activities came to a screeching halt at Nabadwip court in Nadia today as lawyers of the Nabadwip Bar Association went on an ...

Legal Information - Attorneys asks judge to throw out charges in Siegelman trial

2006-06-28T23:00:00.000-04:00

Attorneys asks judge to throw out charges in Siegelman trial
AL.com, AL - Jun 13, 2006MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Attorneys for former Gov. ... Attorneys for the four defendants rested yesterday after calling less that a day's worth of evidence. ...

Attorneys Dispute Report in Duke Rape Case
abc11tv.com, NC - Jun 23, 2006(06/23/06 - DURHAM) - Attorneys for all three players were in court Thursday as the prosecution turned over 536 additional pages of discovery documents in the ...

Attorneys suspended, disbarred
Boca Raton News, USA - Jun 21, 2006 Alice Ellen Brown, Boca Raton, was suspended from practicing law in Florida for two years, effective retroactive to April 8, 2005, following a May 25 court ...

Legal Information - Local week in review Local week in review

2006-06-24T23:00:00.000-04:00

Local week in review Local week in review
Free Lance-Star - Numerous lawsuits were filed between the two families over the years, most of them by Ames. Lawyers for the Brooks family came to court Friday to tell Circuit Judge Alfred D. Swersky that all cases were dismissed upon mutual agreement. Both

Prosecutors did their best with what they were given
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - They have not given media interviews on the subject of the Martensville scandal since they were named as defendants in the malicious prosecution lawsuits brought by the wrongly accused after the case collapsed, citing the fact that the matter was

Oregon seeks halt of first logging in roadless area
News Register - GRANTS PASS - Gov. Ted Kulongoski joined conservation groups on Thursday in asking a federal judge to block logging of a burned-over area of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest until their lawsuits challenging the Bush administration's overhaul