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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...

Insider Exclusive TV Show List

Posted on November 16, 2009
Rikki Klieman, TV Legal AnalystRay Boucher, The Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaProtecting Investors from Financial FraudstersPaul Henderson, The San Francisco District Attorneys OfficeOrange County Sherriff's Dept Alleged Police BrutalityMysterious Death of Jason Gomez at the Orange County, CA...

Not guilty plea for first-round pick DE James

Posted on November 16, 2009
A not guilty plea has been entered for former Vikings first-round draft pick Erasmus James, who is charged with disorderly conduct in a Madison bar fight.James was arrested last weekend after police says he lost his temper when a bartender refused to serve him after closing time...

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Balloon Boy parents enter guilty plea

Posted on November 16, 2009
The Colorado parents of three children could wind up in jail after admitting in court they fabricated a story about their son in a runaway balloon to gain publicity for a possible reality TV show.Richard Heene appeared before a Larimer County District Court judge first, pleading guilty to a felony count of falsely influencing the sheriff who led the rescue effort during the 50-mile balloon chase that captivated a global television audience Oct...

Conn. residents: Pfizer land battle unnecessary

Posted on November 16, 2009
After drug giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it was opening a new research center here, city officials aggressively moved to acquire surrounding land for an economic development project ? triggering an epic fight over eminent domain that reached the U...

Beazer Homes CEO McCarthy may face civil charges

Posted on November 16, 2009
Federal regulators have notified Beazer Homes USA Inc. that its top executive could face civil charges over incentive compensation.The notification comes more than a year after the Atlanta-based homebuilder settled a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into its financial statements...

Kimberly Area School District's investment lawsuit goes to court

Posted on November 02, 2009
KIMBERLY ? An investment made by five Wisconsin school districts in 2006 would have been enough to cover more than two-thirds the cost of the 2003 Lambeau Field renovation. Today, what's left of those dollars wouldn't be enough to cover one year of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' salary...

Lawsuit Alleges KFC Causes Cancer, Customers Shrug

Posted on October 26, 2009
A national doctors group filed suit against KFC last month in San Francisco, alleging that the fast food chain?s new grilled chicken product contains carcinogens and should be required to come with a warning. ?This is an issue of alerting the public to the danger,? said Dan Kinburn, general counsel for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine...

Lawsuit: former officer involved in sex crime

Posted on October 26, 2009
WATERBURY, Conn. - A lawyer for a 17-year-old boy has fileda lawsuit against the city of Waterbury, claiming a now-retiredcity police officer handcuffed the teen during an attempted sexualassault in 2006. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month and seeks unspecifieddamages...

Los Angeles DUI Defense

Posted on October 19, 2009
Los Angeles DUI LawyerLegal Interview with Attorney Michael Bialys Michael Bialys, a Los Angeles DUI lawyer also known as theDUI Guy, is the former managing partner of a large criminal defense firm.  In his time in that role, he saw manymismanaged DUI cases and realized his true calling was to go into DUIdefense...

Dolton police officers beat up innocent man, lawsuit claims

Posted on October 12, 2009
A federal lawsuit filed Friday accuses Dolton police officers of beating up an innocent man and lying about it. The suit also alleges the Village of Dolton and its police department tried to cover up the crime. David Smith's nose was broken and he had a concussion when he went to Ingalls Hospital after being released by Dolton police...

U.S. Sugar settles class action

Posted on October 05, 2009
U.S. Sugar Corp. said Friday it has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by shareholders and members of its Employee Stock Ownership Plan for an $8.4 million payment to members of the settlement class. An additional payment of $7.5 million, less plaintiffs' attorneys? fees, will be made if U...

Court won't review Fla. Pledge of Allegiance law

Posted on October 05, 2009
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to review a Florida law that requires public school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day unless they have their parents' written permission excusing them.The justices declined Monday an appeal filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida on behalf of a high school student removed from his math class because he remained seated during the pledge...

Conn. bishop says abuse is in church's past

Posted on October 05, 2009
The Supreme Court refused on Monday to block the release of documents generated by lawsuits against priests in Connecticut for alleged sexual abuse.The justices turned down a request by the Roman Catholic diocese in Bridgeport, Conn.Several newspapers are seeking the release of more than 12,000 pages from 23 lawsuits against six priests...

Mich. Judge has say in Dress

Posted on June 17, 2009
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday voted to give judges authority over how witnesses dress in court after a Muslim woman refused to remove her veil while testifying in a small claims case. A statewide court rule letting judges regulate the appearance of witnesses ? such as asking them to remove face coverings ? was approved by a 5-2 vote...

North Korea Threatens Merciless Attacks

Posted on June 17, 2009
North Korea today warned that it would launch a "merciless" attack if provoked by the US and its allies, hours after President Barack Obama described the state's nuclear and missile programmes as a "grave threat" to the world. "If the US and its followers infringe upon our republic's sovereignty even a bit, our military and people will launch a one hundred or one thousandfold retaliation with [a] merciless military strike," the state-controlled Minju Joson newspaper said...

Court says judges must avoid appearance of bias

Posted on June 08, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that elected judges must step aside from cases when large campaign contributions from interested parties create the appearance of bias. By a 5-4 vote in a case from West Virginia, the court said that a judge who remained involved in a lawsuit filed against the company of the most generous supporter of his election deprived the other side of the constitutional right to a fair hearing...

Ex-Tyco execs lose appeal at Supreme Court

Posted on June 08, 2009
The Supreme Court is refusing to hear an appeal from two former top executives of Tyco International that challenges their convictions for fraud and larceny involving more than $100 million in bonuses.The justices' action Monday ends the effort by Tyco's former CEO L...

O.C. Bar Association awards Stewart Glenn

Posted on May 29, 2009
Stewart P. Glenn, a partner in the Newburgh law firm of Glenn & Breheney PLLC is this year?s recipient of the Orange County Bar Association Outstanding Service Award. Bar Association President Steven I. Milligram, Esq. and Mr. Glenn?s law partner, Mary Fern Breheney, Esq...

Google sued for selling law firm names

Posted on May 29, 2009
Connecticut law firm Stratton, Faxon has sued Google for US$50,000 on discovering that a competitor's name appeared in display ads when Stratton's name was typed into the Google search box It is also seeking an injunction preventing Google from selling law firm names in its Adwords business in Connecticut...

Delaware Supreme Court gives OK to sports betting

Posted on May 29, 2009
The Delaware Supreme Court says a proposed sports betting lottery does not conflict with the state constitution. The opinion was requested by Gov. Jack Markell, who has signed a bill that would make Delaware the only state east of the Rocky Mountains to offer sports wagering...