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Journal seeks to end ban on Medicare data

Posted on January 26, 2011
The publisher of The Wall Street Journal went to court Tuesday seeking to overturn a 31-year ban on the release of records about how much Medicare money individual doctors receive.Dow Jones & Company Inc. filed papers in federal court in Orlando in an effort to end a prohibition that was implemented in 1979 following a successful lawsuit in Florida by the American Medical Association...

Mo. court sides with immigrant in adoption appeal

Posted on January 26, 2011
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state adoption laws were not followed in terminating the parental rights of a Guatemalan woman who was caught up in a 2007 immigration raid and allowing her son to be adopted by an American couple.But the decision doesn't automatically return the now 4-year-old child to his birth mother, Encarnacion Bail Romero...

Court says convicted lawyer unfit to practice law

Posted on January 26, 2011
The New Hampshire Supreme Court is making it clear that not everyone who passes the bar exam gets to practice law.The court has denied the appeal of a would-be lawyer who was shot down by its Committee on Character and Fitness.The applicant - identified in the ruling by the initials G...

Taco Bell meat? Beef, says firm. Filling, says suit.

Posted on January 25, 2011
When it's served in a Taco Bell taco, alleges a California woman in a class-action lawsuit. The suit, filed Friday, claims that the fast-food giant uses so much other ingredients in its meat that it no longer qualifies as beef.Taco Bell, based in Irvine, Calif...

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No proof WikiLeaks breaking law, inquiry finds

Posted on January 25, 2011
A firm asked by Visa to investigate WikiLeaks' finances has found no proof the group's fundraising arm is breaking the law in its home base of Iceland, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.But Visa Europe Ltd. said Wednesday it would continue blocking donations to the secret-spilling site until it completes its own investigation...

High court rejects appeal in Arizona execution

Posted on January 18, 2011
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Arizona death row inmate Daniel Wayne Cook, convicted of strangling two men in 1987.The justices did not comment on their order Tuesday. Cook says his death sentence should be reversed because he has post-traumatic stress disorder and organic brain damage...

Court won't stop class-action suit against Pella

Posted on January 18, 2011
The Supreme Court won't stop the class-action certification of a lawsuit against Pella Corp. over a purported defect in one of its windows.The high court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal from the window-maker.The lower courts have certified a class-action lawsuit against Pella...

High court denies man's gun arrest appeal

Posted on January 18, 2011
Missing a plane connection cost Utah gun owner Greg Revell 10 days in jail after he was stranded in New Jersey with an unloaded firearm he had legally checked with his luggage in Salt Lake City.Nevertheless, the Supreme Court without comment refused on Tuesday to let Revell sue Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police for arresting him on illegal possession of a firearm in New Jersey and for not returning his gun and ammunition to him for more than three years...

Judge approves $179M settlement for AK Steel retirees

Posted on January 12, 2011
U.S. District Judge Timothy Black has approved a previously disclosed $179 million settlement and entered a final judgment in a dispute between AK Steel and retirees at its Butler, Pa., steel plant.The AK Steel retirees had filed a class-action lawsuit in June 2009 to stop the company from making changes to their health insurance benefits...

Guidant to appear in federal court for sentencing

Posted on January 12, 2011
Boston Scientific Corp.'s Guidant unit hopes to end a criminal case accusing it of failing to properly disclose changes made to some implantable heart devices when it appears in court Wednesday.Guidant pleaded guilty last spring, but U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank rejected the deal because it didn't call for probation...

Brown seeks 5-year extension of California taxes

Posted on January 12, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he will ask a deeply divided California electorate to decide what they want from state government and how much they are willing to pay for it, bringing the state's fiscal crisis home to every Californian.In unveiling the first spending plan of his administration, the Democratic governor called for personal sacrifices from every citizen while deep cuts are made to programs that many hold dear, such as universities, community colleges and medical care for the poor...

Rival Calif. Papers Settle Lawsuit Over Ad Pricing

Posted on January 04, 2011
Two San Francisco newspapers engaged in a lengthy legal battle over predatory pricing have settled their dispute outside of court. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Bay Guardian and SF Weekly announced a settlement Monday but did not disclose its terms...

NY appeals court overturns rape conviction

Posted on January 04, 2011
Former U.S. Representative Artur Davis has been announced as a new lateral partner at an international law firm. On Monday, Davis joined the ranks of law firm SNR Denton, a legal practice working in 32 different countries. Davis left politics behind after leaving his position as the congressman for the 7th Congressional District for a bid for the Alabama governor's office...

" Illegal Retaliation - The Mike Prendergast Story"

Posted on January 04, 2011
Workplace Retaliation, Discrimination, Whistleblower, and others COMING THIS February 2011 on FOX Network Affiliates, PBS, and Direct TV ..... To paraphrase the Bible, when building a house you must build a foundation on rock rather than shifting sand to ensure it lasts over the years...

Texting trolley driver admits guilt in Mass. crash

Posted on December 30, 2010
A subway driver who authorities say was texting his girlfriend just before his trolley slammed into the back of another one near an underground station, injuring more than 60 people, pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to probation.Aiden Quinn appeared in Suffolk Superior Court to plead guilty to gross negligence by a person in control of a common carrier...

Neb. high court reinstates suit against attorney

Posted on December 30, 2010
The Nebraska Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit against an attorney that was filed by a former client convicted of securities fraud.Bryan Behrens had sought to sue Christian Blunk for more than $8 million due to Behrens client-investors. In court filings, Behrens says Blunk gave him bad advice and was to blame for the securities fraud...

Mich. court ruling would nix water discharge plan

Posted on December 30, 2010
A divided Michigan Supreme Court has issued an opinion that would continue to prevent an energy company from discharging treated wastewater into the headwaters of the Au Sable River in Otsego County.The 4-3 decision would deny the water discharge plan for Merit Energy Co...

Arizona, Nevada sue BofA over loan modifications

Posted on December 19, 2010
Attorneys general in Arizona and Nevada filed civil lawsuits Friday against Bank of America Corp., alleging that the lender is misleading and deceiving homeowners who have tried to modify mortgages in two of the nation's most foreclosure-damaged states...

Lawyer for disgraced celebrity adviser is arrested

Posted on December 19, 2010
A former lawyer for a financial adviser to celebrity clients was arrested Thursday on money-laundering charges filed in New York alleging he helped conceal the adviser's Ponzi-like scheme.Attorney Jonathan Bristol pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Manhattan...

Obama relishes an end to military ban on gays

Posted on December 18, 2010
President Barack Obama is praising senators as they near passage of legislation that would overturn the military ban on openly gay troops.Obama says that policy undermines U.S. national security and violates "the very ideals" that members of the armed services risk their lives to defend...

Florida AG urges spill victims to get lawyers

Posted on December 18, 2010
Attorneys general in four Gulf Coast states are urging oil spill victims to check with lawyers before settling claims against BP PLC.They issued consumer advisories Friday in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. Earlier this week Claims Administrator Kenneth Feinberg completed his plan to give claimants three payment options ? interim, final and quick...

Menzer & Hill, P.A., Files an Arbitration Claim

Posted on December 16, 2010
The Securities Law Firm of Menzer & Hill, P.A., www.suemyadvisor.com, announced today it filed an arbitration claim against UBS Financial Services, Inc. (?UBS?), (NYSE: UBS) on behalf of an investor who lost the vast majority of his retirement savings as a result of the purchase of Lehman Brothers principal protected notes (?Notes?)...

Federal court in Ohio says upholds e-mails privacy

Posted on December 16, 2010
An attorney sees a court's opinion upholding e-mail privacy as potentially groundbreaking and possibly helpful to his client, the founder of a company that sold male enhancement pills.Lawyer Martin Weinberg said Wednesday that e-mail evidence should have been excluded from the government's case against Steven Warshak, who was convicted of fraud and other crimes related to his Ohio company...

Lawsuit seeks to keep 3 Iowa justices on bench

Posted on December 15, 2010
The retention vote in which three Iowa Supreme Court justices were ousted was illegal, according to a lawsuit seeking to keep the three justices from being tossed from the bench. The lawsuit claims the vote violated the Iowa Constitution, which requires judicial retention votes to be held on a separate ballot...

Man who targeted Iran critics skips LA court date

Posted on December 03, 2010
Mohammad Reza Sadeghnia, a purported Iranian government agent who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill a broadcaster critical of the Iranian regime, is a fugitive from justice after missing a Los Angeles court date.Sadeghnia, 43, was granted permission to travel to his native Iran earlier this fall to visit his ailing father and apparently never returned...

New wine case possible for US Supreme Court

Posted on December 03, 2010
The US Supreme Court, which five years ago struck down laws preventing wine makers in one state from selling directly to customers living in another, could be poised to dip its collective toe into the wine vat again.The top US court will soon decide whether to hear a challenge to a Texas law which says that wine retailers are not allowed to engage in cross-border commerce with individual consumers -- even if wine producers are...

Menzer & Hill, P.A., Files an Arbitration Claim

Posted on December 03, 2010
The Securities Law Firm of Menzer & Hill, P.A., www.suemyadvisor.com, announced today it filed an arbitration claim against NEXT Financial Group (?NEXT?), for its failure to supervise one of its financial advisors who engaged in unauthorized and excessive trading within an investor?s account...

Supreme Court: drugs can be forced on defendant

Posted on November 29, 2010
A case involving AT&T that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week has sweeping ramifications for potentially millions of consumers.If the court rules for the telecom, any business that issues a contract to customers, such as for credit cards, cell phones or cable TV, could prevent them from joining class-action lawsuits...

Class action lawsuit against United Water could cost millions

Posted on November 29, 2010
Several Union City residents have filed a class action lawsuit against United Water on allegations that the company cheated customers by selling them useless warranties that do not cover repairs.The warranties, which cost about $150 a year, are supposed to cover the repair of broken water pipes, sewer pipes and other items, the attorneys for three 18th Street plaintiffs, said...

Judge denies class action in cigarette lawsuits

Posted on November 29, 2010
A federal judge in Maine yesterday denied class-action status to four lawsuits accusing Philip Morris USA of misleading smokers about the health risks of light cigarettes.The ruling by U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. concerns lawsuits that were filed in Illinois, Maine, California and Washington, D...

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