International Law

Star applauds "Small Claims Court for Dummies" video
The expansion of small-claims court, which we talked about when the Osborne report came out late last year (index...

Volunteer Mediation Program Improves Ohio Small Claims Court
In Ohio's fastest growing county, all civil matters filed in either the Small Claims or General Division are first referred to mediation...

Small Claims Court in Oregon: What Do You Want to Know?
Do you have any questions about filing a case in Small Claims Court in Oregon?I?m helping (in a networking, researching, law librarian sort of way) an Oregon attorney write a book about Small Claims Court in Oregon, i...

SUGGESTED LEGISLATION: Upping the jurisdicitonal amount for district court is due.
Let's increase district court maximum jurisdiction to $25,000!!!!! The jurisdictional limit of district court has not been adjusted for inflation since it was enacted in 1976...

Small Claims Getting Resolved Through Mediation
Now that the New Hampshire District Court Small Claims Mediation Program is underway, cases are getting resolved before they go to trial...

Ky. Supreme Court issues order on court records retention
    Order addresses files in small claims cases, District Court civil cases, other records    FRANKFORT, Ky...

Order In the Small Claims Court
Lawrence Township Trustee Mike Hobbs wants to privatize the township’s small claims courts...

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

How do i go bout geting a free laywer to sue the durham police department for drug raids and nothing is found?they have been in my house 4 or 5 times seems like every 4 months or so and breaking down my door tearing up m
They need a warrant to get into your house...if they never showed you one...you ...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

False Claims
Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action
$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.