Litigation

Lending Tree A Little Late In Cutting Off Network Access?
Luke Mullins, associate editor at US News & World Report and author of the blog "The Collar," had a post Thursday about a disturbing letter that former Lending Tree mortgage customers received this week...

Federal agents shut down black-market deer-sausage operation
I really loved this story from the Omaha World-Herald. A retiree was illegally butchering deer and making summer sausage in his garage, which can only be described as filthy: Mouse droppings, maggots, deer carcasses, dried blood, deer hair and other...

Previously "delisted" Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl getting another look based on CBD petition to "relist" the species
73 Fed. Reg. 31418 (Monday, June 02, 2008)(DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium ridgwayi cactorum) as ...

Same tree, different angle.

FWS reopens comment period related to Bay checkerspot butterfly critical habitat
73 Fed. Reg. 20237 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)(DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Bay Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis); Proposed ...

Stillness by moonlight
Jurisdynamics' tribute to Kate Chopin, The Awakening (1899), continues. From chapter 11:The stillest hour of the night had come, the hour before dawn, when the world seems to hold its breath...

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

What is the statute of limitations in New york State as to how long a person may claim heirship?
who has paid the taxes for the last 7 to 11 yrs ? you can take a house by openly...

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...

I did not pay September rent. Landlord put a notice on my door on September 24th (3 day notice to vacate). The next morning (9/25) my water was shut off. The water department told me that my landlord was the homeowner an
I am not a lawyer, but, I am fairly sure that your landlord CANNOT do that to yo...

What can an independant contractor do if the hiring company files for bankruptcy after the job is completed but before payment is made?
As a trade creditor you will unfortunately be grouped with all the other parties...

Jail time for petty larceny?
Well, it should be your last! They should give you a large FINE and jail time. I...

Falling Tree
City of Anaheim pays $700,000 wrongful death settlement after tree crushes a man to death while in his van.

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

Injured Immigrant Worker
Owner of Billy G’s Tree Care pays former employee $30,000 settlement after sustaining a severe chainsaw facial laceration.

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.

Coors Light Silver Ticket Sweepstakes DefectiveTickets Class Action
Coors Light Silver Ticket Sweepstakes Defective Tickets Class Action

Philip Morris
Loses Appeal, Will Pay Millions