Recent Updates
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Florida foreclosure law firm lays off hundreds
Lawyer News 11/06/2010A Florida law firm once used by mortgage finance giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and now under investigation for its handling of foreclosure cases has laid off hundreds of employees, a lawyer for the firm's owner said on Thursday. The Florida attor...
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Law firm of BP claims czar paid $3.3M so far
Daily Legal News 11/06/2010The law firm of Kenneth Feinberg, the man in charge of BP's $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims, has so far been paid about $3.35 million from BP PLC. The Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which was set up to compensate fishermen, busi...
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CLS Mitigation Consulting Services “Defending the Damned”
Legal Review 11/06/2010CLS Mitigation & Consulting Services " Representing clients accused of horrific crimes is a daunting, soul-searching, tall order of business for any lawyer. Defending people like Joe Atkins who shot 13-year-old Karen Patterson to death in her bed...
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When Doctors Go Bad – Maribeth Chase v Dr Robert T. Tenny
Legal Review 11/06/2010Medical Doctors are not perfect. They make mistakes like everyone else.They’re not Perfectthey’re only human. But when 15 of Dr Tenny’s former patients and some “surviving family members of these former patients All end up suing the same Dr. Tenny, f...
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When Doctors Go Bad – Misdiagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Legal Review 11/06/2010Every day, somewhere in America more than 300 innocent men, women, and children become victims of medical malpractice at the hands of incompetent and negligent doctors. Maybe just like your own family doctor. And these people end up either dead or pe...
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Kilpatrick Stockton acquires West Coast firm
Press Release 11/03/2010Kilpatrick Stockton LLP said today that it has gained the major West Coast presence it has desired for at least a year. The law firm said it is acquiring Townsend and Townsend and Crew, which has offices in Denver, Palo Alto, Calif., San Diego, San F...
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California voters reject legalization of marijuana
Politics 11/03/2010California voters said no thanks to a ballot initiative that would have made it the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use and sales. Proposition 19, rejected Tuesday, would have made it legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to a...
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Court Appoints Lawyer for Bernard Kilpatrick
Politics 11/03/2010It's the ongoing public corruption investigation that's led to charges against numerous city officials, including former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. It now appears his father could soon be at federal court, as well. "The case looks like it's at a...
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Court hears arguments on violent video games
Daily Legal News 11/03/2010The Supreme Court expressed sympathy for a California law that aims to keep children away from ultra-violent video games, but several justices said the law faces a high constitutional hurdle. The high court heard arguments Tuesday over a California b...
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California marijuana legalization goes up in smoke
Daily Legal News 11/03/2010California voters rejected a ballot measure on Tuesday that would have made it the first U.S. state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The "no" vote on Proposition 19 had 56 percent of the vote to 43 percent for "yes," with 20 percent of pre...
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WA voters say no to state income tax Initiative 1098
Daily Legal News 11/03/2010Early returns show voters rejected Initiative 1098 being rejected with about 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent in unofficial returns. Initiative 1098 would institute a new state tax on the top 1 percent of incomes to pay for education and health p...
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States aim to force changes in foreclosure process
Legal Review 11/02/2010If the attorneys general of up to 40 states have their way, mortgage companies will have to revamp the way they handle foreclosures, pay penalties for violations and expand help to homeowners on the verge of foreclosure. The top law enforcement offic...