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Another Video Beheading – British Aid Worker David Haines

IS militants have beheaded another captive, British aid worker David Haines, and have released another grisly propaganda video that has prompted British Prime Minister David Cameron to call an...

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The Scottish Indpendence Knife Edge

The 300 union of Scotland and the UK is a knife edge affair with two new polls indicating the vote to remain with the UK is a wafer-thin width ahead of the desire for independence. The race is so close...

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Lawyer Links Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuit to Claims Re SSRI Antidepressants

According to The Madison-St. Clair Record, a California woman filed a lawsuit against Pfizer Inc., Greenstone LLC and Pfizer R&D Cortex District alleging that her daughter was born with congenital...

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Former Minters Chief Goes to DLA Piper

The former Minter Ellison leader John Weber will replace Andrew Darwin as the domestic head of DLA Piper in Australia, according to LawyersWeekly. “Our Australian business has made significant progress...

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Should Personal Injury Victims Take the “Recommended Lawyer?”

What is it really like to be a personal injury lawyer? And what advice does British personal injury lawyer Michael Pace have for those facing an insurer with their “recommended law firm”? Take them, or...

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Football Cross Ban Broke Law, Says Lawyer

Did a university violate the law by ordering football players to remove crosses on their helmets? FOX News reports that Sasser, who is representing an unnamed student, gave the university until...

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A Virtual Lawyer Story

We hear a lot these days about the virtual lawyer and all the working from home stuff that makes handling a case about as urgent as putting out the washing. But is it really that good? Well, yes, for...

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Ten Years Jail for Man who Attempted to Kidnap and Rape Woman

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RICHARD MELTZ, the former Chief of Police, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, at the Bedford...

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Three Arrested at Autism Center for Abusing Vulnerable Adults

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested three former employees of Threshold...

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6 Things To Know About Medical Malpractice

Karleia Steiner – LawFuel Direct – Medical malpractice is a constantly evolving area of law and practice because the fields that are involved- medicine and medical care- are also evolving. There are...

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Was The Lawyer Really a “Do it All” Attorney?

The DEA set up a deal to entrap well known criminal defense lawyer Ralph Crozier who the US Attorney labelled a “do it all” lawyer who went to far with his alleged attempt to launder drug proceeds. The...

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LA Sheriff Deputy Convicted of Obstructing Justice in Jails Investigation

LOS ANGELES – A deputy in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was found guilty this afternoon of obstruction of justice for interfering with a grand jury investigation into misconduct at the Men’s...

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FOX News – Judge Jeanine from FOX News castigates the Obama administration on the way they’re handling the ISIS crisis           

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Boom Times for Privacy Lawyers

Limitless opportunities for lawyers?  Sound too good to be true?  The reality is that lawyers are front and center of the privacy law issues in the wake of scandals and crises like the Edward Snowden...

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Colorado Couple Hide Assets With Directors Named After Pets

DENVER – Mathew Zuckerman, age 70, of Woody Creek, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 24 months in federal prison on income tax related charges,...

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Bankruptcy Lawyer Joins Locke Lord

(NEW YORK) September 17, 2014 – Daniel Lubell, who has built an extensive legal practice representing clients in all aspects of major bankruptcy and financial restructuring matters, has joined Locke...

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When it Comes to Law Firm Billing Rates – Size Matters!

Yep, it’s true. Size matters in many things, including law firm billing rates. A recent survey conducted in New York and comparing other US cities showed that the size of the law firm was in fact the...

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Sharon Conley Refused Bail

DENVER – U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore this afternoon issued an order denying Shannon Conley’s request for bond pending sentencing. Conley, therefore, will remain in custody pending...

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Manhattan Beach Attorney Faces Quarter Million Dollar Embezzlement Charges

SAN DIEGO – James (“Jim”) Miller, a Manhattan Beach attorney and corporate executive, appeared in magistrate court in Los Angeles County yesterday to face allegations that he embezzled over a...

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The Rule 506 Bad Actor Provision – One Year On

As we approach the anniversary of the effectiveness of the Rule 506 bad actor provisions (if you don’t happen to have it marked on your calendar, the new rules went into effect on September 23, 2013),...

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