Recent Updates
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Experts: Contamination from GM alfalfa certain
Daily Legal News 02/07/2011Contamination of organic and traditional crops by recently deregulated, genetically modified alfalfa is inevitable, agriculture experts said, despite Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's recent assurances the federal government would take steps to pre...
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Hariri court holds hearing to discuss law issues
Daily Legal News 02/07/2011Lawyers and judges at a U.N.-backed tribunal tried Monday to thrash out the question of what constitutes an act of terrorism, and other legal issues, as they prepare to prosecute suspects for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik ...
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Lawyers for Jackson doctor have date in LA court
02/07/2011Lawyers for Michael Jackson's doctor are due in court to discuss pretrial matters, but Dr. Conrad Murray has waived his right to be present. Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor has scheduled the hearing for Monday afternoon to discuss such issues as ...
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The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Files Arbitration Claim
Press Release 11/29/2010The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes ("K&T"), www.nasd-law.com, announced today that it filed a securities arbitration claim against Securities America on behalf of a 69 year old retiree from Arizona, seeking to recover $230,000 which ...
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Lawyer: Emanuel broke Chicago mayor residency rule
Politics 11/29/2010As he travels about the city, assuring Chicagoans that he is one of them, Rahm Emanuel must be asking himself why he just didn't leave his house vacant when he went off to work in the White House. Or rent it to a buddy or a relative. That's because a...
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Judge denies class action in cigarette lawsuits
Practice Legal News 11/29/2010A 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 ...
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Ruling on Wal-Mart class-action case may have broader impact
Legal Review 11/29/2010The fate of the largest job bias lawsuit in the nation's history — a claim that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. shortchanged women in pay and promotions for many years — hinges on whether the Supreme Court will let the class-action case go to trial. The court i...
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Class action lawsuit against United Water could cost millions
Lawyer News 11/29/2010Several 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 supp...
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Supreme Court: drugs can be forced on defendant
Daily Legal News 11/29/2010The state Supreme Court ruled on Friday that possession of more than 8 pounds of marijuana is a serious enough charge to warrant forcing medication on a defendant so he is competent to stand trial. The high court's 7-0 ruling came in the case of 30-y...
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Conn. high court to hear immigrant benefits case
Daily Legal News 11/29/2010The Connecticut Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in a case where state lawmakers voted to end medical benefits for some impoverished legal immigrants. The justices are set to hear the case Tuesday. A Hartford Superior Court judge ruled in Dece...
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Historic RICO ruling against Cook County Board of Review
Lawyer News 11/20/2010The Federal Court of the Seventh Circuit sustained both civil RICO and Honest Services charges in the suit against Cook County Board of Review Commissioners Larry Rogers Jr., Joseph Berrios and Brendan Houlihan, along with members of their senior sta...
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Feds conducting big insider trading probe
Daily Legal News 11/20/2010Federal authorities are examining whether multiple insider-trading rings reaped illegal profits totaling tens of millions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. The three-year criminal and ci...