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07.28.2010
Family law supplier base decimated by LSC tender
The family law supplier base has been decimated by the shock outcome of the Legal Services Commissions tender for civil legal aid work, lawyers groups alleged this week. The Law Society and Legal Aid Practitioners Group said member feedback indicated that around half of firms that bid had not been offered contracts, with some areas left with just a single provider. The LSC confirmed that ...
07.28.2010
Family of bridegroom shot by cops gets $3.25 million
The family of an unarmed black man shot and killed by police on his wedding day in 2006 will get 3.25 million dollars in settlement of their lawsuit, the New York City Law Department said Wednesday.
07.28.2010
Family of victims sues over CA Marine jet crash
The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago are suing the federal government and Boeing.
Yahoo! News Search Results for Criminal Law
07.29.2010
Chelsea Clinton's 'father-in-law' lives down criminal past
Chelsea Clinton's future father-in-law said he's thrilled about her upcoming wedding -- and very "grateful" to be part of it, despite a dark criminal past. "I'm a proud papa," teary-eyed former Iowa Rep. Ed Mezvinsky told "Inside Edition" in a story broadcast last night about his son...
07.28.2010
Criminal probe takes shape over Gulf spill: report
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- At least three companies are coming under scrutiny in a federal criminal inquiry growing out of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Washington Post reported. The newspaper, citing law-enforcement and other sources, said BP , Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton are at the center of the investigation. The three companies all had workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig ...
07.29.2010
TRENDING: Chelsea Clinton's father-in-law sorry for criminal past
Chelsea Clintons father-in-law said he is remorseful for the time he spent in jail. (CNN) Chelsea Clinton's soon-to-be father in law is thrilled about his son's upcoming wedding and tells CBS' Inside Edition that he has repaired his relationship with his family and the Clintons after spending more than four years in jail on [...]
Yahoo! News Search Results for Personal Injury
07.28.2010
Personal injury lawyers issue warning over CFA reform
Personal injury lawyers warned that the government was taking a step backwards this week as it announced that it will consult on Lord Justice Jacksons plans for reform of the way lawyers are paid in civil cases. Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly said the government will focus on no-win no-fee agreements as part of an autumn consultation on Jacksons proposals for civil litigation costs. read ...
07.29.2010
Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyers Announce Weekly Answers to Legal Questions
The Sacramento personal injury lawyers at Demas & Rosenthal receive many different legal questions on a daily basis, and many of them are asked often. Therefore, the firm is undertaking a program whereby its team of consumer advocate attorneys will answer one question per week to be posted online.
07.29.2010
Gulf Coast Residents File Personal Injury Suit Over Oil Dispersant
The first personal injury lawsuit involving the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500 has surfaced in Alabama federal court, where two Gulf Coast residents and property owners claim BP has dumped millions of gallons of toxic chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico to disperse and sink crude oil.
