The National Law Journal 'Low Bono' Endeavor Aims to Address Unmet Legal Needs The National Law Journal The idea is to build a legal practice aimed mainly at folks who make a little too much money to qualify for representation from legal aid groups such as the New Haven Legal Assistance Association or Connecticut Legal Services but still can't afford the …
May 22 2013 | Posted in
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County lifts $8K from man's legal fight Sioux Falls Argus Leader Minnehaha County officials forgave a Sioux Falls man legal fees exceeding $8,000 on Tuesday to help him care for his family. Jesse Foht, 29, has a clean slate after commissioners voted 3-1 to accept a compromise for partial payment of debts. Foht owed …
May 21 2013 | Posted in
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New recommendations for legal blood alcohol limit raises some concerns Lynchburg News and Advance The National Transportation Safety Board has said more than 100 countries have adopted legal standards at .05 blood alcohol content or less. In European countries with that standard, alcohol-related driving deaths dropped by more than half within 10 …
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BET Eminem and Facebook Embroiled in Legal Battle BET Facebook allegedly used Eminem's music without permission, and now the rapper's song publisher wants them to pay up. Eight Mile Style LLC, the publishing company holding Em's catalog, filed a federal lawsuit against the social networking site in … Eminem's Publisher Fires Legal Shot at Facebook's 'Airplane' Yahoo! Music (blog) Eminem in legal tangle with Facebook over copyright infringement WDIV Detroit all 66 news articles
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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson Chicago Tribune The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports …
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De La Hoya wins legal battle against model New York Post Boxer Oscar De La Hoya won round two of his legal battle against a former Maxim model today when an appeals court called her $5 million assault suit “baseless.” The 100-pound bottle blonde's claims that the retired welterweight imprisoned her in his …
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AP Records Seizure Could Taint Legal Case Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Justice Department likely would have won a judge's order to seize at least some Associated Press employee phone records in its 2012 leak investigation, according to legal experts. But instead, the department acted unilaterally and with … and more
May 21 2013 | Posted in
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Syracuse University's legal fees double during year that Bernie Fine was fired Syracuse.com Syracuse – Syracuse University's legal fees nearly doubled in the academic year the university fired Bernie Fine over sexual molestation allegations. And the law firm paid the most was Bond, Schoeneck & King, of Syracuse, the university's long-time law …
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Top vote-getters sworn in despite legal glitch Chicago Tribune Mary Ellen Young, Danielle Dittus and Paula Bowling took oaths of office for the DuPage County Regional Board of School Trustees Monday, but that doesn't mean all of them will be allowed to serve. Though the three received the most votes, the Illinois … and more
May 21 2013 | Posted in
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San Jose votes to raise pot tax, legal budget for pension reforms San Jose Mercury News In other matters, the council Tuesday voted 8-3 to increase funding for the legal defense of the city's pension reform efforts that voters approved overwhelmingly in June. The vote raises the contract for the law firm Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver and …
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