Courts Mediate Foreclosures

(Consumer Law " Policy Blog)
Local courts around the country are implementing mediation programs in order to reduce foreclosure sales and encourage negotiated workouts. The Philadelphia program (photos here) is one of the most ambitious, enlisting the aid of hundreds of counselors and volunteer lawyers and mediators. Senator Spector presided at an October 24 hearing (link to witness testimony) at which participants described some of their successes, as well as the need for more resources for counselors and legal services ...
November 19, 2008 10:06 pm
/**/ By Jessica Christensen, Employment Law Correspondent Who says the AFL-CIO doesn't have a sense of humor? Joining the viral-video age, "big labor" brings you "Your New Job," endorsing the Employee Free Choice Act (which I previously wrote about here). Posted in misc
November 19, 2008 09:50 pm
The Yale Law Journal Pocket Part has published a Sovereign Wealth Funds Symposium. Here are the two tax-related articles: Victor Fleischer (Illinois), Should We Tax Sovereign Sovereign Wealth Funds?, 118 Yale L.J. Pocket Part 93 (2008): Important characteristics distinguish sovereign...
November 19, 2008 09:39 pm
... charges that he provided false information to get $440,000 from two insurance companies over injuries he said he suffered in a two-car crash in August 2001. He was also found guilty of charges of money laundering, based on the claims of the U.S. Attorney's Office that he spent the insurance proceeds on a house, motorcycle and other luxury items." Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined "Ex-judge guilty in fraud case." And The Associated Press reports that "Ex- ...
November 19, 2008 09:35 pm
... a Walt Whitman poem that's been printed with letters cut out from various magazines. But, despite his apparent madness, Jack is still gainfully employed as an attorney (he doesn't say where). Law firm employment is of course something that Jack intends to discontinue. He's got a whole plan he wants to execute so that he can leave his job by the end of 2009: There is nothing inherently wrong with my job as a lawyer. ...
November 19, 2008 09:29 pm
... some of the details: The N.C. Supreme Court dove into the two-year stalemate on executions Tuesday by asking attorneys to define what legislators meant by requiring a doctor's presence when convicted murderers are put to death. The debate over the word ... the legislature's intent in having a doctor present.... Brady and other justices also challenged state Assistant Attorney General Joseph Finarelli, who argued that lawmakers meant for doctors to do more than attend and certify death. The justices ...
November 19, 2008 09:23 pm

Underfunded Pension Liability: Lenders and Buyers Beware

(The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog)
... a memorandum entitled "Underfunded Pension Liability: Lenders and Buyers Beware," which considers the risks posed by underfunded defined benefit pension plans to sponsors and acquirers of and lenders to companies with such plans. These risks have ... , although the new FASB Statement No. 158 requires a company to recognize the underfunded status of defined benefit plans as a liability on its balance sheet and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year such changes occur, the ultimate ...
November 19, 2008 09:13 pm
... , and the Court also received a motion to intervene in the case from the Proponents of Prop 8, who argued that the Attorney General, who had opposed the passage of the measure and whose interpretation of its effect on existing same-sex ... of protection against the tyranny of the majority was essentially empty. Without taking sides on the merits of this argument, the Attorney General responded to the petitions on November 17 by agreeing with the petitioners that Prop 8 presented a significant ...
November 19, 2008 09:01 pm

Owner Pleas Guilty in Nursing Home Neglect Case

(Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog)
... fine and $75,000 in investigation and court costs for the nursing home negligence. The company also was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 30 months conditional discharge; however the nursing home had been sold to another company the past year. The charges began after the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Bureau and the Illinois state Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit conducted an investigation. The case against the owner for elder abuse is still pending. To read the full story, click here.
November 19, 2008 08:58 pm

Jones Day keeps chillin’

(Likelihood of Confusion)
Public Citizen's Paul Alan Levy reports: A few weeks ago, I commented on the efforts of mega law firm Jones Day to abuse trademark law to suppress articles it didn't like on a real estate transactions web site, BlockShopper.com. Jones Day claims that linking to its web site without permission infringes and dilutes its trademark. Along [...]
November 19, 2008 08:52 pm

Proving Mitigation

(Legal Profession Blog)
An attorney who had acknowledged neglect of client matters agreed to a fully-stayed suspension of a year and a day that was imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Of particular interest is a psychotherapist's report attached to the Disciplinary Board's...
November 19, 2008 08:34 pm
... the efforts of mega law firm Jones Day to abuse trademark law to suppress articles it didn't like on a real estate transactions web site, BlockShopper.com. Jones Day claims that linking to its web site without permission infringes and dilutes its ... for how little it says. So the good news is that the issues we raised remain to be considered in the case (we plan to make further amicus submissions when we conclude that the parties' argument insufficiently address larger concerns). The bad news is ...
November 19, 2008 08:14 pm
... usage. The FTC took action after the Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a complaint (.pdf) about the company in March. That complaint also mentioned other companies that sell similar products, but it's not known if the FTC is also planning enforcement actions against Spy-guide.net, Covert-Spy.com, RemotePCSpy.com and Awareness Technologies. Attempts to reach CyberSpy CEO Tracer Spence were not immediately successful. See Also: FBI's Sought Approval for Custom Spyware in FISA Court Fed ...
November 19, 2008 08:03 pm

Now That's a Holiday Party

(Legal Blog Watch)
In a year when budgetary belt-tightening is forcing corporate planners to scale back on holiday parties, one Texas law firm is letting its belt out a few notches. In a state known for doing things big, the Houston-based Lanier Law...
November 19, 2008 07:47 pm
With Covington & Burling partner Eric H. Holder Jr. President-elect Obama's apparent pick for attorney general, a speech he gave in June suggests he would make a top priority of closing Guantanamo Bay. In the June 13 speech to the...
November 19, 2008 07:43 pm

California Man Found Guilty of Murder

(San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog)
... , Seth Cravens, 22, has been convicted of second-degree murder, which carries a possible sentence of 15 years to life in prison. Cravens and his defense attorney claimed that he acted in self-defense when he punched Kaunaui. His lawyer said they plan to appeal the jury's decision. Craven's sentencing is scheduled for January 12. In addition, Cravens faces charges of assault by means likely to produce great bodily ...
November 19, 2008 07:19 pm

When Settling Easement Disputes, Don't Skimp on the Details

(Abbott " Kindermann Land Use Law Blog)
... . Glen Hansen is a senior associate at Abbott & Kindermann, LLP. For questions relating to this article or any other California land use, real estate, environmental and/or planning issues contact Abbott & Kindermann, LLP at (916) 456-9595. The information presented in this article should not be construed to be formal legal advice by Abbott & Kindermann, LLP, nor the formation of a lawyer/client ...
November 19, 2008 07:17 pm
Illinois product liability lawyers are encouraged by the verdict returned November 17, 2008, in the Circuit Court of Cook County awarding $16.6 million in damages to the estate of a 38 year old Cicero woman who died of a fatal dose of the powerful narcotic fentanyl. The suit alleged that the defendants, New Jersy based Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. and California based ALZA Corp. knew about problems with the Duragesic patch that allowed it to leak fentanyl in doses large enough to kill pateints. ...
November 19, 2008 07:12 pm
The hedge fund manager William Ackman is nowhere near ready to give up on his idea of spinning off the real estate of the retailer Target. In a presentation to investors on Wednesday, Mr. Ackman argued that an initial public offering of 20 percent of a real estate investment trust owning the land under Target's stores [...]
November 19, 2008 07:04 pm

Was corpse harvester scammed?

(Wills, Trusts " Estates Prof Blog)
A funeral director (Jason L. Gano) is on trial for illegally harvesting bone and tissue from 23 decedents. He claims, however, that he was scammed by a tissue-procurement company that supplied him with fraudulent consent forms. The blame is being...
November 19, 2008 07:04 pm
 
 

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