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Texting while driving to become illegal in Maine
This will also be a traffic infraction that may be counted against their license as a violation of traffic laws. This fine applies regardless of whether it causes the driver to have an accident or not. This bill had several delays along the way but it
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:34A
Mo. search focuses on big-box stores, apartments
Crews busted holes in concrete slabs and sifted through strewn home goods Tuesday as rescuers focused on crumpled big-box stores and apartment complexes in Joplin in a frantic search for survivors of the deadliest single US twister in about 60 years.
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:34A
Ogilvy Renault securities lawyer joins McCarthy Ttrault
Naud, a business law practitioner for the past 20 years, ”has acted in numerous mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries, including the technology sector,” McCarthy added in a statement announcing Naud's recruitment this morning.
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:33A
WHA lawsuit against Sparks to continue as planned
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A lawsuit against a sitting city council member will continue as planned. The Wilmington Housing Authority sued council member Ronald Sparks and his company for work Sparks' engineering company did on an apartment complex in
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:33A
Mo. search focuses on big-box stores, apartments as teams take advantage of
(Associated Press) Traffic lights, street and miscellaneous signs were leveled with numerous houses and buildings by a tornado that struck Joplin, Mo, on Sunday, May 22, 2011. This view is near Irving School at 26th and... (Associated Press) Residents
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:32A
Is Acting Sexy Now Illegal in Utah?
They've filed a federal lawsuit to halt Utah's solicitation law. Since earlier this month, Utah defines solicitation as a person agreeing to sex in exchange for money and showing through lewd acts, such as exposing or touching themselves,
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:32A
Shirley evidence 'not contaminated'
Defence lawyers have challenged the safety of the guilty verdict against Henryk Gorski by pointing to the presence of a policeman in his home on the night Shirley Finlay was battered and strangled. Judges were told this officer had also earlier been at
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:31A
Syria Can't Duck $413M Fine for Iraq Beheadings
A Washington federal judge had entered the verdict for the families of Olin Eugene "Jack" Armstrong, of Hillsdale, Mich., and Jack Hensley, of Marietta, Ga., after the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad refused to respond to the lawsuit or appear
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:30A
“Normal” family with a multi-million pound fortune
It is a good demonstration of the differences between English and Scots law of divorce. The couple spent their marriage living together in England and so had little option but to take their divorce through the English courts. However, for couples that
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:28A
KEL asks judge to lift bankruptcy ban
Kaufman, Englett & Lynd is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to allow them to practice bankruptcy law in Central Florida. US Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Briskman on May 18 banned attorney William Sanchez and the entire Orlando-based firm from practicing in
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:28A
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