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Time for Texas courts to make losers pay
Nothing underscores this point more clearly than the success of the medical liability reforms enacted by Gov. Perry and the Legislature in 2003, and then ratified by voters later that year. As a result of these common-sense limits to non-economic
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:10A
Groupon lawsuit could cost local firms
A federal lawsuit against Groupon could make businesses think twice about using dated discounts like those offered by the online bargain broker and similar services. The new lawsuit is not the only legal challenge to Chicago-based Groupon Inc.'s “daily
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:09A
Burton looks to help Delphi retirees
Mike Turner of Ohio, to Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Darrell Issa: "Dear Chairman Issa: In 2009, a great injustice was inflicted on thousands Delphi retirees when Delphi petitioned, and the United States Bankruptcy Court granted
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:08A
"Loser Pays" a Winner in the Texas Legislature?
Any type of loser-pays proposal would receive a tepid response from the legal community across the ideological spectrum, said Thomas M. Melsheimer, a business and white-collar criminal defense litigator in Dallas with the firm Fish & Richardson.
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:08A
No rise in health insurer medical costs for first time in 10 years
For the first time in ten years, the US health insurance industry is expected to report no rise in medical expenses, according to a new study of 852 health insurers by Weiss Ratings, the nation's only provider of independent insurance company ratings.
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:08A
Atlanta Club Drops Suit Against LeBron
The suit accused the owners of the rival Gold Room nightclub in Atlanta of instead arranging a visit there. Opera nightclub attorney Yasha Heidari said Thursday that his client has dropped claims against James and the Gold Room.
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:08A
Atl. club drops suit against LeBron James
The club initially claimed an agent for the basketball superstar took two deposits for an appearance at Opera, but later told the nightclub James would instead go to Atlanta club Gold Room for an appearance. Opera attorney Yasha Heidari said Thursday
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:07A
The Border Fence That Never Was Is Now An Ugly Memory
asked Larry S. Rifkin, managing partner at Rikfin & Fox-Isicoff, an immigration law firm with law offices in Miami, Florida and Orlando, Florida. “It was originally proposed as an invisible fence on the US-Mexico border during the George Bush era,
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:07A
Foreclosure Roundup
It concerns a $32.5 million loan made in 2007. It covers a 6.5-acre site located on the west side of the fire rescue station at 65 Fisher Island Drive. It has been used for warehouse and storage, but has zoning approval. The Compson Financial Center in
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:06A
Kim Rothstein reaches settlement, RRA software firm fined $400000
Progress was made in the Chapter 11 case of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's former law firm, including a proposed settlement with his wife, Kimberly Rothstein, and a fine for contempt of court with a California-based software company. The bankruptcy
Updated: 03/11/2011 07:06A
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