Latest Law News
RIVERVIEW GETS PASS ON KIDNEY-STONE SUIT
New Jersey's state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a back-injury patient who claimed doctors at Riverview Medical Center failed to inform him of x-rays showing he also had a large kidney stone.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:31P
Van Tuyl countersues Andersen in latest West Edge snag
The lawsuit alleged that Van Tuyl, who provided all financing for the deal, reneged on an ownership structure that granted Andersen a 20 percent stake and voting rights. The petition claims that Van Tuyl agreed to pay Andersen $40000 a month for 24
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:31P
New Canadian immigrant study guide includes references to gay rights
who enjoy the full protection of and equal treatment under the law, including access to civil marriage.” When plans were underway for the revision of the guide last year, Rick Dykstra, parliamentary secretary for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney,
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:30P
Dalglish claims unanimous point victory
The pace started to slow in the final round, both fighters feeling the pace, but it was clear from Dalglish's body language at the end that he knew he had done enough to take the verdict. “To be honest I felt a bit sluggish in there,” said Dalglish.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:30P
Spanish king can be called "torturer," human rights court rules
Two years later, the Spanish Supreme Court handed him a one-year prison sentence which was confirmed by the Constitutional Court. Spanish law prohibits people from insulting the king. The European Court of Human Rights regarded the sentence as
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:30P
Dallas' Heygood, Orr & Pearson Representing Investors in Class-Action Lawsuit
Life Partners purchases life insurance policies from policyholders for the purpose of selling interests in those policies to groups of investors. Policyholders receive an immediate, but reduced, payment with Life Partners' investors receiving the full
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:29P
Dallas' Heygood, Orr & Pearson Representing Investors in Class-Action Lawsuit
Life Partners purchases life insurance policies from policyholders for the purpose of selling interests in those policies to groups of investors. Policyholders receive an immediate, but reduced, payment with Life Partners' investors receiving the full
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:29P
Seijas, Miami Voice leader clash as Miami-Dade recall election day continues
The mayor and commissioner are fighting for their political lives in the wake of successful recall petition drives that began as a response to the county's 2011 budget, which increased property taxes and gave pay raises to county employees.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:29P
San Antonio Jury Finds Marmolejo Guilty
His first trial, in October in El Paso, ended in a mistrial when jurors deadlocked on a verdict. The body of 54-year-old Gloria Huerta Marmolejo was found in the desert. A medical examiner determined she had been strangled.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:29P
Alabama woman claims hand warmer burned her
The lawsuit claims Self was using the hand warmers on Feb. 5 while working as an athletic trainer. She says she put a warmer in her pocket and heard a pop, felt searing pain, and realized the warmer had ignited. The suit says she suffered third-degree
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:29P
Primary Categories