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Debtor Beware When Choosing Debt Management Companies
One of our bankruptcy attorneys, James Maguire, offered a woman who found her $3000 fees to such a company were gone the following guidance. Some Web sites look so welcoming and professional, but in the shadows lurk carnivores who dine on people too
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:48P
Nitro man guilty of murder in cousin's slaying
The jury's verdict came without a recommendation of mercy, meaning that Sutherland will spend the rest of his life in prison. Smith's father found her the next morning, with her 3-year-old son in the house. The jury acquitted Sutherland on charges of
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Verizon cancels New York State data center build
The decision to cancel the plan came as the project got bogged down in a lawsuit with a neighbor of the proposed construction site, who complained in court that local and state officials had cut corners in rushing through a number of approvals for the
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Deportation divides Orange County family
Martha, a mother of six, was deported in 2008 when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided her home in Orange County. Now, she and her husband live in Tecate, Mexico, a border city, which allows Rigoberto and Rodrigo, both American citizens,
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Floyd County responds to allegations made by ex-employee in lawsuit
Both sides demand a jury hear the lawsuit, though no trial date is set. The Floyd County Board of Supervisors effectively removed Marzen from office after the Iowa Supreme Court suspended his law license for ethical violations.
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Minn. Lawmaker on Probation for DWI, Pulled Over
Mark Buesgens of Jordan was released with a warning after passing a blood alcohol test and field sobriety tests, according to Scott County Sheriff Kevin Studnicka. Studnicka says he will report the incident to Wright County, where court records show
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Jim Porter: Courtroom bloopers II
Counsel: How do you feel about criminal defense attorneys? Juror: I think they should all be drowned at birth. Counsel: Well then, you are obviously biased for the prosecution. Juror: What makes you think that, I hate prosecutors too.
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Newport News jury hands down $25 million verdict against Exxon in asbestos case
Decades later, he came down with mesothelioma, a deadly asbestos-related cancer that doctors said he got from breathing billions of asbestos fibers while at the yard. He has a life expectancy of about two more years and faces a painful death,
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Newport News jury hands down $25 million verdict against Exxon in asbestos case
Decades later, he came down with mesothelioma, a deadly asbestos-related cancer that doctors said he got from breathing billions of asbestos fibers while at the yard. He has a life expectancy of about two more years and faces a painful death,
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
Newport News jury hands down $25 million verdict against Exxon in asbestos case
Decades later, he came down with mesothelioma, a deadly asbestos-related cancer that doctors said he got from breathing billions of asbestos fibers while at the yard. He has a life expectancy of about two more years and faces a painful death,
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:47P
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