Latest Law Firm Marketing News
Justin Bieber Accuser is Labeled a Would-Be Hooker With Adult Ad
Mariah Yeater faces lawsuit from teen idol's lawyers after Bieber submits DNA sample, reports say. By Ken Stone Mariah Yeater—the East County woman who says her 4-month-old son born in La Mesa was fathered by teen idol Justin Bieber—may have been a
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:32A
Buncombe property developer sues defunct Bank of Asheville
ASHEVILLE — A developer of vacation rental properties claims in a lawsuit that it was defrauded by the now-defunct Bank of Asheville when it was denied promised loans for a $2.8 million project in Buncombe County. The suit filed by Deerborne Cottages
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:27A
MF Global Creditors to Form Committee, Seek Ways to Recover Amid Probes
Lawsuits against underwriters of Refco's IPO also succeeded, with securities units of Bank of America Corp., Credit Suisse Group AG and Goldman Sachs paying $49.2 million to settle an investor lawsuit alleging fraud. “If the underwriters had done their
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:19A
Citigroup, BNY, News Corp., Union Bank, Goldman in Court News
Citigroup Inc. was accused of fraud by Moneygram Payment Systems Inc., the electronic cash-transfer business, in a lawsuit seeking to recover an alleged $140 million in collateralized debt obligation
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:16A
Bank of New York, MF Global, Bank Capital, Silver: Compliance
Drew Herdener, a spokesman for Seattle-based Amazon, didn't immediately reply to a voice-mail message seeking comment on the lawsuit. The case is State of Indiana ex rel. Simon Property Group LP v. Indiana Department of Revenue, 49D13 11 11 PL 042652,
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:15A
Nurses must consent to provide legal care
Such an employment ideal is the motivation behind the lawsuit filed by a group of nurses against the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The nurses claim that despite the fact that they object to abortion on religious or moral grounds,
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:15A
Plans for redistricting under fire
A federal lawsuit, also filed Friday, targets the tweaking of district lines for the state's three seats in the US House of Representatives. At least one more challenge may be on the way. Kanawha County lawyer Thornton Cooper, among those suing over
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:14A
Hampton Falls settles suit from police chase, shooting for $37, 500
HAMPTON FALLS —A lawsuit alleging that a former town police officer improperly shot a suspect after a high-speed chase from Amesbury, Mass., in 2007 has been settled for $37500. Derek Soucie, of Dracut, Mass., alleged in a federal
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:14A
First Lawsuit Filed In Reno Crash
A $25 million lawsuit filed last week in Texas is the first in what is expected to be many following the Sept. 16 crash of a race plane at the National Championship Air Races in Reno. The crash of Jimmy Leeward's highly
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:13A
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center creates website for participants in class
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has created a website to help more than 14000 participants in a class-action federal lawsuit involving NC Baptist Hospital learn how much settlement money they may be eligible to receive.
Updated: 11/07/2011 12:07A