Recent Updates
-
KABA News - Become a KABA Member Today!
Headline News 03/23/2011The Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA) is an association of attorneys and law students that serves the Korean American community and promotes the interests of Korean-American attorneys throughout Southern California. ...
-
Lawsuit against herbicide maker languishes
Headline News 03/22/2011It's been seven years since 13 southern Illinois water districts sued the makers of a farm herbicide, yet the case languishes in Madison County Circuit Court. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Judge Bill Mudge is the seventh to preside over t...
-
Lawyer-legislator says ethics opinion clears Prattville lawmaker
Headline News 03/08/2011The chairman of the Legislature's Contract Review Committee said an opinion from the executive director of the State Ethics Commission clears a senator to work for a law firm that does business with the state.The chairman, Republican Sen. Bill Holtzc...
-
Law firm suing Harrisburg helped city just months earlier
Headline News 03/07/2011A well-known law firm that helped sue Harrisburg for millions actually gave the city a hand not too long ago. Ballard Spahr, now representing one of Harrisburg's lenders, did work for the Thompson administration just months earlier. That's raising so...
-
Trustee seeking assets in Madoff case sues NY firm
Headline News 03/02/2011A trustee recovering assets for investors in the multibillion-dollar Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf) fraud has sued a New York-based investment management company that operated a hedge fund that invested heavily with Madoff.The lawsuit was filed in Decemb...
-
Why Lawyers Need a Website
Headline News 03/02/2011Lawyer Website Design In recent years, the internet has become the most important marketing tool you have. By typing a few words, a potential client can find hundreds of lawyers and law firms that you must now compete with.Having a website is an exce...
-
Lake County, Indiana cutting free lunches to jurors
Headline News 02/21/2011Jurors in some Lake County cases won't get free lunches while serving because budget cuts have forced judges to halt a practice of using public money to feed them. The changes affect Lake Superior Civil Division Courts but not jurors serving in the b...
-
MO lawmakers call for anti-bullying legislation
Headline News 02/15/2011Legislators propose changes in state law to help protect school children from bullying. Lawmakers held a news conference on Monday to outline House bills sponsored by Rep. Sue Allen, R-Town and Country, and Rep. Sara Lampe, D-Springfield.Both m...
-
Fixodent The Subject Of Class Action Lawsuit
Headline News 02/14/2011A class action lawsuit is alleging that Fixodent denture cream may have caused serious problems. ABC News reported that lawyers for two former denture cream users are accusing Proctor & Gamble of manufacturing a product that made their clients ex...
-
Former Ind. Sen. Bayh joining Washington law firm
Headline News 02/10/2011Former Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh has picked up another new job as a partner with a Washington law firm. The firm of McGuireWoods announced Monday that Bayh would be partner in its Washington office and would be a strategic advisor to domestic and intern...
-
Madoff lawsuit: Mets owners owe $300 million
Headline News 02/04/2011Lawyers say a court-appointed trustee wants the owners of the New York Mets to give up $300 million — money he says is fake profit from Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme.The demand is made in a complaint ordered unsealed Friday in federal bankruptcy...
-
Appeals court rules against ex-coach Mike Leach
Headline News 01/23/2011A Texas appeals court threw out former coach Mike Leach's breach of contract claim against Texas Tech on Friday, though it said he could still pursue non-monetary claims against the school over his controversial 2009 firing.Leach did not immediately ...