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Court upholds $311K award against debt collector
Lawyer Blogs 04/05/2011A North Dakota law firm accused of trying to collect a $3,800 debt after the statute of limitations expired is now the one that owes a lot of money.An appellate court has upheld a $311,000 jury award to a Montana man who sued the firm in 2007 over a ...
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Court hears argument in Wal-Mart sex bias claim
Lawyer Blogs 03/30/2011The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of at least 500,000 women claiming that Wal-Mart favors men over women in pay and promotions.The justices suggested that they are troubled by lower court decisions...
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Ex-Fla. official backs change to Mo. lawyer law
Lawyer Blogs 03/29/2011A former Florida attorney general and congressman said Monday that Missouri should limit the fees a private law firm can collect when it handles some cases for the state attorney general.Republican Bill McCollum came to Jefferson City to testify befo...
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Court hears argument in Wal-Mart sex bias claim
Lawyer Blogs 03/29/2011The Supreme Court is questioning a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of at least 500,000 women claiming that Wal-Mart favors men over women in pay and promotions.The justices suggested that they are troubled by lower court decisions allowi...
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Wisconsin union law published despite court order
Lawyer Blogs 03/28/2011Wisconsin Republicans insist that the anti-union law that sparked weeks of protests at the state Capitol and that is being challenged in court takes effect Saturday because a state office decided to post it online. The head of the office that posted ...
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Lawyers: Loughner sent to Missouri for mental exam
Lawyer Blogs 03/25/2011The suspect in the January shooting rampage in Tucson has been transferred to a specialized facility in Missouri to undergo a court-ordered mental evaluation.Lawyers for 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner say in a court filing that he was taken from Tucs...
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Mich. Supreme Court to hear septic case from Thumb
Lawyer Blogs 03/24/2011The Michigan Supreme Court says it will decide if judges can order a sewer system when septic tanks fail and spoil a lake. The court says Thursday it will take an appeal in a case involving Worth Township along Lake Huron in Michigan's Thumb region. ...
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High court unlikely to grant right to lawyer
Lawyer Blogs 03/23/2011The Supreme Court appears unlikely to rule that delinquent parents must be given a lawyer before judges can jail them for not paying child support.Several justices said Wednesday they were troubled by the case of a South Carolina father who was repea...
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Federal court: Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional
Lawyer Blogs 03/22/2011A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an earlier ruling by three of its members that a law making it illegal to lie about being a military hero violates free speech. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision strikes down the so-called Stolen ...
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Court Won't Get Involved in Eminem Royalty Suit
Lawyer Blogs 03/21/2011The Supreme Court won't get involved in a fight between Eminem's former production company and Universal Music Group over downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones.The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Universal Music Group.The ...
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Accused teenager's mental health to be considered
Lawyer Blogs 03/16/2011The issue of whether a teen accused of stabbing his teacher to death in 2009 can stand trial as an adult will again be considered in court.A hearing was scheduled Wednesday in Tyler for the youth, who's now 17. He is accused in the deadly attack on s...
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Kansas lawyer pleads guilty in Texas to fraud
Lawyer Blogs 03/15/2011An attorney from Kansas faces up to 10 years in federal prison over a $2.5 million Ponzi investment scam in Texas.Prosecutors say 62-year-old Clifford Roth of Leawood, Kan., pleaded guilty in Beaumont to interstate transportation of money taken by fr...