Recent Updates
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Not guilty pleas entered in Lake Coeur d'Alene boat crash
Legal Business 09/04/2017A former Spokane advertising executive has pleaded not guilty to charges related to a boat crash on Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, that killed three people last year.The Spokesman-Review reports that Dennis Magner entered his pleas Friday to charges of i...
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Court: DirecTV owes $15M to South Carolina in tax dispute
Business Law 09/04/2017A court has ruled that pay-television giant DirecTV owes South Carolina nearly $15 million because of the way the company calculates its tax bill in the state.The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the South Carolina Court of Appeals found that D...
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S. Indiana city's mayor defends rental ordinance in court
Consumer Rights 09/04/2017The mayor of a southern Indiana city is defending a rental inspection ordinance that’s resulted in thousands of dollars in fines against property owners and is the subject of a lawsuit.Charlestown Mayor Bob Hall testified during Friday’s ...
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Military parts dealer guilty in plot to steal Army equipment
Practice Focuses 09/03/2017A military equipment dealer was convicted Thursday of scheming with soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to steal sensitive material for sale to buyers in Russia, China and Mexico.John Roberts, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was found guilty of conspirac...
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Law Promo Launches the Special Education Law Attorney Website
Legal Marketing 09/01/2017We are delighted to announce the launch of Forte Law Group LLC website, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation.Forte Law Group focuses on special education law and empowering parents to advocate for their child’s rights. Yo...
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Law Promo Launches the San Diego Business Law Attorney Website
Legal Marketing 09/01/2017We are delighted to announce the release of Dart law website, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation.Dart Law is a full-service civil litigation firm representing clients in business, commercial and real estate disputes. Drawing ...
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Otter appoints new justice to Idaho Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court 09/01/2017Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has appointed Twin Falls judge Richard Bevan to the state's highest court.Otter announced Tuesday that Bevan — currently the 5th Judicial District's administrative judge — will replace retiring Idaho Supreme ...
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S. Korean court says worker's rare disease linked to Samsung
Corporate Governance 09/01/2017South Korea's Supreme Court said a former worker in a Samsung LCD factory who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis should be recognized as having an occupationally caused disease, overturning lower court verdicts that held a lack of evidence against...
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Israeli protesters erect golden statue of High Court chief
Breaking Legal News 09/01/2017Jerusalem residents woke to discover a surprising spectacle outside the country's Supreme Court — a golden statue of the court's president put up in protest by members of a religious nationalist group.Police quickly removed the statue of Miram ...
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Top NC court weighs lawmakers stripping of governor's powers
U.S. Supreme Court 08/30/2017North Carolina's highest court on Monday tackled the question of how far the Republican-led legislature can go to minimize new Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's ability to pursue goals that helped him get elected last year by reshaping state government.Th...
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Supreme Court justice blocks ruling on redrawing Texas districts
U.S. Supreme Court 08/29/2017U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday temporarily halted enforcement of a lower-court ruling that required two Texas congressional districts to be redrawn. Responding to an appeal by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Alito halted action ...
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Dispute over rights to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan goes to court
Business Law 08/29/2017Tom Clancy's widow wants a court to rule that the author's estate is the exclusive owner of the rights to his famous character Jack Ryan.News media outlets report that Alexandra Clancy's lawsuit says that the author's estate should be the sole benefi...