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Maryland Judiciary announces redesign of Case Search website launching February 5
The Maryland Judiciary is set to unveil a newly redesigned Case Search website on February 5, 2024.
Holiday gift safety alert: Recalled products pose potential risks
Attorney General Todd Rokita has issued a consumer alert to residents regarding potential hazards associated with certain products recalled during the holiday season. He emphasized the importance of vigilance in ensuring the safety of gifts received by children.
Lawsuit questions whether goldfish crackers are all natural
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges goldfish crackers contain an artificial ingredient despite promising to be all natural.
Woman seeks emotional damages after landlord destroys her plants
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A new Arkansas lawsuit wants a landlord to pay damages for taking a tenant's plants off her patio.
Justice Margaret Chutich announces retirement after over a decade on Minnesota's bench
After serving 12 years on the bench, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich has announced her retirement.
A deal is a deal: Lawyers get their contingency fees from wrongful death suit
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - A mother whose lawyers negotiated a $2.5 million settlement over the death of her son lost her bid to prevent lawyers hired by her grandchildren to get a piece of the fees after a Missouri appeals court ruled contingency-fee contracts awarding more than a third of the money to attorneys were valid.
Doctor's failure to answer phone wins wrongful-death plaintiff a new trial
WARREN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - An Ohio court wrongly dismissed a lawsuit over a 79-year-old woman’s death from heart failure, an appeals court ruled, giving plaintiffs another chance to convince a jury the woman’s cardiologist was to blame because he didn’t immediately answer pages and phone calls.
Indiana's 25-foot buffer zone for police upheld amid constitutional challenge
Attorney General Todd Rokita has successfully defended an Indiana law that establishes a 25-foot buffer zone around police officers during their official duties. The law, which prohibits bystanders from approaching closer than this distance at crime scenes or other police activities, allows for misdemeanor charges against individuals who violate an officer's order to maintain the buffer.
Attorney General Miyares Announces Legislative Agenda for 2024 General Assembly Session
Attorney General Miyares announced his legislative priorities and goals for the 2024 General Assembly session.
Nicole Brenner named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 class of Influential Women of Law
Nicole Brenner, partner in Reed Smith’s Virginia Government Relations Team, has been selected by Virginia Lawyers Weekly for its 2024 class of Influential Women of Law.
AG Ferguson wins commitment of Spokane County sexually violent predator
Following a trial prosecuted by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP), a Spokane County Superior Court judge has ruled that a Spokane County sex offender is a sexually violent predator will be civilly committed.
Attorney General Clark Announces Environmental Highlights of 2023
Attorney General Charity Clark today announced highlights from the Office’s Environmental Protection Unit during her first year in office.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Delivered Over $200 Million to Texans from Medicaid Fraud Investigations in 2023
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that, in fiscal year 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) recovered more than $200 million from entities and individuals who defrauded the Texas Medicaid system or were accused of doing so.
Littler Adds Lisa Shevlin as Shareholder in Portland
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Lisa P. Shevlin as a shareholder in its Portland, Oregon office.
Polsinelli Advises Dunes Point Capital in Acquisition of Noland’s Roofing
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli recently represented client Dunes Point Capital in the creation of Roofing Services Solutions LLC and subsequent acquisition of Noland’s Roofing Inc.
Sheppard Mullin Advised Scale Lending in $247 Million Financing for Two New Jersey Real Estate Projects
A Sheppard Mullin Real Estate team in New York advised Scale Lending in connection with two real estate finance transactions for projects in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Town of Grand Chute, Wis. Death Investigation
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is currently conducting a death investigation in the Town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin. The incident took place on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.Outagamie County District Attorney Mindy Tempelis has determined that this incident does not constitute an Officer-Involved Death, as defined by Wisconsin law. Therefore, it is now being treated as a death investigation.According to reports, the Town of Grand Chute Police Department received a call at approximately 2:08 p.m. regarding an individual...
Attorney General’s Office to monitor natural gas supply, marketing activity during frigid weather
Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that his office will be monitoring natural gas supply and marketing activity during the frigid weather expected over the next few days.
At Drummond's urging, federal treasury bureau grants timely corporate ownership info to state, local, tribal entities
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has granted state, local and tribal entities appropriate access to corporate ownership information following a national effort led by Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Are You Buying a New Home or Refinancing? Please Read This First!
Buying a new home is so exciting! But it can also be chaotic. Amid the stress and piles of paperwork it can be difficult to think clearly.