Legal News
Court
rules state failed duty to aid injured tot
Honolulu Advertiser - 7
hours ago
That law has since been changed, and the state Attorney
General's office unsuccessfully argued in the Kaho'ohanohano case that the new
law should be applied retroactively. Dasia will need to undergo additional
surgery in the future, according to Devens ...
3rd
Circuit: Final Judgment No Prerequisite for Attorney Fees
Law.com (subscription) - Mar
24, 2008
In 2006, a new law was passed that satisfied the
plaintiffs and the court. But when Conti awarded attorney fees
to the plaintiffs for all the hours they had logged at every step of the
litigation, the city appealed, arguing that Conti had erred in ...
New
Law Lets Tenants Sue Over Harassment
New York Times - Mar
13, 2008
Mr. Bloomberg said the law also provided some
protections for owners, including allowing a judge to award attorney
fees to owners if tenants’ harassment claims are found to be frivolous.
Tenant leaders and City Council members, including the speaker, ...
Internet
ban follows Underbelly storm
Melbourne Herald Sun - Mar
26, 2008
It has been highlighted by the court ban forbidding the
screening of the Underbelly TV series about Melbourne's underworld wars.
Tenant
Harassment Bill To Become Law
Village Voice - Mar
13, 2008
The new law will make harassment itself an offense over
which tenants can take their landlords to housing court. She'll be in
the Blue Room when Bloomberg signs the bill into law at 1 pm Santana
twice testified in favor of the legislation, ...
Court
rejects funeral law
Kansas.com - Mar
12, 2008
A new law could also face legal challenges. The
US Court of Appeals prevented Missouri from enforcing its funeral
protest law until the Phelps family could resolve a lawsuit over
freedom of speech. A US district judge in Kentucky struck down that ...
Atherton:
John Johns loses legal round
The Almanac Online - Mar
6, 2008
A Superior Court judge disagreed with Mr. Johns'
argument, clearing the way for Atherton attorneys to take his deposition.
Anticipation
Builds for New Law School
Memphis Daily News - Mar
3, 2008
Donelson, an attorney, former Memphis City Council
member and state finance commissioner, clerked in the building in 1942 for US
District Court Judge John Martin. "I think it's going to be
absolutely wonderful. It's a magnificent building," he said as ...
A
sudden switch
GoErie.com - Mar
19, 2008
"Formal charges were filed by the Pennsylvania State
Police, as we reported, based on the Crawford County district attorney's
analysis that the new law could be applied retroactively. "The
situation changed the next day, and we're reporting the new ...
Harassment
Becomes a Cause of Action in Housing Court
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Mar
14, 2008
by Ryan Thompson (court@brooklyneagle.net), published
online 03-14-2008 By Ryan Thompson LIVINGSTON STREET - Beware, Brooklyn
landlords: A new law will give tenants in the city a new weapon with
which to sue. Effective immediately, the Civil Court of ...
Judge
gives iMEGA case mixed results
PokerListings.com - Mar
7, 2008
US District Judge Mary Cooper dismissed the
organization's challenge of the ban in her ruling, but she did give the group legal
standing to challenge the law in an appellate court. The UIGEA
is designed to stop online gambling by preventing the ...