12/2/2010 A state law that will take effect on December 1 will make sparklers finally legal. This developed after the state of Arizona passed a law that allowed the use of sparklers during occasions like a birthday party. However, the

12/1/2010 Instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars annually in broadsheet advertisements, the city of Chattanooga wanted to advertise its meetings and legal notices on its own website. Richard Beeland, spokesman for Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield, said, “It doesn’t

12/1/2010 A new online service promises to make the process of searching for attorneys and legal advice expeditious. However, it also has the potential to disrupt the entire profession’s basic practices. Change has always been resisted by the legal industry.

12/1/2010 A letter was sent Wednesday to the State Senate President, Bill Harris, R-Ashland, from State Representatives Denise Driehaus, D-Cincinnati, and Mike Foley, D-Cleveland. In the letter, the State Representatives urged the Republican-controlled Senate to take action on the three

12/1/2010 FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski received a thinly-veiled warning from a Florida Republican congressman, Cliff Stearns. This developed after a report about the agency chief putting net neutrality on the agenda in its next week’s open meeting when Congress is

12/1/2010 The international organization of defense attorneys and corporate counsel, Voice of the Defense Bar, or DRI, recently elected Mary Massaron Ross as the organization’s First Vice President. The DRI’s advocacy for the defense bar, as well as its being

12/1/2010 The new website of Allegient Systems, which introduced the company’s new look and message was recently unveiled. The company, which provide claims spend management solutions and services for over twenty years , announced the launch of the website that

12/1/2010 The courts in Utah are inundated by dozens of lawsuits claiming irregularities in the home-foreclosure process by banks and other companies. More than a hundred lawsuits are pending in federal and state courts as homeowners, represented by their lawyers,

12/1/2010 The leading provider of secure and managed file transfer, Biscom, has announced that more Am Law 200 law firms are signing up with their service. The company revealed that the law firms of McKenna Long & Aldridge, Riemer Braunstein,

11/30/2010 A fireworks industry lobbyist, Mike Williams, is among those who helped in writing the new law in the state of Arizona, which legalizes the sale of fireworks. Williams said that the major fireworks vendors are not coming to Flagstaff

11/30/2010 Apple hires some of the best IP attorneys in the country as a means of fortifying its stand in a legal battle against phone giant – Nokia.  Apple is the well-known manufacturer of one of the most popular smartphones

11/30/2010 The chance to review the appeal of a young Texas woman concerning illegal music downloads has been passed up by the U.S. Supreme Court. It was the first time that a music-downloading copyright appeal reached the high court. The

11/30/2010 Congressman Gary Peters and supporters of the legislation banning the production of animal torture videos, met at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak last week. This is to mark their successful effort in getting the bill passed. According to

11/30/2010 Zealous Asset Management, together with Ault Glazer Capital Partners, collectively known as “The Funds,” today filed a lawsuit against Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. The lawsuit was for breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, intentional misrepresentation,

11/30/2010 The Digital Forensics division of TransPerfect Legal Solutions gets a new president in the person of Michael Wudke. Among the responsibilities of Wudke is reinforcing the enduring dedication of the company to help clients leverage innovative technology to solve