New Law in Asheville Allowing the Cutting of Trees around Billboards Causes Controversy

2/21/2012   Western North Carolina environmental and beautification groups are observing anxiously a Georgia court case that recently prevented billboard owners to cut the trees that are blocking their signs. A similar action is being considered by local groups against a new law in North Carolina. Ryke Longest, the director of Environmental Law and Policy […]

Ballot Initiative for State Regulation Being Considered by California Pot Industry

2/21/2012   A planned ballot initiative intended for the elections this November asks a vital question which dominates the medical marijuana industry in California: Can stricter state regulation prevent the federal government from shutting it down? Medical marijuana growers, dispensaries and a powerful local union are supporting an initiative which would regulate the $1.5 billion […]

Legal Problems of Wells, Chase and Bank of America Mount as New York Sues

2/20/2012   Eriic Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Big Three of the banking industry, namely, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, over the use of an electronic mortgage database, which played a major role in financing the historic housing bubble of the nation. The […]

Industry Stunned With News of the Death of Micron CEO in Plane Crash

2/20/2012   Micron Technology Inc, one of the memory chipmaker in the United States, yet suffered a major blow with the death of its Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Appleton Friday in a small plane crash. The unfortunate event came amidst a turbulent period for the chipmaker, which is already struggling with declining prices and […]

Kansas Immigration Law to Allow the Hiring of Undocumented Workers

2/18/2012   Rising antagonism have been faced by undocumented immigrants in Republican states like Alabama and Arizona. But an alliance of agricultural and business groups in Kansas puts forward a different message, and that is, the state needs these immigrants. Many states have enacted tough legislation following the controversial new immigration measure of Arizona, with […]

Federal Ban Defied By Super Bowl Wagers as New Jersey Works to Revamp Law

2/18/2012   According to Arthur Vanrell, the Giants will triumph over the Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Vanrell of Toms River, said, “Eli Manning is a killer in the fourth quarter. Plus they’re magic on third downs. It’s the Giants all the way.” Vanrell is so sure that he say he would bet on it, […]

FINRA Complaint Spurred by Schwab Client-Waiver

2/17/2012   A complaint was filed on Wednesday by Wall Street’s own watchdog against Charles Schwab Corp charging the online brokerage firm of requiring clients to waive their rights to seek class actions against the firm, which is a violation of industry rules. According to the complaint filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or […]

Graduates File Lawsuit Against 3 Chicago Law Schools

2/17/2012   A lawsuit was filed Wednesday against three Chicago law schools for allegedly deceiving students by exaggerating post-graduate employment data. The accusations were made in three different lawsuits filed by recent graduates of the DePaul University College of Law, John Marshall Law School and the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. The claims in each […]

Nearly $13 Million in Settlement and Attorneys Fees for Legal Cases Gets Senate Nod

2/16/2012   Settlements and fees amounting to $13 million in legal disputes which have been lost by the state, including almost $1 million in court-ordered attorneys’ fees in the successful challenge by the Entertainment Merchants Association of a California law banning violent video games’ sale to minors. The U.S. Supreme Court, in its ruling last […]

Proposed Bill on Notices Halts in Committee

2/16/2012   A Republican-backed attempt to move foreclosure legal notices to the Internet and away from the broadsheet industry, which for decades has benefited from the requirement notice, was stalled by lawmakers on Tuesday. The benefits of continuing to give the elderly, the poor and less web-savvy Florida residents with the capacity to check the […]