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At issue in the appeal is whether partners who left the defunct Coudert Brothers law firm should, under the “unfinished business” doctrine, return millions to the Coudert bankruptcy estate for work done at their new firms. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Union Pacific Railroad Co. is appealing a 1.25 million personal injury judgment entered against the company in a combined wrongful death and personal injury suit stemming from a truck hit by a train in Missouri. Union … View full post on Injury Law News RSS feed

Seattle artist picked to make sewage redesign appealingSeattle TimesThe Wenatchee City Council on Thursday approved a contract with Seattle artist Carolyn Law to incorporate public art into the design of the city's proposed …and more » View full post on law – Google News

A black New York homeowner whose conviction for manslaughter and gun possession was upheld last week by an appeals court won a reprieve Wednesday from entering prison. John H. White had received a two-to-four-year prison term for fatally shooting a white teen who had arrived at White’s home with four other teens to challenge White’s [...]

Judge: Astor’s Son Can Stay Free While Appealing Philanthropist Brooke Astor’s 85-year-old son can stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction on charges of looting his mother’s nearly $200 million fortune, an appeals judge ruled Monday. The decision came little more than a week before the ailing Anthony Marshall was due to report [...]

Attorney not likely appealing license deferral: Suspension recommended after three women make sexual misconduct claims MOUNT MORRIS – Attorney Dennis Schumacher, accused of sexual misconduct, apparently isn’t appealing a disciplinary commission’s recommendation to suspend his law license for a year. Read more on SaukValley.com

Property taxes are one of the largest line item costs incurred by apartment owners. However, many owners do not appeal effectively. Even though owners realize that property taxes can be managed and reduced through an appeal, some view taxes as an arbitrary estimate provided by the government which can’t effectively be appealed. It tends to [...]

Property taxes are one of the largest line item costs incurred by apartment owners. However, many owners do not appeal effectively. Even though owners realize that property taxes can be managed and reduced through an appeal, some view taxes as an arbitrary estimate provided by the government which can’t effectively be appealed. It tends to [...]