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Sanctions against two attorneys who insist that former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld caused the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks have been upheld by a unanimous 2nd Circuit panel that refused to disqualify itself from the case. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Pasadena Family Law Attorney Mark Baer Receives 'Super Lawyer' DesignationMarketWatch (press release)LOS ANGELES, CA, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — On January 23rd, Pasadena Family Law Attorney Mark Baer received the designation of "2012 Southern California Super Lawyer" in the 'Family Law' category. Super Lawyers, a top recognition, …and more » View full post on [...]

Legal war in Durham, NC: Judge suspends district attorneyLos Angeles TimesIn court filings replete with misspelled words and fractured syntax, Cline has described Hudson as "without legal consciousness of right and wrong, having total and reckless disregard of the law, and a reprobate mind of a monarch.and more » View full post on legal – Google [...]

Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Attorney General Bill Schuette and law enforcement officials call on Gov …Detroit Free PressBy Dawson Bell LANSING – Attorney General Bill Schuette and a group of law enforcement officials including Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee called this morning on Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature to spend $100 million of a [...]

NEW YORK – A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 23 said it lacks jurisdiction over an appeal of a $ 2,500 sanctions order against a Fosamax plaintiff’s attorney because the underlying case is stayed (Gary J. Douglas, et al. v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. 10-4196, 2nd Cir.). View full post [...]

In Vt., an attorney general's losses raise doubtsFox NewsMONTPELIER, Vt. – The first to be shot down was Vermont's campaign finance law setting the lowest contribution limits in the country — shot down by the US Supreme Court. The same fate befell the state's attempt to restrict drug company efforts to …and more » View full [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An insured’s $ 29,300 attorney fee award under Florida Statutes Section 627.428(1) is not within the coverage of her insurance policy, and, therefore, it is not a covered claim under Florida Statutes Section 631.54(3), the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Jan. 19 (Diane Petty, et al. v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, No. 10-2097, [...]

GULFPORT, Miss. – A directors and officers insurer has not shown limited or unusual circumstances that would justify conducting the deposition of opposing counsel, a Mississippi federal magistrate judge found Jan. 17, granting motions to quash the notice of deposition in a lawsuit challenging coverage of an underlying lawsuit arising from an alleged kickback scheme [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When a private attorney is temporarily retained by the government to work with or under government employees, that attorney is entitled to the same qualified immunity government employees receive, the attorney representing Steve A. Filarsky told the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17 (Steve A. Filarsky v. Nicholas B. Delia, No. 10-1018, [...]

NEW YORK – Just a month after Yahoo! Inc. won a $ 610 million default judgment against various foreign entities that perpetuated an online lottery hoax by sending almost 12 million spam email messages, a New York federal judge granted the Internet giant’s motion for costs and attorney fees totaling more than $ 1 million [...]