Archive: March, 2012
Lawsuit Filed by County Clerks against Mortgage Industry Group MERS Dismissed by Judge
On 03.08.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/8/2012 A sweeping lawsuit filed last year by two Kentucky county clerks against MERS, the lending industry organization that allows the trading of mortgages among secondary market investors, has [...]
Fracking in Towns Upheld by New York Judge
On 03.08.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/8/2012 A judge delivered a blow to the oil and gas industry by ruling that small towns in New York possess the authority to prohibit drilling within their borders, [...]
Drilling Without Consent Allowed by State Law
On 03.07.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/7/2012 Landowners who are not leasing their land to oil and gas companies for natural gas drilling may actually not have much to say on the matter. According to [...]
City of Los Angeles To Be Boycotted by Porn Industry over Its New Condom Law
On 03.07.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/7/2012 Los Angeles adult film producers are threatening to boycott the city, home of the multi-million dollar pornography industry in America, in response to the new rules that will [...]
Major Changes Affects Philadelphia Mesothelioma Lawsuits
On 03.06.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/6/2012 The Philadelphia Court system reversed on Thursday, February 16, 2012, a long standing rule of encouraging plaintiffs from out of state to file and try cases in a [...]
Employment Data Overblown By A Number of Law Schools
On 03.06.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/6/2012 Lawsuits filed by graduates of some law schools have drawn attention to the expectations of high rankings and the extent to which these schools will go just to [...]
Owner of LightSquared Hires Lawyers to Examine GPS Legal Battle
On 03.05.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/5/2012 Philip Falcone, the primary investor of LightSquared, is exploring all possible lawsuits against the GPS industry and the FCC in the wake of the rejection by the FCC [...]
Punitive Damages in Lawsuits to Be Blocked by New Law
On 03.05.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/5/2012 The ability of manufacturers in Arizona to evade some liability for their faulty products could rely on what the lawmakers remember and think about the Ford Pinto. Lawsuits [...]
Use Direct Mail to Drive Traffic to Your Website
On 03.03.12, In Legal Marketing, by adminYour business depends on drawing customers and potential customers to your website. While there are numerous ways to make this happen, direct mail is one technique that’s often overlooked. This [...]
Obama Administration’s Rules on Driver Fatigue Challenged by Trucking Industry
On 03.03.12, In Legal Industry, by Admin3/3/2012 Trucking companies are legally challenging the Obama Administration’s rules aimed to ensure that commercial truckers on the road get enough rest. The American Trucking Association revealed that it [...]