Chief Justice Speaks on Fiscal Cliff
This year, Chief Justice John Roberts placed special emphasis on the "fiscal cliff" in his annual year-end report on the…
Legal News
Connecticut Lawyer Tentatively Withdraws Suing the State $100M Over Newtown School Massacre
The Connecticut attorney who wishes to sue the state for $100 million on behalf a 6-year old surviving girl has…
Motion to Unseal Settlement between Mt. Pleasant Township Couple and Gas Drilling Companies
In mid-December 2012, according to the Observer-Reporter, a Pennsylvania publication, a request to unseal a legal settlement between a Mt.…
Get Tough on Fake Testimonials
In December 2012, the California Lawyer reported the anti-SLAPP statute can be used to prevent retaliatory litigation and protect free…
Crisis Averted As Senate Endorses Fiscal Cliff Deal
After some very tense moments that kept everyone on tenterhooks, the Senate passed legislation forestalling falling off the fiscal cliff…
Same-Sex Couples Herald New-Year, Promising Their Lives To Each Other – In The Eyes Of The State
Seven gay couples in Maryland ushered in the New Year with wedding vows, early Tuesday heralding the onset of state-backed…
$9.3 Million Settlement in Circus Elephant Case
The owners of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be paid $9.3 million by the American Society for…
$100 Million Claim Filed with Connecticut for Sandy Hook Survivor
The first piece of legal action stemming from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14 has been made…
Deranged Woman Charged With Pushing Indian To Death On Subway Tracks
Erika Menendez of Queens who has been charged with second degree murder as a hate crime, after she admitted to…
Guns Sales Go Through The Roof As Buyers Fear Stringent Legislation
Even as the uproar after the Sandy Hook tragedy is still not over, a strange phenomenon is being seen across…
Delaware Supreme Court Allows Plaintiff to Opt Out from Class-Action
Litigation for businesses became more difficult from Thursday, as the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a big investor could opt…
Court Approves $1.1 Billion Class-Action Settlement by Toyota
On Friday, U.S. District Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California, granted preliminary approval to Toyota’s $1.1 billion settlement of…