Recently added articles from Lawyers USA:
Commentary: Holiday gifts for clients
Oct 30, 2009; ... For lawyers looking to get a jump on the looming holiday season,a top priority this year will be what to give your clients. For networking purposes, a special gift can go a long way towardcementing the attorney-client relationship into 2010 and beyond. Here are some tips to ...
Punitives in 1st HRT trial sealed; more verdicts on the way
Oct 30, 2009; ... After several years of delays, hormone-replacement litigation ismoving forward, with one trial completed in Philadelphia and asecond under way. A jury on Monday awarded punitive damages in the first of 16bellwether trials in mass tort litigation in Philadelphia statecourt. The ...
Louisiana Court of Appeals says father owes child support for period he lived with mother
Oct 30, 2009; ... A father owed child support for the period of time he and themother reconciled and lived with their child, the Louisiana Court ofAppeals has ruled. In Stanley v. Nicosia, a couple had a child together. They nevermarried, but lived together on and off for several years. The ...
Kansas Court of Appeals says father can't challenge paternity order
Oct 30, 2009; ... Failure to attend a hearing precluded a father from challengingKansas's recognition under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Actof a German paternity judgment and child support order, the KansasCourt of Appeals has ruled. The mother, a resident of Germany, obtained a default ...
5th Circuit finds officers not liable for suspect's death
Oct 30, 2009; ... Police officers did not use excessive force when they hog-tied asuspect and drove her face-down to jail, although she died ofpositional asphyxiation, the 5th Circuit has ruled. Police responded to a call about two women fighting. Theresponding officer found the suspect holding ...