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Bureaucracy Often Obscures Poor Transportation Designs and the Negligent Party in Catastrophic Injury Cases Says Booth & Koskoff

(LegalLaw247.com, October 26, 2011 ) Torrance, CA — According to the senior partners at Booth & Koskoff, there are untold numbers of people who sustain catastrophic injury who never learn the negligent party is the roadway or vehicles designer or … Continue reading

KeystoneAutoLoans.com: New California Law Protects Used Car Shoppers

(LegalLaw247.com, October 26, 2011 ) Asheville, NC — Often, buyers who need an auto loan turn to used cars for a more affordable ride. It only makes sense, because new cars lose as much as 47% of their value after … Continue reading

Insurers Weigh In on Health Care Law – New York Times (blog)

The health insurance industry is urging the Supreme Court to decide as quickly as it can whether the federal health care law is, in fact, constitutional and to consider striking it down altogether if the individual mandate does not pass … Continue reading

Nacht Law Prevails at Michigan Department of Labor for Auto Mechanic Illegally Required to Pay for Car Damage – 24-7PressRelease.com

The Nacht Law employment lawyers racked up another victory for workers’ rights in a final agency decision ruling that refusing to pay employer “kickbacks” is protected conduct and employees may not be fired or retaliated against. Blanchard said that the … Continue reading

Mark Schneider Appointed Co-Chair of Littler’s Traditional Labor Law Practicre – PR-USA.net

Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has appointed Minneapolis Shareholder Mark Schneider as co-chair of the firm’s Traditional Labor Law Practice, a cornerstone practice for the firm.

Most nonviolent offenders turned over to Sacramento County committed serious crimes – Sacramento Bee

The majority of criminal offenders sent to Sacramento County under a new law have serious criminal backgrounds – in contrast to how the law was promoted, county officials say. Since state lawmakers approved the law earlier this year …

Feds not helping Alabama enforce immigration law – AZCentral.com

WASHINGTON – The government hasn’t offered to help Alabama put in place a strict immigration law that the Obama administration is challenging in court, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday. The administration has sued to …

Is Islamic law a concern in Arab Spring? – United Press International

Mustafa Abdul Jalil, leader of the transitional Libyan government, said during the weekend that a liberated Libya has adopted Shariah — Islamic law — as the main law of the land. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said from Tripoli … Continue reading

Shareholder Class Action Over Imperial IPO Goes Federal – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (October 26, 2011, 2:32 PM ET) — Life insurance investor Imperial Holdings Inc. removed to Florida federal court on Tuesday a proposed class action alleging it failed to notify shareholders of the purported wrongdoing that led to … Continue reading

Feds not helping Ala. enforce immigration law – msnbc.com

WASHINGTON — The government hasn’t offered to help Alabama put in place a strict immigration law that the Obama administration is challenging in court, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday. More from TODAY.com A Murphy comeback …