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Last Ford Taurus rolls off Atlanta assembly line
HAPEVILLE, Ga. AP - For the Ford plant workers, Friday's cold, rainy weather was appropriate.With little fanfare, the last Taurus sedan rolled off the assembly line as the 59-year-old plant closed and 1,950 employees lost their jobs.The Atlanta Assembly Plant had been producing cars since Harry S Truman was president and before televisions became commonplace and the birth of Rock n' Roll.NFL Quarterback Sentenced To 23 Months On Dogfighting Charges
Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy that involved gambling and killing pit bulls.Sole Proximate Cause: A Misunderstood Defense
In their Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner of Kelner & Kelner write that although comparative negligence, no matter how extreme, is not a defense to liability under Labor Law §240(1), the courts have recognized a very limited defense based on the rare situation when a worker refuses to use provided safety devices. However, the defense is commonly interposed by defendants, even where plaintiff's actions visibly constitute, at worst, comparative negligence.Gascon Puts Stamp on DA's Office
There's a new management structure, and some new titles, but top prosecutors are still on top.UPLC Wins Contempt Case Against Nonlawyer, Immigration Business
In an unusual case, a Houston jury on Sept. 1 found that a non-attorney business owner and his immigration counseling service were in criminal contempt after they violated a permanent injunction 1,023 times that restricts them from representing clients in legal matters. Officials with the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (UPLC) say complaints about immigration consulting businesses run by nonlawyers are a problem in Texas. Many people who use such services do not speak English.Rent Overcharge: Supreme Court Tackles Four-Year Rule
In their Rent Regulation column, Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel, partners at Rosenberg & Estis, analyze a recent dismissal of an overcharge complaint where DHCR, as affirmed by the New York County Supreme Court, held that the tenant had failed to prove that a variety of inconsistencies in the rental history amounted to fraud, and therefore the agency could not look beyond the four-year look back period.Panel Faults Finding Lawyer Slipped Jury His Summation Notes
A judge's finding that an attorney in a wrongful-death action intentionally slipped his summation notes to the jury by including them within medical records did not constitute grounds for throwing out a $1.1 million settlement agreement that was reached as the jury deliberated, a unanimous Appellate Division, Second Department panel has ruled.Defamation Suit Names Nominee For 4th Circuit
E. Duncan Getchell Jr., a nominee for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has been accused of spreading defamatory statements about another Virginia lawyer in order to shore up his foundering nomination and shift blame for an $8 million court error.Indictment Raises Questions About Proper Role of In-House Counsel
On Nov. 9, a federal grand jury in Maryland handed up an indictment charging Lauren Stevens, a retired GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) attorney and vice president, with obstruction, concealment and false statements.Trending Stories
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