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Nursing home owner hit with $2M verdict
A Polk County jury said that the lawyer-owner of a nursing home should pay $2 million to the daughter of an 82-year-old resident who developed severe bedsores that led to the loss of her leg before she died from infection.The May 17 verdict out of Polk County Superior Court favored Elizabeth Costlow, the daughter of Ruby Mae Tyler, who died 100 days after moving into Rockmart Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Visa cuts off 100 merchants for scamming consumers
Among the most common hustles: billing the credit cards of customers who thought they were getting free trial products like dietary supplements or teeth whiteners $79.95 per month or more, and then making them jump through hurdles to get the charges to stop.No-Fault Divorce And Due Process
In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins an adjunct professor at Albany Law School and faculty member of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, analyzes the recent ruling in Strack v. Strack and explores the fundamental issue of whether a divorce action based on irretrievable breakdown be opposed.Sotomayor's Rulings Show Ample Exposure to IP, Tech Law Issues
Kelly D. Talcott, a partner at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, writes that Judge Sotomayor has substantial experience with trademark law that began while she was in private practice as a partner at Pavia & Harcourt. Two of her 10 "most significant litigated matters" while in private practice as reported to the Senate, he notes, were trademark lawsuits, with the judge describing how she created an anti-counterfeiting program for Fendi.CJD Gives Lokuta 90 Days to Make Conspiracy Case
Former Judge Ann H. Lokuta plans to present the testimony of a witness who would tie her disgraced Luzerne County colleagues to organized crime, her lawyer told the state Court of Judicial Discipline in a hearing Wednesday.Cloud, Systems Integration Due in Time and Billing Applications
Tracking and developing time-and-billing software.K&L Gates' Fried Blends Marketing With Development
As chief officer of recruitment and development at K&L Gates, Susan Fried oversees more than staffing and retention. Working collaboratively with the firm's leadership since her arrival there in 2002, Fried has been instrumental in establishing innovative programs aimed at growing a diverse force of associates into great attorneys. Her background as one of the country's first professional development professionals prepared Fried for the opportunities and challenges she would face at 1,500-lawyer K&L Gates.Examining Complex Litigation Claim Abandonment
One of the most compelling issues in class action litigation is the problem of claim abandonment. This issue implicates pleading, certification, claim splitting, res judicata and adequacy problems. Attorney Linda Mullenix asks: During the development of a class action, may an attorney abandon claims with impunity? What consequences does this action have? Does claim abandonment bear on the adequacy of representation?Trending Stories
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