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March 06, 2008 |

Chase Bank accuses Florida law firms of running debt-relief scam

Chase Bank USA is suing two Florida attorneys specializing in reducing consumer debt, claiming they are engaging in blatantly illegal and fraudulent practices. Filed in Delaware, the federal suit accuses Hess Kennedy Chartered, Laura Hess, Edward Kennedy and others of using "an unlawful debt elimination scheme" relying on lawsuits challenging valid credit card charges. Nationwide, Chase said more than 3,800 credit card holders have used such tactics to avoid paying more than $25 million in legitimate debts.
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December 19, 2011 |

Much Commotion About Mergers, but Closures Also Part of 2011

Merger mania in the legal industry continued last week with two more firms announcing acquisitions.
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April 19, 2011 |

3rd Circuit Applies Discovery Rule to Legal Malpractice Cases

A lawyer's assurances to his client that a hearing "went well" and there was "nothing to worry about" may act to toll a claim that the lawyer had botched the hearing by failing to call key witnesses, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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February 28, 2011 |

Crusading Lawyer, Out of Prison After Tax Conviction, Learns to Slow Down

Stephen Yagman wasn't one to quit. During his 35-year career, he relentlessly pursued civil rights actions against law enforcement officials, particularly those in Southern California. Even after filing for bankruptcy protection in 1999, he re-emerged to file a complaint against a federal judge, launching national reform of judicial disciplinary procedures.
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November 15, 2010 |

Activists encourage jurors to take a stand

The Fully Informed Jury Association, a Montana-based group, had been handing out pamphlets at federal and state courthouses saying jury service doesn't mean checking your conscience at the door.
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April 05, 2012 |

Connecticut on track to abolish death penalty

HARTFORD, Conn. AP - The state Senate voted Thursday voted to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut, a state that has executed only one prisoner in a half-century and is now on track to join a national trend away from capital punishment.In an early morning vote that followed more than 10 hours of debate, the Senate approved legislation that would set life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for all future cases.
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February 18, 2013 |

Lawyer Wins Large Jury Verdict Against Former Partner

A Tarrant County jury returned a verdict on Feb. 7 totaling $3.5 million in damages, plus a half interest in a company, in favor of North Richland Hills lawyer D. Kent Davis. The verdict came in a breach of fiduciary duty and fraud suit Davis filed against his former partner Ledford White and a company White owns, M&M Joint Venture.
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August 11, 2009 |

Law School Roundup

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October 29, 2009 |

Law Faculties Recruited to Anti-Smoking Squads

Faculty members at Widener University School of Law will have a new role to play next academic year: smoking police.
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