By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Class action lawyers specialize in lawsuits related to either defective products or other dangerous situations that have caused many people the same or similar injuries. A class action is filed like any other lawsuit, but a judge must specifically approve the case for class action status. The class action lawyer then speaks [...]
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What does a class action lawyer do?
May 13th, 2009 · No Comments
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Do you own stock in a bankrupt company?
March 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
With several big companies heading into bankruptcy lately, many investors and stockholders are left wondering what will happen to their investments. Does the law protect their interests? Does the stock retain any value?
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a short guidebook to help investors (Bankruptcy: What Happens When Public Companies Go [...]
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Five States Adopt “Fire-Safe” Cigarettes Law
January 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: LISA R. WILSON
On January 1st, 2009, laws mandating stores sell only cigarettes that are slow-burning and comprised of fire-safe paper went into effect in Delaware, Iowa, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. Fifteen other states have laws that will take effect this year or next, according to the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes.
The paper on these [...]
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State Dept. warns passport applications
may have been subject to identity theft
November 1st, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
On Friday, October 31, the State Department warned nearly 400 passport applicants of a security breach in its records system that may have left applications unsecured and personal information, such as Social Security numbers, may have been illegally accessed and used to open fraudulent credit card accounts, spokesman Sean McCormack said. [...]
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October 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments
Published Press Release by: LISA R. WILSON
Deciding to file for bankruptcy is a difficult decision. Although some bankruptcy claimants are deemed as credit abusers and/or considered financially irresponsible, many individuals and businesses can succumb to financial difficulty and face irreparable economic crisis. Bankruptcy is designed as a legal option to help resolve such a crisis, [...]
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Global Internet crime is on the Rise
October 21st, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
International computer spying and theft of personal information is on the rise, costing tens of millions of dollars and threatening U.S. security, the FBI’s cyber division reports.
FBI Assistant Director Shawn Henry claims that as many as two dozen countries have taken an “aggressive interest” in penetrating the networks of U.S. companies [...]
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October 20th, 2008 · 12 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Are you facing a legal issue? Have you been sued, or are you wondering about foreclosure? Did you just have a medical procedure that didn’t turn out as you expected? Is bankruptcy looming? What about your family life – are you and your spouse considering divorce? Do you need to update your [...]
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The Annual ‘Blame the Oil Companies for our Addiction to Driving’ Congressional Hearing
April 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
By: Todd Knode
Today the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held hearings with a number of oil and gas company executives. The topic: “probe the causes and solutions to America’s oil dependence.” Congress by its nature is a mixture of law and politics; laws are written and passed of course because of [...]
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Summary: Regulators Win in AIG Settlement
February 9th, 2006 · No Comments
By The Associated Press
THE ALLEGATIONS: Federal and state regulators accused American International Group Inc. of using deceptive accounting practices to mislead investors and regulators.
THE MOTIVATION: According to New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, ”This is a company that didn’t have to cheat. But once they began, they found it hard to stop.”
THE COST TO SETTLE: [...]
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New blood test screens donors for West Nile Virus
December 5th, 2005 · No Comments
(FDA) The FDA has approved the first blood test created to screen blood donors for the West Nile Virus. The Procleix WNV Assay, developed by Gen-Probe Inc., and marketed by Chiron Corporation, helps protect patients who receive blood and other such products against West Nile infection.
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