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Legal aid OK’d (The Seymour Tribune)

September 30, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Legal Aid District 11 Inc. in Columbus is set to receive $336,802.00 in grant money from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women through its Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

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Legal aid OK’d (The Seymour Tribune)

Tigard’s T.G.I. Friday’s closes doors after long legal battle (Portland Tribune)

September 30, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

The T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant on Washington Square Road has closed its doors, after what the company’s spokeswoman Amy Freshwater called a “lengthy legal battle.” The restaurant’s doors are now locked.

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Tigard’s T.G.I. Friday’s closes doors after long legal battle (Portland Tribune)

Another sign on Liberty St. in Manassas — this one is legal (News & Messenger)

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Gaudencio Fernandez has put up a new sign at 9500 Liberty St. in Manassas, and this one is legal.

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Another sign on Liberty St. in Manassas — this one is legal (News & Messenger)

Attorney makes her mark with legal advice for women (Gulf Breeze News)

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A local attorney is making her ‘mark’ addressing the unique legal needs of women, and she has found a very receptive market. Kristen Marks has achieved the tradem arked nickname “My Pink Lawyer” as a result of her advocacy and specialty working with moms and parents.

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Attorney makes her mark with legal advice for women (Gulf Breeze News)

MP rallies miners for legal action against legal adviser (Law Society Gazette)

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Hundreds of injured former coal miners are being rallied to sue their legal adviser in the first coordinated legal action for alleged under-settling of government compensation claims, the Gazette can reveal. John Mann, Labour MP for Bassetlaw, told the Gazette he is gathering potential claimants to sue their former legal adviser for negligence.

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MP rallies miners for legal action against legal adviser (Law Society Gazette)

Ministry of Justice tackles ‘spiralling’ defamation legal costs (Law Society Gazette)

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The Ministry of Justice has introduced new rules aimed at cutting ‘spiralling’ legal costs in defamation proceedings by making changes to the rules for ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements. However, justice secretary Jack Straw has for the moment ruled out limiting recoverable hourly rates, or introducing mandatory cost-capping (or its mandatory consideration)

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Ministry of Justice tackles ‘spiralling’ defamation legal costs (Law Society Gazette)

Legal clinic to meet in Bangor (Bangor Daily News)

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BANGOR, Maine — A homegrown solution to a statewide problem will begin Saturday when the first session of the Penobscot County Bar Association’s new legal clinic is held. Six individuals who …

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Legal experts: Roman Polanski would not fare as well in today’s courts (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

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LOS ANGELES - If Roman Polanski were charged with child rape today, DNA evidence, stiffer penalties, outcry over childhood sexual abuse and tougher scrutiny of celebrity justice would make prosecutors much less willing to cut the plea deal the director received more than 30 years ago, legal experts say.

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Legal experts: Roman Polanski would not fare as well in today’s courts (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Wolf Haldenstein New York Super Lawyers - LawFuel Legal Newswire (LawFuel)

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NEW YORK, September 30, 2009 - LawFuel.com -Six Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP partners have been named to the 2009 Super Lawyers list, a publication honoring the top 5% of lawyers in each legal specialty.

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Litigation Support Industry Pioneer Jay Koza Joins IDS Legal (dBusinessNews.com)

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NEW YORK – September 30, 2009 – IDS Legal, an ISO 27001 and ISO 9001:2000 certified leader in discovery LPO (legal process outsourcing), announced today legal support services industry veteran Jay Koza has been named president of IDS Legal.

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Litigation Support Industry Pioneer Jay Koza Joins IDS Legal (dBusinessNews.com)

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