ALBANY — The Dougherty County Commission met Tuesday in a called meeting for an executive session to discuss pending litigation. That closed meeting was expected to last awhile because the county is involved in three active lawsuits: a suit before Fulton Superior Court in regard to the Lee County Medical Center, interim County Manager Mike …
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There are many reasons why a marriage might end in divorce (Picture: Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro.co.uk) I recently befriended a man who has an open marriage. Although I couldn’t imagine this particular scenario for myself, it made me curious about marriage as a whole. ‘I had a panic attack before the ceremony’: 5 people …
HUNTINGTON – After Wisconsin became the first state to enact a law requiring disclosure of third parties funding litigation in the hope of sharing in damage awards with plaintiffs, observers following the issue have indicated that more states are likely to follow suit. “I think it is inevitable that, sooner or later, it is going …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Families can only claim benefits for their first two children Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge to the government’s two-child limit on some benefits. Lawyers representing three families had argued that the policy was incompatible with human rights law. But a judge has ruled that limiting tax credits …
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Like Sir James, National Family Mediation has long argued for the modernisation of divorce laws. Getting a divorce should be far, far simpler than it currently is. It’s much too tangled up in legal processes, acquiring a mystical quality that serves to confuse and defeat those who are, after all, undergoing the biggest crisis of …
OKLAHOMA CITY — A legislative movement to undo certain state wind industry incentives puts current developments at risk of default and has banks balking at new farm investment, a wind advocate said. If lawmakers renege on financial commitments promised to attract wind developers into the state, the industry will sue, said Mark Yates, director of …
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Litigation funding has been growing in prominence in recent years, and up-and-coming litigators need to ensure they are up to speed on what is becoming an increasingly influential factor in the market Litigation funding has been growing in prominence in recent years, and up-and-coming litigators need to ensure they are up to speed on what …
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Facebook Inc. may have to pay a real price for claims it invaded users’ privacy: billions of dollars. A federal judge ruled Monday that millions of the social network’s users can proceed as a group with claims that its photo-scanning technology violated an Illinois law by gathering and storing biometric data without their consent. Damages …
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NEW YORK: A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J’s Baby Powder could open a new front for thousands of cases claiming the widely-used product caused cancer, legal experts and plaintiffs lawyers said. J&J has …
AN ex-wife who complained her £10million divorce settlement was not enough has lost out on her £175k yearly payments after a failed bid to claim more money. Kim Waggott was handed £9.76million after splitting from her super-rich husband, allowing her to purchase a £2million home near Chester and a Balearic holiday home. Champion News Service Ltd …