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UPDATED: Texas Supreme Court Justices Sued in Federal Court for Failing to Rule on Class Certification Appeal

February 19, 2010 22:35

Plaintiffs in a Texas state court class action against Southwestern Bell have been waiting years for the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether the trial court's order certifying the class was proper. Southwestern Bell appealed to the Texas Supreme Court...

Major Economic Crimes Bureau: Manhattan District Attorney's Office Creates New Entity in the Investigation Division

February 19, 2010 19:54

Cyrus Vance, Jr., the District Attorney of New York County (Manhattan), has announced one of what will likely be numerous changes to the office run by Robert Morgenthau since the early 1970s. According to a press release issued by the...Cyrus Vance, Jr., the District Attorney of New York County...

Taming the "Slow Growing Menace" of an Aging Population

February 19, 2010 10:00

Both the British and Canadian Governments have, in recent days, been urged to direct their attention to the impending costs of providing for the long-term care of their aging populations.  In a Report released yesterday, parliamentary "budget watchdog" Kevin Page raised a warning of...

Coping with the Demands of an Aging Population

February 19, 2010 10:00

Both the British and Canadian Governments have, in recent days, been urged to direct their attention to the impending costs of providing for the long-term care of their aging populations.  In a Report released yesterday, parliamentary "budget watchdog" Kevin Page raised a warning of...

Adverse Possession as Public Service (and Should Intent Really Matter)?

February 18, 2010 15:42

An interesting story in yesterday's Tampa Tribune tells the tale of a man who has been renting out houses he doesn't own. Apparently, his modus operandi has been to find vacant homes (usually in or heading for foreclosure), fix them...