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Business Attorneys LegalMatch helps lawyers nationwide develop and market their practices. Professions face demographic crunch - Scoop If you get the feeling that law and medicine these days are dominated by younger women and older men, you?d be right. A new analysis of the age and gender profiles of more than 30 professions shows skews in various fields ? which could pose ... Need a Divorce Lawyer ? Madoff will not appeal 150-year sentence - ONE News Swindler Bernard Madoff will not appeal the 150-year prison sentence he received for masterminding a global multibillion-dollar investment fraud, his main lawyer said on Thursday. Madoff, 71, was sentenced on June 29 by US District Court Judge Denny ... Need an Employment Lawyer ? GM preps for rebirth as leaner company, readies package for Wagoner - Detroit Free Press General Motors Corp. is rushing to prepare for its rebirth late this week as a company largely owned by the U.S. government. While a government lawyer has said the deal to sell GM's good assets to create a new GM could close immediately after the ... Need a Bankruptcy Lawyer ? Nargila Grill Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion - 1010Wins NEW YORK (AP) -- A Manhattan restaurant owner has admitted evading hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate and sales taxes from his businesses. Prosecutors say Yuval Aroety stole state and city sales taxes collected at his two Nargila Grill ... Need a Criminal Lawyer ? Pennsylvania Lawyer Jailed 14 Years for Contempt of Court Freed - FOX News MEDIA, Pa. ? A Pennsylvania lawyer whose 14 years in jail are apparently a record in a U.S. civil contempt case was ordered released from prison on Friday. H. Beatty Chadwick, who has been jailed in suburban Philadelphia since 1995 for a charge ... Chicago lawyer convicted in Refco fraud - Charleston Daily Mail NEW YORK (AP) - A Chicago lawyer has been convicted in New York of conspiracy in a huge fraud at commodities brokerage giant Refco Inc. Lawyer Joseph P. Collins was convicted Friday of conspiracy and four other charges in Refco's $2.4 billion ... Rules for lawyers join electronic age - State Journal-Register Illinois lawyers will have new rules governing their professional conduct next year, and for the first time, there will be explanations of the purpose of each rule. The ethics rules haven?t been completely revised since 1990, and the new guidelines ... Lawyer Is Released After Serving Over 14 Years on Civil Contempt ... - New York Times PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? A Pennsylvania lawyer was released from prison on Friday after serving what was believed to be the longest imprisonment on a civil contempt charge in United States history. The lawyer, H. Beatty Chadwick, was released from a ... Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized in 2009 edition of Mountain ... - Earthtimes LAS VEGAS, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Las Vegas office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys have received recognition in the 2009 edition of the prestigious Mountain States Super Lawyers ... Filing a hardship waiver - Jamaica Gleaner I am married to a US citizen and I have two children who were born here. I entered the US without inspection in 2002, filed my papers but was denied due to the fact I had no I-94. I had a lawyer but must say she started me wrong. I went to court and ... 'Fidelity to the law' Sotomayor's philosophy - Lexington Herald-Leader WASHINGTON ? Sonia Sotomayor told her up-from-the-bootstraps story Monday to the Senate Judiciary Committee and said that a judge's role is "not to make law; it is to apply the law." But skeptical Republicans warned that they will ask tough ... Cubs look into filing for bankruptcy - Northwest Herald CHICAGO ? The corporate owner of the Cubs is considering having the baseball team file for bankruptcy protection as a legal step to hasten its long-awaited sale, said two people with knowledge of the process. Tribune Co., which itself filed for ... Guest column: Greed is not good - Shreveport Times I recently learned that Hollywood is making a sequel to Oliver Stone's 1987 blockbuster film "Wall Street." In this movie actor Michael Douglas plays the role of Gordon Gekko, a greedy, self-obsessed titan of Wall Street whose mantra is "Greed is ... GM dumps sponsorships - Detroit News For General Motors, it's lights out in the Big Apple and game over in Lansing. A federal judge Monday let General Motors Co. shed dozens of sponsorship deals and pricey perks that included VIP suites at international speedways, naming rights for a ... Cape Breton business leaders earn co-operative recognition - The Chronicle Herald IMMUNOVACCINE TECHNOLOGIES, a Halifax vaccine development company, has entered into an agreement with a Japanese university to partner in the development and delivery of a vaccine to help fight a strain of common hospital-acquired infections. In a ... Law Review: In dark economic times, rays of hope for junior associates - Philadelphia Inquirer Now that the layoffs, deferments and salary cuts that have been wracking the legal world appear for the moment to have subsided, is it finally safe for young associate lawyers to crawl out from under their desks? The answer, it seems, is a resounding ... Dress for Success charity defies the recession - Philadelphia Inquirer The tight-belt economy means even tougher-than-usual times for new nonprofits. Competition for businesses' financial backing and professional support is stiff. Which may make it all the more remarkable that the Philadelphia branch of Dress for ... Sources: Cubs to file for bankruptcy - Baxter Bulletin CHICAGO (AP) ? The corporate owner of the Chicago Cubs is considering having the baseball team file for bankruptcy protection as a legal step to hasten its long-awaited sale, according to two people with knowledge of the process. Tribune Co., which ... Skydivers file suit against Airport Authority - Leaf Chronicle The Outlaw Field-based skydiving business whose operations were essentially shut down by the airport's regulatory board has filed a lawsuit. Adventure Skydiving Tennessee claims in a June 23 Chancery Court filing that Clarksville-Montgomery County ... Court Opens Door To More Dirty Laundry In David Divorce Case - Hartford Courant All the dirty details about who did what with whom after their summer 2007 separation, as well as who said what about whom, may be coming out as the divorce trial of former United Technologies Corp. CEO and current board chairman George David and his ... Today in Globe Business - Boston Globe Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, state energy officials, and community advocates are fighting a utility company plan they say threatens electrical service for hundreds of low-income families. Western Massachusetts Electric Co. is ... Records show BRT worker sold parts to SEPTA on company time - Philiy.com While overseeing property assessors in September at the city Board of Revision of Taxes, Barry Mescolotto also made time for his family business - selling train parts to SEPTA. At 10:04 a.m. one Thursday, he e-mailed SEPTA purchasing agent James ... Rattner Leaves Autos Force, Probe Intensifies - ABC News WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Rattner will leave as head of the U.S. autos task force, which oversaw bankruptcies at General Motors Corp and Chrysler Group, at a time when a probe into how the private equity firm he co-founded gained New ... Lawsuit Charges that Mayor Nagin Illegally Promised to Seize Property, Close Streets for VA Hospital Mayor C. Ray Nagin repeatedly violated the New Orleans City Charter in promising to seize private property and close public streets for a proposed Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, according to a lawsuit filed today in Civil District Court. Suit: Nagin violated New Orleans City Charter No Yes A new lawsuit claims that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin violated his city's charter by obligating the city to amass land for a new U.S. Veterans Affairs' hospital. BRIEFS PLAINFIELD - Kean University will has two small business workshops coming up in the Business Resource Center on the second floor of the Department of Labor Building, 200 W. Second St. More on California's proposed tire aging bill More on California's proposed tire aging bill According to the California Tire Report , the tire aging bill in California was made into a two-year bill on Monday when the author "didn't have the votes to get it out of the Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development Committee." In its current form, AB 496 requires a tire dealer to: 1) ... It was money owed to Daley, lawyer tells court - Jamaica Observer THE defence said yesterday that cash that was collected monthly by Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley from a St Catherine businessman was money owed to the senior policeman and not extortion money. Attorney Valerie Neita Robertson made the ... Migden called wild ride 'state business' - San Francisco Gate In this case, however, the "state business" that Migden was on her way to conduct May 18, 2007, was a meeting with former state Assemblyman Joe Nation - who says the topic was the possibility of him endorsing Migden's re-election bid. "I was ... Business briefs Karin G Nelson of Winter Haven recently attended the Florida Society of Enrolled Agents annual convention held in St. Dietrich walks out of meeting in protest - Observer Today ARKWRIGHT - Arkwright Councilman Jeff Dietrich couldn't get a second to his motion Monday to have Horizon Wind Energy and the town sign with Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's ethical standards regarding wind energy development. "I want to keep everyone ... Alamo trips were business, attorney says - NW Arkansas Times TEXARKANA - In outlining evangelist Tony Alamo's defense strategy for jurors Tuesday, his attorney didn't address whether Alamo exchanged wedding vows with underage girls or sexually assaulted them. He also didn't dispute that Alamo took them across ... Warning about Texas company saves small business a bundle - Great Falls Tribune A warning by the local Small Business Development Center director to beware of companies promising to secure grant money for private, small businesses probably saved Cindy Bania thousands of dollars. Bania, the owner of San Remo Casino and Cindy ... Synovus loans to Sea Island Co. blamed for bank's woes Synovus Financial Corp. released false statements that downplayed risky loans to Sea Island Co., which artificially boosted the value of Synovus' stock until the problems were discovered this year, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of those who bought Synovus securities. Indicted New York art dealer faces more fraud charges - CNN NEW YORK (CNN) -- A former New York City art gallery owner already facing a 100-count indictment was indicted again Tuesday for allegedly defrauding his clients for $5 million, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said in a statement. Prosecutors ... NYC art gallery owner indicted again - Wyoming Tribune-Eagle The owner of a closed Manhattan art gallery that once boasted a star-studded clientele was arrested again Tuesday on charges of carrying out an art fraud that now totals $93 million. Lawrence B. Salander of Millbrook, N.Y., is accused of stealing ... Let women fix the economy - Brainerd Dispatch WASHINGTON - While the pinstripe crowd fixates on troubled assets, a stalled stimulus and mortgage remedies, it turns out that a more sure-fire financial fix is within our grasp - and has been for years. New research says a healthy dose of estrogen ... General Motors grants ex-CEO Wagoner $8.2M severance package - Detroit News Former GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner -- ousted by President Barack Obama in March -- will collect an $8.2 million exit package, plus a $74,030 annual pension, according to a filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That's ... Female CEOs: What it takes to climb the corporate ladder - WTVF Few men and even fewer women make it to the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at major corporations. Although there are fewer female CEOs than males (only 13 of America's largest 500 companies were run by women in 2009), the route to the top is ... People making news - Detroit Free Press ? Evangelical Homes of Michigan announced Joanne Stutesman as director of the new Memory Support Center. Stutesman has been with the organization for 32 years and served in many administrative roles. Her most recent position has been as ... Bungles' lawyers object to arrest tape - Jamaica Gleaner Defence lawyers yesterday objected to a move by the prosecution to play the video recording of the arrest of Superintendent Harry 'Bungles' Daley during a sting operation on July 31 last year. Daley's trial continued yesterday in the Corporate Area ... Company Settles Case of Reviews It Faked - Gadsden Times Lifestyle Lift, a cosmetic surgery company, has reached a settlement with the State of New York over its attempts to fake positive consumer reviews on the Web, the New York attorney general?s office said Tuesday. The company had ordered employees ... Rich Man Regrets Buying Mistress All That Lingerie - Gawker Why does George David attract so many of the ladies? Because he is a generous sucker. He bought his mistress thousands and thousands of dollars worth of fancy items at La Perla, though he probably did not foresee the fact that one day he would have ... UConn sued over allegations of sexual harassment - Danbury News-Times NEW HAVEN (AP) - An immigrant who won asylum in the United States is alleging in a federal lawsuit that his supervisor at the University of Connecticut repeatedly forced him to have sex in his office. The man, identified only as John Doe, says UConn ... Power Struggle - CFO.com This spring, 30 women gathered at Verizon Communications's operational headquarters in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, for Doreen Toben's retirement party. All had been either promoted or informally mentored by Toben, who spent seven years as CFO of the ... N.Y. official: Face-lift firm posted bogus online reviews - First Amendment Center NEW YORK ? The online journal gave a chatty account of a problem-free face-lift. "You will never regret it," the patient wrote. But the seemingly satisfied customer actually was an employee of the firm behind the Lifestyle Lift, writing as part of ... Sheriff: Suspects trained for weeks before killing Florida couple - KIMA TV PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A group of men charged in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting special needs children trained for at least a month to rob the couple's home, authorities said Wednesday. Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot ... Confusing Business While much of the jargon and business speak sailed right over my young, sheltered head, the overall message at the legal issues portion of the Black Business Conference was clear: protect yourself. Upcoming Events in The Legal Community July 15, 2008 Fri. July 17, CLE: Ethics After the New Rules of Professional Conduct, 9 a.m.-12:35 p.m. Panelists: Attorneys Joseph E. Neuhaus of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Bruce A. Green of Fordham University School of Law and Marjorie E. Gross of the New York State Banking Department; and Mark J. Solomon, Law Office of Mark Solomon. District Closes Deal on Land for New School The purchase of the land for the new consolidated elementary school became official Wednesday morning, July 15, as Jeff and Kim Homer signed over 25 acres of family property to the Wyalusing Area School District. Personnel File: Allen Guthrie & Thomas lawyers recognized Allen Guthrie & Thomas lawyers were honored by selection in recently published lawyer ranking publications. Cohen & Grigsby Attorneys Recognized on Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists PITTSBURGH, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Grigsby , a business law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, PA; Bonita Springs, FL; and Naples, FL, is pleased to announce that two of its Florida-based attorneys have been included on the 2009 lists of Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars , which were published in the June 2009 edition of Florida Super ... Attorney General Gansler Reaches Settlement with Dish Network, LLC Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division, along with consumer protection agencies from 45 other States and the District of Columbia , has entered into a settlement with Dish Network, LLC concerning its marketing and billing practices. Sex Offender Bill Regarding Operating Ice Cream Trucks Struck Down An Inland Empire lawmaker's bill to prohibit convicted sex offenders from operating ice cream trucks was voted down in a senate committee, but the legislator vowed today to reintroduce the measure next year. Local Assemblyman's bill prohibiting convicted sex offenders from... An Inland Empire lawmaker's bill to prohibit convicted sex offenders from operating ice cream trucks was voted down in a senate committee, but the legislator vowed today to reintroduce the measure next year. IBM earnings could spell bad news for Dutchess County IBM is less than three hours away from reporting its second-quarter earnings. Eyes are on the company, as it is considered the leading bellwether for the tech industry and the economy at large. Apple v. Psystar: Psystar Retains New Law Firms On July 15, 2009, Psystar filed a Motion with the Court requesting allowance for substitution of counsel from the firm of Carr & Ferrell, LLP to K.A.D Camara of Camara & Sibley, LLP of Houston, Texas and David Vernon Welker of Welker & Rosario of Davis, California. Toms River New Jersey Marketing Firm Launches Public-Speaking Division Toms River, NJ marketing firm launches a public-speaking division, creating hands-on, business-boosting seminars and workshops; crafted exclusively for entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and owners-to-be. TOMS RIVER, NJ, July 17, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Flying Turtle Marketing launches a public-speaking division featuring easy-to-follow, ... Dish Network to pay $5.99 million in suit Dish Network has agreed to pay $5.99 million to 46 states, including Colorado, to settle claims of unfair and deceptive sales practices. South Florida condos in years-long battle for hurricane repairs For nearly four years, residents of an Aventura condominium who saw their balconies and hallways torn apart by Hurricane Wilma have been waiting for a check from their insurance company to make badly needed repairs. Dish Network, 46 States Settle Deceptive Practices Charges Dish Network is paying nearly $6 million to settle charges that it improperly marketed, promoted and sold its products and services. Louisiana Gov. Jindal Makes Arts, Technology, Medical, More Appointments Yesterday, Governor Bobby Jindal made numerous appointments to the state government. Greene Broillet & Wheeler Partner Scott Carr Elected as President of... Greene Broillet & Wheeler partner Scott Carr was elected president by the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers , Los Angeles chapter . On Native Ground - American Reporter DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- The speed with which Sonia Sotomayor was attacked by conservatives this week shows how high the stakes are in the upcoming confirmation hearings that will decide if she gets to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court this fall. Sotomayor ... CIT crisis threatens wave of business failures and layoffs - World Socialist Web Site The Obama administration has refused to provide government backing for outstanding debt or other emergency aid to CIT, a New York-based bank that finances nearly one million small and midsize companies in the US. The collapse of CIT?s efforts to ... Weil Gotshal Asks Summer Hires to Defer Start Dates Until 2012 - Bloomberg July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP , the ninth-highest grossing U.S. law firm, gave law students working there this summer the option to defer their full-time start dates from January 2011 until January 2012, according to an internal ... Tzolov Friend Aided U.S. in Hunt for Broker Who Fled to Spain - Bloomberg Ivanov, 35, a Bulgarian national, could lose his Manhattan apartment which he posted as a guarantee for Tzolov?s $3 million bond last year. Tzolov escaped house arrest in May and was declared a fugitive in June. ?Mr. Ivanov worked closely with ... US gets conviction in 1st economic espionage trial - Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A Chinese-born engineer's conviction in the United States' first economic espionage trial could be an important step to stop the flow of critical trade secrets to China, experts say. A federal judge on Thursday found former ... West steps down from position - Natchez Democrat NATCHEZ ? In the midst of a foreclosure and criminal charges from two state agencies, local businessman Theodore ?Bubber? West has stepped down from his position as president and CEO of West Enterprises. West?s attorney Hal Dockins said the ... Cuccinelli Touts Business Backing In Valley Swing - Daily News-Record HARRISONBURG - With high unemployment and the nation still in recession, the economy remains among the top concerns of Virginia voters. That's one reason this year's attorney general race is so important, Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, R-Fairfax, the GOP ... Business Briefs - Lompoc Record Hiring fair set for Lompoc?s Best Western O?Cairns Inn The Best Western O?Cairns Inn in Lompoc is hiring for all positions. There are many positions available. 5 p.m. Wednesday in the restaurant area of the Best Western at 940 E. Ocean Ave ... Martinez man acquitted in murder case retrial - Augusta Chronicle A Martinez man convicted in the 2003 slaying of his mother was acquitted Friday in Columbia County after a five-day retrial. In March 2005, a jury convicted Tom Edwin Chumley, 59, of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime ... Councilman goes to court over records - Tacoma News Tribune A Puyallup city councilman has filed a petition in Pierce County Superior Court alleging that the city manager and city attorney have withheld records he needs to do his job. First-term Councilman John Knutsen is seeking a court order requiring City ... Madoff auditor pleads not guilty, but talking deal - KIDK NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has granted prosecutors more time to negotiate a possible plea bargain with Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor. Accountant David Friehling pleaded not guilty Friday to charges including securities fraud and filing false ... Incorporation Service Pioneers Return to Industry & Launch New Website ... - PR.com Calabasas, CA, July 18, 2009 --( PR.com )-- Philip and Nellie Akalp, founders of one of the first and most successful incorporation service businesses, team up again to launch family-owned CorpNet?, a document filing service to help entrepreneurs ... Transitioning to a new world - Philadelphia Inquirer Back on the street after a record-setting 14-year jail sentence for contempt, H. Beatty Chadwick is learning that he needs a quick update on the 21st century. Like, what's with those cell phones everyone has plugged to their ears? What's with the ... Fuller portrait of slain Fla. couple emerges - San Francisco Gate When the attorney for a slain Florida couple's family disclosed the contents of a safe stolen from their home, she said she wanted to put to rest intense speculation and rumors. That's hardly likely. More than a week after Byrd and Melanie Billings ... Ex-union official is under review - Detroit Free Press The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Friday it is reviewing allegations that the former business manager for the Detroit Federation of Teachers may have embezzled more than $36,000 from the teachers union. Sherry Patrick left her position as DFT ... K&L Gates Takes the Lead on LEED Accreditation - Carolina Newswire Charlotte and Triangle ? With more than 60 lawyers in the United States and London having earned accreditation as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professionals (LEED-AP) from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), global ... WMACCA Selects Allison & Partners to Raise Visibility of In-House ... - CNBC WASHINGTON, Jul 22, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (WMACCA), the largest regional bar and professional association for in-house lawyers working in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, has ... Apple lawyers tried to hush up exploding iPod reports - ZDNet Blogs An exclusive KIRO 7 Investigation reveals an alarming number of Apple brand iPod MP3 players have suddenly burst into flames and smoke, injuring people and damaging property. But it gets worse: It took more than 7-months for KIRO 7 Consumer ... City attorney goes after strip club - Birmingham Business Journal City Attorney Dennis Herrera has moved to shut down a North Beach strip club, charging that the adult establishment has continued to operate in defiance of repeated City notices of violation, cease and desist orders, and police citations for ... Boies, Schiller & Flexner Brings On Former Head of DOJ Criminal ... - PR Newswire NEW YORK, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (BS&F) is pleased to announce that Matthew W. Friedrich has joined the Firm as a partner in its Washington, DC office. He will focus on internal investigations, white collar matters, and ... Cemetery owner: No control over accounts when $300,000 went missing - News-Democrat An attorney for the owner of two metro-east cemeteries said Tuesday he wants to clear the air about his client. Forever Illinois Inc., owner of Mount Hope Cemetery in Belleville and Valley View Cemetery in Edwardsville, had no control over prepaid ... FAU stadium likely delayed - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com Florida Atlantic University?s long anticipated 30,000-seat stadium will not likely open in August 2010, FAU lawyer David Kian said Wednesday. The university has had some trouble finding corporate sponsors for the stadium, which was estimated In ... SEC Demands Ex-CSK Chief Forfeit Pay in Landmark Case (Update1) - Bloomberg July 22 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in the first case of its kind, demanded that CSK Auto Corp.?s former chief executive officer forfeit $4.1 million he received during an accounting fraud he didn?t orchestrate ... Dr. Murray's Attorney: Search Warrant Was For 'Manslaughter' Evidence - Entertainment Tonight Online Ed Chernoff , an attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray , has released a statement to ET about Wednesday's search of Dr. Murray's offices. Chernoff tells ET: "We can confirm that a search warrant was executed today on Dr. Murray's offices in Houston, Texas ... Federal appeals court upholds Thomas conviction, sentence - News-Star A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has affirmed the conviction, sentence and restitution given Tallulah attorney Samuel H. Thomas when he was sentenced June 10, 2008, in U.S. District Court in Monroe. Samuel H ... Carpet cleaner pleads guilty in bait-and-switch scam - Los Angeles Times Blogs The owner of a Los Angeles-based carpet cleaning company has pleaded guilty to 10 criminal counts resulting from a pricing scam, said officials from the Santa Monica city attorney's office. Sharon "Sean" Gilboa was convicted of four counts of grand ... SF city attorney seeks to shut down strip club - Merced Sun-Star SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's city attorney is asking a judge to shut down a longtime North Beach strip club for repeatedly violating state and local laws. City Attorney Dennis Herrera petitioned San Francisco Superior Court Judge Charlotte Walter ... Chrysler Says Dealer Legislation Could Force Liquidation - Post Chronicle Chrysler Group CCMLPC.UL could again face the prospect of liquidation if legislation aimed at reversing its decision to terminate contracts with 789 dealers becomes law, a company executive said on Wednesday. Louann Van Der Wiele, a senior company ... Council fine tunes sex business ordinance - Star Community Newspapers The Colony City Council updated its Code of Ordinances Monday night to conform with recent case law regulating sexually oriented businesses. Definitions within the ordinance of what constitutes a sexually oriented business have been broadened to ... NEXT fined $1 million for churning accounts - Houston Chronicle NEXT Financial Group, a Houston-based broker-dealer, will forfeit $1 million for failing to rein in employees who churned accounts of customers for almost two years, an industry regulator said. A branch manager and broker churned accounts, which ... US attorney general asserts civil rights renewal - Anchorage Daily News MEMPHIS, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder used a Southern civil rights landmark as a backdrop Wednesday as he told hundreds of black prosecutors that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is "back and open for business Carpet Cleaner Pleads Guilty to Ten Criminal Counts - Surf Santa Monica July 22, 2009 -- The owner of a carpet cleaning company that bullied customers, many of them elderly, into paying multiple times the advertised price was found guilty of fraud Tuesday after an investigation launched by the Santa Monica City Attorney ... Police look for evidence of manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death ... - Los Angeles Times Blogs A search warrant executed today at the Houston offices of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal doctor, indicates that authorities are investigating "the offense of manslaughter" in relation to the pop star's death, Murray's attorney said ... Richmond Fed Hires Chief Legal Officer - PR Newswire RICHMOND, Va., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has hired Michelle Gluck as senior vice president and general counsel for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Gluck will join the organization's senior leadership team as ... Proposed FAU stadium won't open by August 2010 target date, officials ... - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel BOCA RATON - A much anticipated 30,000-seat Florida Atlantic University stadium won't open by the August 2010 target date, officials said, because of snags in finances. The university has had trouble finding corporate sponsors for the stadium ...