Monday, August 10, 2009
Dallas based Valero Cheats Workers Out of Wages with Labor Practices
Plaintiffs' attorneys, Weinberg Law Firm, estimate the Company's liability at $100 million. The class action suit demands that Valero immediately pay all unpaid wages due the plaintiffs and members of the class plus all damages permitted by California and federal wage and hour laws, as well as stop its unlawful pay practices, said Weinberg Law Firm, Labor Lawyer Dallas.
Lohan Gets 1 Day in Jail on Los Angeles DUI Plea
Lohan is being treated at a residential drug-rehabilitation center in Utah. She will remain there for at least 30 days to satisfy her sentence on the cocaine charges, Meyers said.
Lohan was arrested on May 26 in Beverly Hills and on July 24 in Santa Monica. In each incident, the amount of cocaine tested was below the .05 grams required for felony charges, according to the district attorney's office, said Michael Bialys, Los Angeles DUI lawyer.
Lohan was arrested on May 26 in Beverly Hills and on July 24 in Santa Monica. In each incident, the amount of cocaine tested was below the .05 grams required for felony charges, according to the district attorney's office, said Michael Bialys, Los Angeles DUI lawyer.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Porch catastrophic injury: New York says it's up to you
"If I lived in the city of Chicago and I had a wooden porch, regardless of age ... on a yearly basis I'd call up the city and say, 'Come out and inspect my porch,' " said attorney Patrick Murphy, who has been suing building owners and the city on behalf of porch-collapse victims in Chicago for 35 years.
"It's continually a problem that owners of the building and property managers are not properly maintaining their porches and, therefore, the tenants -- who are the users -- are at risk," said Murphy, who represents Landeros and Mansuria in a lawsuit against the building owner at 1005 S. Racine Ave. in University Village, said John Q. Kelly, a New York catastrophic injury lawyer.
"It's continually a problem that owners of the building and property managers are not properly maintaining their porches and, therefore, the tenants -- who are the users -- are at risk," said Murphy, who represents Landeros and Mansuria in a lawsuit against the building owner at 1005 S. Racine Ave. in University Village, said John Q. Kelly, a New York catastrophic injury lawyer.
Planned Parenthood fraud case appealed
He filed the lawsuit under seal as required, but the qui tam lawyer Los Angeles unsealed the file when it decided to make the information public at the time the government declined to take action, the ACLJ said.
"The crux of [the claim] is that numerous Planned Parenthood (PP) affiliates in California, including the one for which relator worked (PP of Los Angeles), knowingly overbilled the state government, and through it the federal government, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, for birth control drugs and devices provided to clients," the report said.
The merits of the case never were resolved, since the court took the route of tossing the claim on technical grounds.
"The crux of [the claim] is that numerous Planned Parenthood (PP) affiliates in California, including the one for which relator worked (PP of Los Angeles), knowingly overbilled the state government, and through it the federal government, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, for birth control drugs and devices provided to clients," the report said.
The merits of the case never were resolved, since the court took the route of tossing the claim on technical grounds.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Chicago Business Corus Bankshares Inc. on cusp of crisis
FDIC may seize 'critically undercapitalized' Chicago-based lender
By Becky Yerak | Tribune reporter
August 2, 2009
As a result, bankers like John Kanas, chief executive of BankUnited, believe the FDIC would have a tough time finding banks eager to swallow Corus whole.
"There's no franchise value to the bank at all," he said, citing its limited branch network, a reliance on high-cost deposits and an unsustainable business model.
"It was a bank created around the asset side of the balance sheet: 'Let's go make a lot of loans and figure out a way to fund them later,' instead of a bank that had a valuable franchise of deposit collection and was looking for a place to put those deposits," Chicago business attorney said.
By Becky Yerak | Tribune reporter
August 2, 2009
As a result, bankers like John Kanas, chief executive of BankUnited, believe the FDIC would have a tough time finding banks eager to swallow Corus whole.
"There's no franchise value to the bank at all," he said, citing its limited branch network, a reliance on high-cost deposits and an unsustainable business model.
"It was a bank created around the asset side of the balance sheet: 'Let's go make a lot of loans and figure out a way to fund them later,' instead of a bank that had a valuable franchise of deposit collection and was looking for a place to put those deposits," Chicago business attorney said.
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Penn State backup tackle charged with DUI
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Penn State, Pittsburgh senior backup offensive tackle Ako Poti has been charged with driving under the influence.
He was pulled over July 17 by State College police and had a blood alcohol content between 0.10 and 0.16, which is more than the legal limit of 0.08, police said. Poti also was charged with disregarding traffic lanes.
He received a citation in the mail July 20 and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Sept. 2.
Poti, a transfer from San Francisco Community College, has appeared in just four career games for the Nittany Lions.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Los Angeles Class Action Lawyers Ringler Kearney Alvarez LLP
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Roth Law Group Selected for Honors
The Roth Law Group, a Chicago law firm, is please to announce that it has been selected as a Featured corporate law firm by the leader in legal news reporting, Breaking Legal News.
As a business law firm, we pride ourselves on our skill and success in the practice areas of business litigation and contract negotiations.
A Roth Law Group corporate attorney (corporate lawyer) can assist you in keeping your small business in compliance with state and federal law and, as a Chicago attorney, he or she will also be able to help you keep current with any city laws and regulations.
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As a business law firm, we pride ourselves on our skill and success in the practice areas of business litigation and contract negotiations.
A Roth Law Group corporate attorney (corporate lawyer) can assist you in keeping your small business in compliance with state and federal law and, as a Chicago attorney, he or she will also be able to help you keep current with any city laws and regulations.
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Jerry Ringler Train Crash Attorney Beats Metrolink
...Attorney Jerome Ringler, who represents Jennifer Kilpatrick, the injured woman, said
the intersection was clearly marked to warn motorists of oncoming Metrolink trains.
Ringler accused the 63-year-old delivery truck driver, who died at the scene, of trying
to beat the train running along San Fernando Road where it crosses Buena Vista Street.
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the intersection was clearly marked to warn motorists of oncoming Metrolink trains.
Ringler accused the 63-year-old delivery truck driver, who died at the scene, of trying
to beat the train running along San Fernando Road where it crosses Buena Vista Street.
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Metrolink Train Wreck Trial Attorney Jerome Ringler
...Her attorney, Jerome L, Ringler, said the verdict was unusual in that the bulk of the damages were for psychological rather than physical injuries. As a result of the accident, he said, Macek “Suffers [from] post-traumatic stress disorder” with anxiety, sleeplessness, confusion and inability to focus.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Roth Law Group has been named a Breaking Legal News Featured Law Firm
The Roth Law Group has been named a Breaking Legal News Featured Law Firm for its outstanding achievments in Business law and contract law in the Chicago area. Below is a little bit about the firm.
About Roth Law:
Business owners know that it takes hard work and dedication to make itin today's competitive marketplace. And choosing a law firm thatunderstands the needs of small business is essential if you want to geta leg-up on the competition. You expect that your law firm will provideyou with practical solutions and attentive individualized service. Atthe Chicago-based business law firm of the Roth Law Group, that's whatyou get.
At the Roth Law Group, we understand the concerns of small businessowners like you and we have experience working in industries rangingfrom construction to chemical manufacturing. Our lawyers know that youneed to remain focused on business and legal issues often detract fromthis goal. When the Roth Law Group represents you, we concentrate ourefforts on resolving matters efficiently and economically and seek toreach the best business outcome in the least amount of time wheneverpractical. From contract negotiations to commercial litigation, weoffer a full-range of business legal services specifically tailored tomeet your needs.
If your small business is in the market for business legal services inCook County or throughout Illinois, contact the Chicago-based Roth LawGroup for a Free Initial Consultation. We offer practical solutions toyour small business legal challenges at affordable rates.
A Few Representative Matters
Obtained six-figure settlement on behalf of an Italian-basedManufacturer of wood veneer products in a breach of contract actionagainst U.S. based distributor.
Obtained judgment in favor of a Commercial Landscaping Contractor involving breach of contract.
Negotiated nuisance value settlement on behalf of a Multi-Media Companysued for violation of Non-Compete Agreement, thus avoiding businessinterruption and an injunction.
Successfully prosecuted foreclosure and other actions on behalf of a Colorado-based Mortgage Company.
About Roth Law:
Business owners know that it takes hard work and dedication to make itin today's competitive marketplace. And choosing a law firm thatunderstands the needs of small business is essential if you want to geta leg-up on the competition. You expect that your law firm will provideyou with practical solutions and attentive individualized service. Atthe Chicago-based business law firm of the Roth Law Group, that's whatyou get.
At the Roth Law Group, we understand the concerns of small businessowners like you and we have experience working in industries rangingfrom construction to chemical manufacturing. Our lawyers know that youneed to remain focused on business and legal issues often detract fromthis goal. When the Roth Law Group represents you, we concentrate ourefforts on resolving matters efficiently and economically and seek toreach the best business outcome in the least amount of time wheneverpractical. From contract negotiations to commercial litigation, weoffer a full-range of business legal services specifically tailored tomeet your needs.
If your small business is in the market for business legal services inCook County or throughout Illinois, contact the Chicago-based Roth LawGroup for a Free Initial Consultation. We offer practical solutions toyour small business legal challenges at affordable rates.
A Few Representative Matters
Obtained six-figure settlement on behalf of an Italian-basedManufacturer of wood veneer products in a breach of contract actionagainst U.S. based distributor. Obtained judgment in favor of a Commercial Landscaping Contractor involving breach of contract.Negotiated nuisance value settlement on behalf of a Multi-Media Companysued for violation of Non-Compete Agreement, thus avoiding businessinterruption and an injunction. Successfully prosecuted foreclosure and other actions on behalf of a Colorado-based Mortgage Company.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Lindsay Lohan's Snatch
A college student claims Lindsay Lohan snatched her blond mink coat from a nightclub and kept it for more than two weeks. Maria Markova sued Lohan in New York County Court.
Markova claims the actress took the coat from the Chelsea nightclub 1 Oak on Jan. 26. Markova's attorney, Merrill Cohen, told reporters that after the coat disappeared, Markova saw Lohan wearing it at in a photo in OK! Magazine.
Cohen told the Philadelphia Daily News that he demanded the coat returned, and Lohan did return it, fouled by the odor of cigarette smoke.
Markova claims the actress took the coat from the Chelsea nightclub 1 Oak on Jan. 26. Markova's attorney, Merrill Cohen, told reporters that after the coat disappeared, Markova saw Lohan wearing it at in a photo in OK! Magazine.
Cohen told the Philadelphia Daily News that he demanded the coat returned, and Lohan did return it, fouled by the odor of cigarette smoke.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Show Me The Money: Tax Rebates-The Check's in the Mail!
Rebates from the 2008 economic-stimulus package are set to begin going out Monday, President Bush said, reiterating that the infusion of cash will help lift the U.S. economy out of its ongoing slowdown. The Treasury Department will send out the first wave of rebates via direct deposit starting next week, and paper checks will begin going out May 9. The rebates are worth up to $600 a person or $1,200 a couple.
"This money is going to help Americans offset the high prices we're seeing at the gas pump and at the grocery store, and will also give our economy a boost," Bush said Friday.
Nearly 7.7 million Americans will get their checks electronically during the first week, Bush said at the White House. By this summer, he said, the Treasury will have sent rebates to about 130 million U.S. households.
"It's obvious our economy is in a slowdown," Bush said, speaking on the White House South Grounds. Bush has denied that the U.S. is in a recession. The rebates are part of the bipartisan stimulus package passed by Congress enacted in February.
Man May Sue Over His Arrest For Road Rage
A Las Cruces man who was arrested after calling a woman a "bitch" for taking his parking space may proceed with a lawsuit accusing police officers of using excessive force and violating his constitutional rights, the 10th Circuit ruled.
Officer Chris Gallegos heard driver James York say "bitch" or "what a bitch" after a woman pulled her car into a spot in the Target parking lot that York had been waiting to nab.
Gallegos pulled up behind York and confronted him as he got out of the car, asking, "Who were you calling a bitch back there?" York told Gallegos that it was "none of his business" and allegedly became increasingly belligerent.
Gallegos called for backup, and officers Frank Lucero and Greg Martinez arrived and helped Gallegos arrest the plaintiff. York was charged with disorderly conduct and evading an officer.
He challenged his arrest and the way in which it was carried out.
"Although the word 'bitch' may be offensive to some, any reasonable police officer should have known that he could not arrest Mr. York for loudly saying this word under the circumstances," Judge Anderson wrote.
The court added that the officers probably overreacted, as "there is no evidence that any reasonable person would react violently to hearing this word."
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Gideon Bibles out of school
Public schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana must stop in-school Bible giveaways to students, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
"Distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose" and amounts to school board promotion of Christianity, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier ruled. That violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state, he wrote.
As requested by both sides, Barbier made a summary judgment based only on the written briefs — something judges may do only if the law is absolutely clear.
But attorney Christopher M. Moody said he thinks the Tangipahoa Parish School Board is likely to ask the 5th U.S. Court of Appeal to overturn Barbier's decision, though he hadn't yet consulted with the board. "We think there's a very good chance" of a reversal, he said.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed the suit for an anonymous family whose daughter said she felt pressured into taking a Bible even though she doesn't believe in God. The girl was called Jane Roe and her father John Roe out of fear of retaliation by schoolmates and neighbors, the ACLU has said.
"Jane Roe states that she accepted the Bible because if she did not, her classmates would have 'picked on' her," Barbier wrote. "She feared they would call her 'devil worshipper.'"
Marjorie R. Esman, executive director of the ACLU chapter, said, "A child shouldn't have to choose between her family's beliefs and the wishes of school administrators."
Jane Roe was a fifth-grader at Loranger Middle School when The Gideons International visited on May 9, 2007. Principal Andre Pellerin notified fifth-grade teachers that the group would be on campus all day, giving away Bibles outside his office.
His e-mail said, "Please stress to students that they DO NOT have to get a bible," according to Barbier.
However, the judge wrote, even procedures upheld as neutral for secondary school students might be out of bounds for "an impressionable young elementary-age child."
He cited a ruling that upheld a West Virginia county's system of putting both religious and nonreligious material on a secondary school table where school students could walk past it. Grade-school children might not understand that the school board was not endorsing any of the materials, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal said in that case.
At Loranger, the table outside the principal's office also created the impression that the school was endorsing Christianity, Barbier wrote.
"Distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose" and amounts to school board promotion of Christianity, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier ruled. That violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state, he wrote.
As requested by both sides, Barbier made a summary judgment based only on the written briefs — something judges may do only if the law is absolutely clear.
But attorney Christopher M. Moody said he thinks the Tangipahoa Parish School Board is likely to ask the 5th U.S. Court of Appeal to overturn Barbier's decision, though he hadn't yet consulted with the board. "We think there's a very good chance" of a reversal, he said.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed the suit for an anonymous family whose daughter said she felt pressured into taking a Bible even though she doesn't believe in God. The girl was called Jane Roe and her father John Roe out of fear of retaliation by schoolmates and neighbors, the ACLU has said.
"Jane Roe states that she accepted the Bible because if she did not, her classmates would have 'picked on' her," Barbier wrote. "She feared they would call her 'devil worshipper.'"
Marjorie R. Esman, executive director of the ACLU chapter, said, "A child shouldn't have to choose between her family's beliefs and the wishes of school administrators."
Jane Roe was a fifth-grader at Loranger Middle School when The Gideons International visited on May 9, 2007. Principal Andre Pellerin notified fifth-grade teachers that the group would be on campus all day, giving away Bibles outside his office.
His e-mail said, "Please stress to students that they DO NOT have to get a bible," according to Barbier.
However, the judge wrote, even procedures upheld as neutral for secondary school students might be out of bounds for "an impressionable young elementary-age child."
He cited a ruling that upheld a West Virginia county's system of putting both religious and nonreligious material on a secondary school table where school students could walk past it. Grade-school children might not understand that the school board was not endorsing any of the materials, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal said in that case.
At Loranger, the table outside the principal's office also created the impression that the school was endorsing Christianity, Barbier wrote.
Bible distribution in La. schools unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that a school district in Louisiana must stop allowing the distribution of Bibles in schools, saying that the distribution is "a religious activity without a secular purpose" in violation of the First Amendment. The Tangipahoa Parish School System allowed The Gideons International to visit one of the district's schools to distribute Bibles in May 2007. The Bibles were not distributed in classrooms and students were not required to take a Bible, but US District Judge Carl J. Barbier ruled Tuesday that:
this Court determines that the distribution of Bibles was ultimately coercive as Jane was pressured to accept a Bible in violation of Lee; that distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose in violation of Lemon; and that the distribution by the Gideons amounted to promotion of Christianity by the School Board in violation of County of Allegheny. As a result, the distribution of Gideon Bibles to elementary school children at Loranger Middle School violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, specifically, the Establishment Clause.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, who brought the lawsuit on behalf of the family of a fifth grade student, welcomed the ruling [press release], noting that "We couldn't find a single case from any court in this country holding that Bible distribution to grade school students is constitutionally permissible." A lawyer representing the school board indicated that he expected an appeal to be filed with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, though he said that he had not yet consulted with the board on a possible appeal.
Earlier this year, a federal judge in Missouri issued a similar ruling, finding that the distribution of Bibles at elementary schools by religious organizations is unconstitutional.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Surgeon Could Lose License Over Sex With Patient
SAN DIEGO -- A prominent North County surgeon could be in trouble with the state medical board and learned he could lose his license, 10News reported.
Dr. Dennis Nigro is the subject of a hearing at the state building in which he is accused of having sex with a patient.
Nigro admitted to having a brief affair with a woman in 2003, but said she was no longer in his care during their relationship.
Nigro’s attorney, Michael Khouri, said, “The woman does not believe Dr. Nigro was her doctor when the sex occurred.”
“There is documentation required to terminate relationship. It was not done in this case,” said Deputy Attorney General Mary Agnes Matyszewski.
An administrative law judge will issue a proposed decision that will be sent to the state medical board for final disposition.
Nigro’s license could be suspended if discipline is deemed necessary.
Dr. Dennis Nigro is the subject of a hearing at the state building in which he is accused of having sex with a patient.
Nigro admitted to having a brief affair with a woman in 2003, but said she was no longer in his care during their relationship.
Nigro’s attorney, Michael Khouri, said, “The woman does not believe Dr. Nigro was her doctor when the sex occurred.”
“There is documentation required to terminate relationship. It was not done in this case,” said Deputy Attorney General Mary Agnes Matyszewski.
An administrative law judge will issue a proposed decision that will be sent to the state medical board for final disposition.
Nigro’s license could be suspended if discipline is deemed necessary.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Defense in CIA case wants Berlusconi as witnesses
A former Italian secret services chief's defense lawyers requested Wednesday that Premier-elect Silvio Berlusconi testify in the trial of 26 Americans and others charged with kidnapping a terror suspect during a CIA operation.
Nicolo Pollari's defense also requested outgoing Premier Romano Prodi as a witness, said lawyer Alessia Sorgato, who represents some of the American defendants.
Berlusconi _ who won Italy's national elections Monday _ is considered a key witness because he was premier when an Egyptian cleric, Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was abducted from a Milan street in February 2003.
The alleged kidnapping was part of the CIA's so-called extraordinary renditions program _ moving terror suspects from country to country without public legal proceedings.
Berlusconi's testimony in the Milan trial is being sought to clarify which evidence might be protected as classified and prove that Pollari was against the rendition, Sorgato said. Also among the requested witnesses are the defense ministers and undersecretaries in both Berlusconi's 2001-06 government and Prodi's 2006-08 government.
Judge Oscar Magi will decide May 14 on whether to allow their testimony. On the same day, Abu Omar's wife, Ghali Nabila, and Milan's lead anti-terrorism investigator, Bruno Megale, will also be heard.
The issue of classified documents has held up the trial, which opened in June, for months as the court awaited a decision by Italy's highest court on whether the indictments improperly relied on state secrets as evidence. It is part of the Italian government's request to throw out the indictments.
The high court still has not ruled, but the judge decided last month to resume the trial anyway. The Constitutional Court is set to hear the case July 8.
Italian prosecutors say the cleric was transferred to U.S. bases in Italy and Germany before being moved to Egypt, where he was imprisoned for four years. Nasr, who was released last year, said he was tortured.
All but one American suspect in the case have been identified by prosecutors as CIA agents. Seven Italians also were indicted in the case, including Pollari.
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