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Hayward Ferrell of Huber Heights, Ohio has initiated an innovative lawsuit against U.S. Bank, a division of U.S. Bancorp, one of the largest banks in the country. This lawsuit is related to a popular type of government-guaranteed mortgage that in fact requires banks to take distinct step i
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The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by Bank of America in a research note issued on Friday. They currently have a $91.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $88.00. Bank of America’s price target suggests a potential upside of 8.77% from the company’s current p
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According to a recent study, two-thirds of low income residents who seek legal help are turned away. James Sandman, President of the Legal Services Corporation, a federal agency that finances legal aid groups, civil legal needs are met only about 20 percent of the time for low-income families in America. The Massachusetts study on legal aid highlights that a large i
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Michael McAdoo, a former University of North Carolina football player, has filed a lawsuit against the school on the grounds that the school failed to provide him and other athletes a quality education. The class-action lawsuit was filed this week in US District Court in Charlotte. According to McAdoo, the school had gu
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The recent controversy about Vivian Maier’s pictures brings forth a major issue that is often seen in legacy and estate related matters. Maier spent her life working as a nanny and kept her artistic life a secret. When she died in 2009, penniless and with no family, her pictures were discovered and declared to be one of the most remarkable pieces of art in the 20th century.
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In an agreement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Mattel and its subsidiary Fisher-Price will pay $2.3 million in civil penalties for toys made in China containing high levels of lead paint. Lead paint has been shown to cause injury when ingested and is banned in the United States. This defective products penalty is the highest of its kind imposed by the CPSC. The Mattel civil penalty sheds more light over recent concerns by Congress that some read more
Miller Thomson LLP, the national law firm that unrolled a new marketing communications campaign on Monday, is considering a merger with another law firm that could be approved by partners as early as next week. "Our brand launch is the beginning the next phase of the firm's growth ambitions," said Pierre Paquet, the Montreal-based partner who is Miller Thomson's national lead for business development and marketing on the firm's executive committee. Paquet made the statement as the low-prof
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The city’s lawsuit against Angels Baseball has been fun for no one – least of all the parties involved. But in order to protect the interests of Anaheim taxpayers and uphold the sanctity of contracts, it was a lawsuit the Anaheim City Council had to pursue. After the jury verdict came out against the City of Anaheim, my colleagues and I spent the next few months carefully consideration whether we should appeal the verdict. After judging the information before us, we voted in closed sessio
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This article is reprinted with permission from the FEBRUARY 1998 issue of the New Jersey Lawyer. Community groups, organizations, service groups and churches engage in various fund raising activities every day, from car washes and bake sales to bingo and raffles. Football pools, lotteries and other forms of gambling also occur every day. in representing nonprofits
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