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3rd Circuit Tosses $33 Million Verdict Against Bank, Broker Charged With Aiding Ponzi Scheme
Dealing a huge setback to the victims of the $1 billion Ponzi scheme operated by Chester County, Pa., businessman Robert L. Bentley, a federal appeals court on Monday overturned a jury's verdict of more than $32.7 million against a bank and a broker accused of helping Bentley to keep the scheme alive. Comment?
The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday will consider whether the Lafayette Parish School Board can go forward with a lawsuit against N.P. Moss Middle School architecture firm Corne-Lemaire Group. Comment?
County GOP sues for fees in 2007 squabble
The Lancaster County GOP and two of its former top officials are seeking reimbursement of more than $45,000 in legal fees from a committeewoman whose federal lawsuit and appeals were dismissed. Comment?
Feds: Big Media Rulings Coming In '10
... 12 for the year's first workshop on media-ownership rules, with hope for some movement by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. That court has given the FCC until Jan. 7 to state why it should not lift the stay on the commission's loosening of the ... Comment?
Derek Black is the son of former Klu Klux Klan grand wizard Don Black. In 2007, The younger Black attempted to get himself elected to the Palm Beach County's Republican Executive Committee. Comment?
... years of seeking some kind of regulatory certainty about what they can own and where. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals last June left its stay on the loosened newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules in place, awaiting more input from the FCC, ... Comment?
... years of seeking some kind of regulatory certainty about what they can own and where. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals last June left its stay on the loosened newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules in place, awaiting more input from the FCC, ... Comment?
D.C. Starts Year With Heat Wave
... Universal at the Justice Department and/or the FTC. Jan. 7: Deadline for arguments in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on why its stay on loosening the ban on newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership should not be lifted. Jan. 8: Oral argument on ... Comment?
A civil lawsuit against a former Lafayette attorney is set to go before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in early February. Comment?
Laws needed to get delinquent properties back on market
In my April 2009 column, I discussed how banks holding delinquent mortgages were stalling on completing foreclosures. Comment?
Supreme Court has ruled on use of religious symbols
Every year I hear of some small group suing some city for displaying religious symbols at Christmas time. Comment?
Rogue Commissioner: The NBA's David Stern
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... to it. In three court hearings, the last before the full 12-judge panel of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, found that Delaware was not entitled to offer sports betting a la Las Vegas style sportsbooks sports betting. So, Delaware had to ... Comment?
Dover Downs Gaming: The Vagaries of Calculating Earnings Power
When estimating a company's earning power, it's important to look at its annual earnings over the past business cycle, rather than assuming that its current earnings are representative of future earnings. Comment?
It's been a tough year for North Miami resident Martin Gill. The 48-year-old gay foster parent and his partner should have been elated by the decision in their favor handed down in November 2008 by Miami-Dade circuit judge Cindy Lederman, formally allowing them to adopt the two boys, now ages 5 and 9, that they've been raising for nearly four years ... Comment?
Rogue Commissioner: NBA's David Stern
"Considering the fact that so many state governments - probably between 40 and 50 - don't consider it immoral, I don't think that anyone should. Comment?
Federal Judge Allowing Trump's Keystone Redevelopment Partners Suit...
Dec. 30, 2009--A federal judge is allowing the company behind the ill-fated TrumpStreet Casino project to continue with its lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Comment?
Trump suit vs. gaming board to proceed: Action claims state denied...
Trump suit vs. gaming board to proceed: Action claims state denied Philly casino application because of ties to Atlantic City Dec. Comment?
Trump suit vs. gaming board to proceed
A federal judge is allowing the company behind the ill-fated TrumpStreet Casino project to continue with its lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Comment?
Wrangling continues as legal change nears
Even as the year draws to a close, defense attorneys continue to challenge the way criminal cases were assigned among 15th Judicial District judges in 2009 and a new plan to take effect Jan. Comment?
Infamous 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Case Heading Back to 3rd Circuit
The battle over the hefty fines imposed for Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl is ready to come back to court. Comment?