Pro Bono: First Person: Contractor dispute
I am a commercial litigator, and I have been practicing law in Atlanta for 34 years. I have been involved with Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation's Saturday morning lawyer's.... by Special to the Daily Report (11/9/2009) |
Good things in small packages
You don't see this very often: a car company dropping a V-8 engine from a performance car and replacing it with a V-6. But German automaker Audi does it in its 2010 S4 compact.... by Associated Press (11/9/2009) |
Regulators can't agree on where to cap pay
Global leaders and regulators trying to rein in banker pay are proposing everything from clamping down on guaranteed bonuses to recouping compensation from prior years if loss.... by Bloomberg (11/9/2009) |
After Madoff, scammers now look like amateurs
Thomas Petters had no idea a device on his assistant's key ring was recording him when he said not to worry about the crime they were committing. He had a plan to shut it .... by Bloomberg (11/9/2009) |
U.S. unemployment jumps to 10.2 percent
The unemployment rate in the U.S. soared to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and employers cut more jobs than forecast, underscoring why Federal Reserve policy makers.... by Bloomberg (11/9/2009) |
R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final
ATLANTA (AP) R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final.Fulton County Superior Court spokeswoman Jada Hudspeth says a final decree in the divorce case was issued .... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Construction co. settles bridge collapse lawsuits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Attorneys say a construction company that was working on the Minneapolis bridge when it collapsed in 2007 have settled lawsuits filed by victims.Progres.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Defense asks jury to clear ex-hedge fund managers
NEW YORK (AP) A defense attorney says the government failed to make its case against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with lying to investors.The atto.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
State Street adds $250 million to legal reserve
BOSTON (AP) State Street Corp. on Friday said it added $250 million to a legal reserve, and revised its third-quarter earnings results downward to reflect the change.The.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Report: Fla. investment agency under investigation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Florida agency that manages $132 billion in pension and local government investments is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Comm.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Mattress firm founder's son found mentally unfit
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) A judge has ruled that a Long Island man accused of murdering his mother is not mentally fit to stand trial.Eduardo Barragan, the son of the businessm.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursda.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Minn. burger joint settles with McDonald's over ad
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A Minnesota hamburger parlor and McDonald's Corp. have settled a federal lawsuit over the phrase, "Who's your patty?"Michael Lafeber is an attorney for .... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Ex-broker pleads guilty in mortgage case
ATLANTA (AP) A former real estate broker has pleaded guilty to charges that he committed mortgage fraud, operated a real estate investment scam and was involved in a check-k.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet
ATLANTA (AP) At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. FDA inspectors fo.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Fmr Ga. atty sentenced to prison for Ponzi scheme
ATLANTA (AP) A former attorney has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for a real estate investment fraud scheme that took in a dozen victims in Georgia, Florid.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Ex-Home Depot manager faces theft charges in Ga.
ATLANTA (AP) A former Home Depot Inc. manager is facing federal charges that he shared the Atlanta-based retail giant's trade secrets with a potential vendor.Guillermo M.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Griffin, Ga. police dog killed
BARNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) A Griffin police dog has been found shot to death, and the officer he worked with is offering a $500 reward in the case.The Herald-Gazette newspape.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
SC couple sues company for hiring accused arsonist
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) A South Carolina couple has sued a Georgia-based security company for hiring a guard accused of setting fires.The Island Packet of Hilton H.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Texas sect man guilty of sexual assault of minor
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) After being duped by false leads and chastised by a court for its handling of polygamist sect children, the state of Texas has won a criminal conviction.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Exonerated man seeks cash for 27-year sentence
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. (AP) No bars or razor wire hold former Florida inmate No. 082629. Instead, William Dillon sits on furniture the color of ripe lemons, surrounded by che.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot
BOSTON (AP) A pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American sh.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Northwest pilots appeal license revocation
WASHINGTON (AP) The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot a U.S. airport by 150 miles (240 kilometers) are appealing their license revocations with the National Transportat.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Judge throws out LA deal for digitizing billboards
LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge on Thursday overturned a settlement allowing major outdoor advertising companies to convert more than 800 billboards in Los Angeles into digital dis.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
NYC man charged in $365K fitness Web site scam
NEW YORK (AP) A former college staffer convicted of ripping off the school raised money to repay it by roping far-flung investors into funding a fictitious online fitness ma.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Senate rejects bid aimed at Sept. 11 terrorists
WASHINGTON (AP) The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back a GOP-led effort to bar Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts.Ins.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Medical marijuana shops abound in California
SEBASTOPOL, Calif. (AP) A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary .... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Emotional Fla. sheriff celebrates baby's survival
CHIPLEY, Fla. (AP) Sheriff Bobby Haddock knew time was running out for a 7-month-old girl missing in the Florida Panhandle.For five days, searchers had scoured the dense.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Court rules Tyson Foods to pay $250K in labor suit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) A federal court has ruled that Tyson Foods Inc. violated federal labor standards for not paying production line employees for the time it takes them to.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Fed appeal court upholds sex offender requirements
ATLANTA (AP) A federal appeals court has upheld an aggressive federal program aimed at tracking and monitoring sex offenders.The ruling by the 11th Circuit Court of Appe.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Boston Scientific paying $296 million settlement
NEW YORK (AP) Medical device maker Boston Scientific says it will pay $296 million to settle a Department of Justice investigation into the company's Guidant unit.The in.... by Associated Press (11/6/2009) |
Letter: Virtual certainty rule on death penalty needs work
There was an interesting, but sad, dialogue going on about the execution of a robber who murdered his victim. The execution took place Oct. 20. (Mark Howard McClain was put to.... by Other (11/6/2009) |
SEC: JPMorgan's Ala. swaps provided payoffs
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Charles LeCroy explained to a colleague in 2003 how he planned to keep his job as the chief bond banker to Jefferson County, Ala. I got to get the po.... by Bloomberg (11/6/2009) |
Banking break-up is template for Obama
It's too late, too timid, and comes with too many questions attached. Even so, the U.K. government deserves some credit for finally moving to break up a bloated, failed bankin.... by Bloomberg (11/6/2009) |
Buffett's buy includes CEO who engineered railroad
Warren Buffett didn't just buy a railroad when he announced his purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. He hired the engineer, too. It's a bet not only on the comp.... by Bloomberg (11/6/2009) |
