Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines July 2, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... claimants "Former clients of a Cleveland-based law firm have convinced an Ohio appeals court to revive their claim that the 45-attorney shop duped them into a low-ball settlement in a legal malpractice case. Reversing a lower court, the three-judge panel threw ... in favor of Javitch, Block & Rathbone, a collections and bankruptcy firm with four offices in Ohio and Indiana." THE PRACTICE In opening a case, grab the jurors' attention "A strong, accurate and interesting opening ...
July 2, 2009 01:33 am
... , Terry White and Rod Max have once again been named to the list of Florida "Super Lawyers" which is no surpise to those attorneys relying on these gentlemen each and every day to assist in resolving their most significant cases. Joseph B. Stulberg, associate dean and professor of law at The Ohio State University Mortiz College of Law, in a congratulatory note writes: "Bravo. What a wonderful acknowledgement of your skills, stature in the field, ...
July 2, 2009 12:30 am

Current Issues in Credit Unions #38.

(Current Issues in Credit Unions)
... Roundup and covers Connecticut low interest student loans and Mortgage Modifications. The CIiCU hosts are: Brian Witt Member Farleigh Wada Witt, Attorneys at Law 121 SW Morrison Street, Suite 600 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: 503-228-6044 Fax: 503-228-1741 ... Robert Rutkowski Shareholder Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Telephone: 216-739-5004 Fax: 216-739-5642 http://www.thatcreditunionblog.com http://www.weltman.com Subcribe to ...
July 1, 2009 06:17 pm
If you consume too much to drive this weekend and you are in Montgomery County your ride is free. Operaton Arrive Safe, a program sponsored by the Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will pay for a cab to give you a lift. This program, which was started in Christmas 2007, has provided over 800 cab rides to prevent drunk driving. If you need a cab call (937) 449-9999. ...
July 1, 2009 09:04 am

Should You Buy Long Term Care Insurance?

(Thom L. Cooper Co. Elder Law Blog)
... of care options. Remember if you can't afford long-term care insurance, or for health reasons you can't qualify for the insurance, consult an experience elderlaw attorney who can tell you about other options to pay for long term care and to preserve your wealth. Sources: the Ohio Department of Insurance "Own Your Future Planning Kit for Long Term Care: 2007 Cost of Care Survey", Genworth Financial, March 2007
July 1, 2009 02:29 am
... via the Dayton Daily News. An organization devoted to freeing innocent inmates has gone to bat for a condemned Ohio killer, a rare move for a group better known for using DNA evidence to challenge convictions in non-death ... grave concerns," project director Mark Godsey said. "I feltwe should weigh in." The group, which has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to consider Keith's claim of innocence, generally steers clear of death penalty cases because inmates already have attorneys making their case. In ...
June 30, 2009 01:52 pm
... the housing boom from 2004 to 2007. To date, the defective drywall has been reported in Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Officials from the CPSC met with ASIQ regulators earlier this month to discuss technical issues involving Chinese drywall and traveled with a CPSC investigative team in order to observe inspections and samplings ...
June 30, 2009 09:13 am
... and ensure the safety of that resident and two others who had been injured in falls, the citation said. A spokeswoman for HCR ManorCare, the Toledo, Ohio, company that owns Arden Courts, could not be reached. The private facility on Linn Station Road is licensed to provide personal care for 64 residents. ... had corrected deficiencies cited Feb. 13. Contact Steven Peck's Premier Legal toll free at 1-866-999-9085 to talk to an experienced nursing home neglect and abuse and long term care attorney.
June 30, 2009 07:20 am

Case Study: Gifting Done Wrong

(Thom L. Cooper Co. Elder Law Blog)
... for public assistance but the gifts she had made were considered to be improper transfers and because of them, the State of Ohio wouldn't pay her nursing home bill for 24 months. As a result, Pat was forced to move Louise to ... important to know what those penalties are and how and when they will be applied. Before gifting is done, a qualified Elder Law Attorney should be consulted to implement a plan that takes into consideration the possibility of a health crisis as well as one that conforms to ...
June 30, 2009 03:03 am

Case Update

(The Briefcase)
... had lived here for over a year, and the Michigan court, where the matter originated, had expressly terminated its proceedings so the Ohio courts could determine custody. If you've got an interstate custody dispute, the decision is worth a read ... right to compulsory process for witnesses. And this was after the court had assigned new counsel to handle the appeal; the original attorney had filed an Anders brief. Technology marches on. Note to pedophiles: it's probably not going to help your case if ...
June 29, 2009 03:48 am

Three Missourians killed in Arkansas plane crash

(Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog)
... future. The Piper PA-32R line of aircraft, which includes the Cherokee Lance involved in the Arkansas crash, has been at the center of a couple high profile incidents. In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. and two others were killed when a Piper Saratoga, a variant of the Piper PA-32R, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. A 2008 Piper Saratoga crash in Ohio claimed the life of Michael Connell, a communications and technology expert for leading Republicans including George W. Bush, John McCain, and Karl Rove.
June 26, 2009 10:00 am

A tale of two cases

(The Briefcase)
... , demonstrating to a jury the difficulties with "residue" cases - but other than that, why would any defense attorney want the prosecutor to spend additional time proving that the substance was drugs, when the defense has no way to counter it? ... questions that still have to be answered, and it may well turn out that the primary effect of Melendez-Diaz in Ohio will be the rejection of Crager's unwarranted exaltation of the infallibility of state-sponsored forensic experts. Frankly, if that's all ...
June 26, 2009 03:41 am
... Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). For testimonial evidence, Crawford scrapped the rule of Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980), that the Sixth Amendment right to confront ... does not qualify as testimonial. The twenty-four-year period between 1980's abysmal Ohio v. Roberts and 2004's wonderful Crawford v. Washington saw repeated erosion ... v. Massachusetts, __ U.S. _ (June 25, 2009). Websites and attorney listservs are all abuzz about Melendez. Here are some of the main benefits of Melendez to my clients: ...
June 25, 2009 09:00 pm
By Justin Silverman The Bush administration possibly deletes millions of official White House emails. The release of text messages exposes corruption and perjury committed by a former Detroit mayor. Ohio's attorney general is impeached and then resigns after instant messages and emails reveal an affair between him and his scheduler. These cases reflect the growing reliance on electronic communication by public officials and the media's [...]
June 25, 2009 08:54 pm
... , Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Kia dealers will inspect recalled cars ... the cause of a crash and result in serious injury or death of the driver, passengers or bystanders. As Maryland automobile accident attorneys, Lebowitz-Mzhen LLC helps defend victims and their families in cases where a company has been negligent ...
June 25, 2009 02:43 pm
One of the greatest things about being a DUI/OVI attorney is visiting the different courts throughout Ohio. I have started taking pictures of the courts I visit as a kind of photographic journal. This week I visited the Vandalia Municipal Court which is located at 245 James Bohanan Dr., Vandalia, Ohio45377. You Can contact the court at (937) 898-3996. The Judge is the Honorable Cynthia M. Heck. Visit the court at: www.VandaliaCourt.com, or by email at: vmc@vandaliacourt.com
June 25, 2009 02:42 pm
Flexsys America L.P. and XL Insurance Company Ltd. (2009 EWHC 1115) Flexsys America is an Ohio Corporation and subsidiary of a global company based in Belgium. Flexsys purchased a Public and Products Liability Policy from XL Capital Group, termed "Master Policy," by the Court, and provided US$25 Million in coverage. Flexsys was also insured under a XL Capital Group Commercial General Liability policy issued in Ohioand providing US$1 Million in coverage. The plaintiff "KKPC" filed suit against ...
June 25, 2009 10:59 am
... high court: instead, the formal recommendation was for more testing with better technology. Today, two labs are involved: one chosen by Johnston's attorneys (in Ohio) and one by the prosecutors (in Virginia). Curiously - and tellingly, prosecutors had opposed DNA testing in this case, arguing (unsuccessfully, of course) to the high court that there was more than enough evidence to confirm Johnston's guilt without doing the testing. ...
June 25, 2009 10:52 am

Upping The Ante Part Two

(Legal Profession Blog)
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected discipline proposed by its Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Dispcipline and indefinitely suspended an attorney for neglect of several matters and failure to respond to a bar investigation. The attorney, who also is admitted...
June 25, 2009 06:26 am

Godzilla v. Mothra

(Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blog)
... 90 years. The cases the dissent relies upon, according to Scalia, were primarily decided under the now discarded Ohio v. Roberts particularized guarantees of reliability theory, and the ones that pre-date Roberts are a decidedly mixed bag. ... drug analysis. For you legislative history buffs, this statute was so cleverly suggested by the prescient Jay Johannes of the Colorado County Attorney's Office, drafted (the first draft anyway) by Ken Sparks the Colorado County Attorney, and sponsored by House ...
June 25, 2009 04:36 am
 
 

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