Newspaper not liable for defamation

by | Jan 20, 2010 | Uncategorized

A newspaper was not liable for reports concerning the firing of a municipal official, because even if some statements in the articles were false the reports were fair and accurate summaries overall, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled. The superintendent of a...

Pilot program puts audio case recordings on PACER

by | Jan 19, 2010 | Uncategorized

A pilot program in seven states is evaluating whether making digital recordings of case proceedings available online is useful for the public. The committee on court administration and case management of the U.S. Judicial Conference recently voted in support of the...

Fla. lawyer set to plead guilty in Ponzi scheme

by | Jan 6, 2010 | Uncategorized

Disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein is negotiating a guilty plea with federal prosecutors on charges of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme using faked legal settlements, his attorney said Tuesday. See more here: Fla. lawyer set to plead guilty in...

H&R Block to repay up to $19M in IRA fees

by | Jan 5, 2010 | Uncategorized

H&R Block Inc. will refund up to $19.4 million in fees to customers who bought an individual retirement account product, which the New York attorney general claims was a money loser because it charged more in fees than it paid in interest. Here is the original...