Indian Courts hit by nationwide lawyers’ strike

Lawyers across India went on a day-long strike in the district courts on Monday demanding withdrawal of the proposed changes in the Criminal Procedue Code (CrPC) that allow police to go by discretion to arrest the accused in an offence punishable up to seven-year-jail term. "...

Layoffs Herald a Heyday for Employee Lawsuits

"By JONATHAN D. GLATER Published: January 30, 2009 First layoffs, then lawsuits. More workers are being let go as corporate layoffs that began in earnest last year have accelerated in recent weeks. And more often, people are looking around and complaining that they have...

Findings Released by Metrolink Safety Panel

Amid the devastating Chatsworth Metrolink accident of 2008, a panel has finally released it's findings.  It is so unbelieveable to me that they did not even have basic safety procedures to stop such an avoidable accident. "   ...

Screenwriter of Pulp Fiction Manslaughter Dui

Another Hollywood celebrity involved in criminal and outrageous circumstances.  I remember he is innocent until proven guilty, but looks like there is a lot of damning evidence. "December 13, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by drunk driving lawyers in Los...

Vancouver Real Estate Group Hits Blogger With Legal Demands

Here's an example of how not to handle a blogger."Being in the right is not what always counts when it comes to public relations; what matters is what the public comes to understand. From a PR strategy perspective, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver exercised poor...