This story out of Florida regarding felons being placed in positions of caring for the elderly, the infirm and the young is incredible. We did a bit of analysis on the subject comparing Florida’s laws to Texas at Examiner.com.
Later this week we’re off to Washington D.C. to attend the Americans for Prosperity Defending the American [...]
Jackson’s Former Lawyers Demand $341,452 from Estate
September 29, 2009
Contactmusic.com
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/jacksons-former-lawyers-demand-341452-from-estate_1117513
Executives at the law firm which defended MICHAEL JACKSON during his 2005 child molestation trial are demanding $341,452 (GBP227,635) in unpaid fees from the late star’s estate.
Los Angeles-based law firm Mesereau & Yu filed court documents on Friday (25Sep09) claiming the sum is owed for work on [...]
Lawyers Wrangle Over N.J. Venue for Taiwan Magnate’s $10B Estate
Charles Toutant
September 29, 2009
New Jersey Law Journal
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202434134137&Lawyers_Wrangle_Over_NJ_Venue_for_Taiwan_Magnates_B_Estate
Lawyers are preparing for battle in Essex County, N.J., over whether the $10 billion estate of Taiwanese industrialist Wang Yung-Ching, who died intestate last year in his Short Hills home, should be administered in New Jersey, in whole or in [...]
James Joyce Estate Pays $240,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to Stanford Scholar and Her Counsel in Connection With Copyright Dispute
September 28, 2009
Businesswire.com
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090928005322&newsLang=en
STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stanford Law School’s Fair Use Project announced today that the Estate ofJames Joyce agreed to pay $240,000 in attorneys’ fees to Stanford University Consulting Professor Carol Shloss and her counsel in connectio n [...]
Texas screens out felons while Florida offers elder care, child care positions
Lou Ann Anderson
September 29, 2009
www.EstateofDenial.com
Should people with criminal histories be allowed to work with the most vulnerable in our society? Due to an exemption system created by the 1985 Florida legislature, felons in that state can be hired to work with the [...]