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Barratry battle is pitting lawyer against lawyer (TX)

With an end-of-year trial date approaching, the gloves are off and knuckles are getting bloodied among the high-profile lawyers bashing each other in complex barratry litigation in a San Antonio district court. Personal injury lawyer Alexander Begum of Brownsville, the lead defendant, is being accused by five different plaintiffs, including an ex-employee, in two pending Keep Reading…

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Sick old man says he was conned for $1M (FL)

WEST PALM BEACH (CN) – With help from an attorney, a health-care adviser conned a dying man out of $1 million and threatened to have his wife committed to a mental institution when she tried to recover the money, the couple claims in court. Jerry and Frances Berkowitz sued Princella Lewis, her company Prestigious Lifecare Keep Reading…

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The longevity economy: From the elderly, a new source of economic growth

Apple Computer once famously advised us to “think different.”  It’s time to think different about America’s ongoing demographic shift — and to think seriously about the opportunities it holds. For decades, we’ve been conditioned to believe that growth is driven by the entrepreneurship, consumerism and aspirations of the young. We’ve learned about new technologies, products Keep Reading…

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Tolkien estate challenges Warner Bros.’ ‘patently absurd’ ‘Hobbit’ countersuit

The estate of author J.R.R. Tolkien is testing the principle, “You can’t be sued for suing.” In November, the estate and book publisher HarperCollins filed an $80 million lawsuit against Warner Bros., its New Line subsidiary and Saul Zaentz Co. — which holds the rights to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings –  Keep Reading…

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Portsmouth officials monitoring dispute over officer’s inheritance (NH)

A dispute over the estate for a woman who once bequeathed $250,000 each to Portsmouth’s police and fire departments, but later signed a new will leaving the departments $25,000 each, has commenced in the county probate court, without involvement from the city of Portsmouth. Other beneficiaries of the late Geraldine Webber, who saw their inheritances Keep Reading…

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