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Florida Attorneys Negotiate $14 Million Settlement Against North Broward Hospital District

May 26, 2015
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Brill & Rinaldi, The Law Firm Fort Lauderdale, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 26, 2015 – Attorneys represented three plaintiffs on behalf of more than 1,800 patients who were endangered with feasibly contaminated saline from a nurse working at Broward General Medical Center. Between 2004 and 2009, the nurse administered tests in the cardiac stress…

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Injunction on Immigration Reform to Remain In Force

May 22, 2015
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Miami, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 22, 2015 – In March 2015, the federal government hastily filed an emergency motion to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit asking to remove an injunction issued in February 2015 in Brownsville, Texas. The request to uphold the initial injunction brought many Attorneys General out…

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Alleged Independent Injuries May Now be Exclusively Under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Claim Remedy Process

May 21, 2015
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Austin Personal Injury Lawyers – Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 21, 2015 – In re Crawford & Company is a stunning decision by the Texas Supreme Court that could have serious ramifications for injured workers in the future. “This particular case may cause some serious ripples with regard to the…

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Chicago Public Schools System Faces Federal Discrimination Lawsuit

May 20, 2015
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) May 20, 2015 – Alleged pregnancy discrimination is the reason for the departure of eight teachers from the Chicago Public Schools system at Scammon Elementary School. The Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit, by way of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC), on behalf of two former pregnant teachers…

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Litigation Landslide Looms on Horizon for Energy Industry, Local Markets – Oil & Gas Attorney Prepares for Spike in Legal Actions as US Oil Crunch Intensifies Impact on Houston Economy

May 19, 2015
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Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 19, 2015 – First-quarter reports for 2015, released by US oil producers in mid-April, showed record losses across the energy sector – as industry insiders and analysts had been predicting since January. Meanwhile, falling profits hit close to home, spurring large-scale employee layoffs and priming the local legal arena…

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A Criminal Record Does Not Necessarily Result in Unemployability

May 19, 2015
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Lakeland, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 19, 2015 – The FBI has 77.7 million people listed in its master criminal database and add between 10,000 and 12,000 new names every day. Many Americans with criminal records cannot find employment even if the record is decades old, minor, has been dropped, not corrected or if the…

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Drivers May Be Banned From Buying Alcohol After 3 DUIs if Bill Passes

May 18, 2015
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 18, 2015 – Sometimes simplicity in drafting a law produces the best effects. A bill proposed in Tennessee aims to curtail drunken driving by cutting off accessibility to alcohol. “If the proposed Tennessee bill does gain traction and passes into law, it may find a home in Texas as…

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What Has Syngenta’s CEO, Michael Mack, Said About The Viptera-China Situation?

May 15, 2015
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San Antonio, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 15, 2015 – What has Syngenta’s CEO, Michael Mack, said about the Viptera-China situation? • April 18, 2012 – “There is an outstanding approval for China, which we expect to have quite frankly within the matter of a couple of days.” • July 26, 2012 – The failure…

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Lawmakers Form New Caucus of Post-9/11 Veteran Legislators Says Jim Fausone, Veterans Attorney

May 15, 2015
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Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) May 15, 2015 – Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Scott Perry (R-Pa.) have launched a new caucus of congressional members who served in the military post-9/11. The caucus will focus on issues faced by veterans…

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E-Verify Could Be Key to Immigration Reform

May 15, 2015
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Miami, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 15, 2015 – Could E-Verify be a possible answer to fixing the immigration system? Democrats and Republicans both had a hand in creating the current problematic issues in the immigration system through their refusal to cooperate. The latest development is a Texas court issuing and upholding an injunction to…

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