San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 27, 2017 – A team from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, led by Theodore B. Olson, the former Solicitor General of the United States, will represent Mandana D. Farhang and M.A. Mobile Ltd. in the Supreme Court of the United States in opposition to a petition for a…

John P. Kudel, Esq. Rockville, MD (Law Firm Newswire) January 27, 2017 – Karp, Wigodsky, Norwind, Kudel & Gold, P.A. is pleased to announce that John Patrick Kudel, after being Of Counsel to the firm for almost two decades, has joined the firm as a partner. John’s addition is now reflective in the firm’s name…

Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) January 26, 2017 – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced an initiative to improve pharmacy safety, after an investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that 52 percent of pharmacies in the Chicago area filled prescriptions for dangerous drug combinations. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUyVd6LYy4 “This is an urgent matter,” said Paul Greenberg, an attorney with…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 26, 2017 – Many veterans who were diagnosed with mental problems or traumatic brain injury have received less-than-honorable discharges. But such a discharge can result in the denial of veterans’ benefits, thereby causing these veterans to become homeless, imprisoned, develop substance abuse or commit suicide. In an effort to…

Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 25, 2017 – On December 13, 2016, the California Appeals Court ruled that a producer and writer for CNN who was allegedly fired for a plagiarism incident may pursue racial discrimination and retaliation claims against the media giant. Stanley Wilson, a longtime writer and producer for CNN, was…

Academy of Special Needs Planners New Orleans, LA (Law Firm Newswire) January 25, 2017 – A day-long intensive workshop on March 23, 2017 will reveal the secrets of effective online marketing for lawyers. The session, part of the Academy of Special Needs Planners’ 11th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, will be led by Victoria Fabiano…

New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) January 24, 2017 – A drunken man who shot and killed his attacker, in a violent domestic dispute, claimed he had acted out of self defense. The incident took place in a Bronx apartment at around 9 p.m. on December 13. Matthew Peebles, 63, was allegedly yelling at the 26-year-old…

Santa Cruz, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 24, 2017 – Nationstar Mortgage LLC has been sued for demanding homeowners pay more than what the mortgage contract allows. The lawsuit alleges that when the homeowners did not pay the higher monthly payment Nationstar commenced a harassing and illegal debt collection and credit reporting campaign designed to…

San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 24, 2017 – National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange, Inc., a credit reporting agency, has been sued in the United States District Court, Northern District of California in San Francisco, CA. National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange, Inc., “NCTUE” is a credit reporting bureau that collects data from…

Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 23, 2017 – United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published its final rule modernizing and improving aspects of non-immigrant and immigrant employment visa programs. According to the USCIS regulations have been amended allowing U.S. companies to hire/retain some categories of foreign workers — the beneficiaries of approved employment-based…