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GAO Report Identifies Additional Actions to Address Asylum Fraud

January 27, 2016
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Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 27, 2016 – A study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the government’s efforts to detect fraud in asylum requests could be better implemented. The study, Asylum: Additional Actions Needed to Assess and Address Fraud Risks, identified several…

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Offshore Platform Lucius Technician Sues Employer for Workplace Injuries

January 27, 2016
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Austin Personal Injury Lawyers – Perlmutter & Schuelke, PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 27, 2016 – The statement of claim in this case involves allegations of negligence in the workplace, a vessel servicing Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s offshore platform Lucius. Plaintiff Alfred Holmes, who filed a personal injury lawsuit in the Galveston Division of…

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Zamansky LLC Investigates FINRA Sales Practice Violations In Sales of Credit Suisse X-Links, Velocity Shares ETNs, Certain JP Morgan Notes

January 27, 2016
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New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) January 26, 2016 – Zamansky LLC announces an investigation into potential claims by investors who were customers of brokerage firms for sales practice violations of certain structured products. The investigation concerns the Credit Suisse X-Links and Velocity Shares Exchange Traded Notes which are issued by Credit Suisse Group A.G.,…

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More Couples Wait Until After Holidays to Divorce

January 26, 2016
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Orange County, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 26, 2016 – March has earned the nickname “Divorce Month” according to divorce trends over the past several years. December has historically had a lower number of divorce filings. Although couples may be thinking about divorce, they are often reluctant to break up during Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas or…

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Life Insurance Can Help Fund Retirement, but Consider Options Carefully

January 26, 2016
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Hook Law Center (formerly Oast & Hook) Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) January 26, 2016 – The majority of individuals who purchase life insurance wish to replace their income should they die prematurely. They can choose a term plan that ends upon retirement. Another option is to pay for retirement by using a permanent…

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Fugitive Commits Hit-and-Run Prior to Christmas Parade

January 25, 2016
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Petrillo & Goldberg Law. Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) January 25, 2016 – Prior to a Christmas parade that occurred in the North Cape May section of Lower Township, New Jersey, a fugitive hit and injured two persons, and then left the scene of the accident. The accident occurred before 7 p.m. on Saturday, December…

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New Missouri Law Proposes Expediting Criminal Record Expungement for Some Offenses Says James Law Group

January 22, 2016
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St. Peters, MO, (Law Firm Newswire) January 22, 2016 – A proposed Missouri bill could decrease the amount of time a person convicted of a crime would have to wait before their record becomes eligible for expungement. Expungement refers to the process of wiping a criminal conviction from an individual’s record. Missouri Senator Bob Dixon,…

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Attempted Visit to Sonic in Denison, Texas, Results in Drunk Driver Crashing Into Wall

January 22, 2016
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 22, 2016 – A drunk driver with a yen for fast food landed behind bars when the police caught up with him after he rammed his car into a Sonic in Denison. It was a Sunday morning, about 10:15 a.m. when the man turned in to the Austin Street…

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Northwestern University Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment

January 22, 2016
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Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 22, 2016 – Sexual harassment is much more of an epidemic than most realize. Yet another professor has been found to have sexually harassed two students. An associate professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, Peter Ludlow, resigned recently amidst another scandal involving sexual harassment of students. Ludlow was in…

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Blended Families Require Estate Planning

January 22, 2016
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Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) January 22, 2016 – Those who have blended families can face difficult estate planning issues. They may wish to leave a portion of their estate to their current spouse and their children, their children from prior marriages, and in some instances, their children from their spouses’ prior marriages. It can…

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