Former attorney Paul Paradis, shown entering federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, is aiding a State Bar of California investigation into alleged wrongdoing by more than a dozen lawyers. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) For more than a year, the State Bar of California has been conducting one […] Read More
While Target faces heat from state attorneys general for pulling Pride merch, 76 companies—including Levi Strauss & Co, Nike and Patagonia—are capping off Pride Month by committing to “stand proudly and publicly” as allies. So far this year, state legislators have proposed more than 525 anti-LGBTQ+ bills, more than 220 […] Read More
A bitter dispute between nuns at a secluded Arlington monastery and the Fort Worth diocese pushed further into public view Tuesday during a Tarrant County civil court hearing. The nearly six-hour proceeding included explosive testimony from diocese officials, numerous references to “sexting,” and drug use, and a 40-minute audio recording […] Read More
attorney Robert Weltchek said. (Submitted Photo)” width=”300″ height=”256″ srcset=”https://thedailyrecord.com/files/2021/08/Weltchek-head-shot-300×256.jpg 300w, https://thedailyrecord.com/files/2021/08/Weltchek-head-shot.jpg 499w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px”/>“This sort of technology helps to secure that the jury sees the true facts of the case,” veteran attorney Robert Weltchek said. (Submitted Photo) Robert Weltchek has been practicing law for more than four decades […] Read More
Even as a Lowcountry community strives to create something positive from the death of boating accident victim Mallory Beach, the legal battle spawned from this tragic 2019 accident heads to a possible contentious Aug. 14 showdown in Hampton County ― unless a circuit court judge rules this week to disqualify […] Read More
On June 22, 2023 a federal judge in New York City sanctioned two attorneys and their law firm for “abandon[ing] their responsibilities when they submitted non-existent judicial opinions with fake quotes and citations created by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, then continued to stand by the fake opinions after judicial […] Read More
The provincial government hopes to add about two dozen more prosecutors and assistants to the Manitoba Prosecution Service, which attorneys say has been struggling to keep up amid workload and workforce issues. Manitoba is committing $3.4 million to the service so it can hire 19 Crown attorneys and six legal staff to support […] Read More
By the time litigation begins in personal injury cases – even before a lawsuit is filed, for that matter – the attorneys involved have likely spent hours, sometimes countless hours, working on the case. That’s because these cases, whether involving motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, product liability or something else, […] Read More
THOMAS… that amendment to the Child Care and Protection Act is putting the same standard of a minor with that of an adult. A proposal by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to rehabilitate children who commit murder instead of sentencing them to a minimum 20 years in prison is […] Read More
