Are Women Lawyers More Successful In-House
Sep 30th
It’s a controversial idea. But some women lawyers are suggesting that female attorneys do better, overall, when working in-house at least in part because corporations value the people skills they tend to bring to the table more than law firms do. More >
Personal injury claim referral fees to be banned
Sep 25th
Referral fees for lawyers in personal injury cases are to be banned in a bid to combat rising policy charges and the current “compensation culture”, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly said the ‘no-win, no-fee’ system means middle-men make a profit and the general population pay the price through higher insurance policy payments. “Honest motorists are seeing their premiums hiked up as insurance companies cover the increasing costs of more and more compensation claims,” he said. More >
Law Firm Boasts of Super Extreme DUI Case
Sep 2nd
Bravo, Ryan Curry, attorney at law! Keepin’ them drunk drivers on the road! This sharpshooting young lawyer is a “rising star” at Alcock and Associates in Phoenix, according to a news release put out today by the law firm. More >
DWI cases held up by pending MN Supreme Court ruling
Jul 29th
A pending Supreme Court ruling in Minnesota is holding up thousands of DWI cases, and it’s anybody’s guess as to when that ruling could come down.
Right now more than 4,000 cases are being held up in 69 counties in Minnesota. All over a source code issue in certain types of breathalyzers. The breathalyzer in question is the Intoxilyzer 5000EN. More >
Cops testify in DWI murder trial
Jul 23rd
Prosecutors began to build their case Tuesday afternoon against a Hubert man on trial for murder, accused of killing his young son in a drunken wreck last year.
James Eric Marslender, 34, of N.C. 172, is on trial for charges of second-degree murder, driving while impaired, failure to secure a passenger less than 16 and exceeding safe speed in the death of 5-year-old James Marslender II. More >
