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Joseph N. Williams - Riley Williams & Piatt, LLC
Elite Lawyers IndianaJoseph N. Williams Joe is a trial lawyer who has recovered more than $20,000,000.00 for the victims of negligence and corporate misconduct. Along with his two partners, Joe battled State Farm in a six-week jury trial. State Farm had accused Joe&rsquo...
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Supreme Court: Cities can sue banks under fair housing law
Business Law 05/03/2017The Supreme Court has ruled that cities may sue banks for predatory lending practices among minority customers that lead to foreclosures, declines in property taxes and dips in property values. The justices' 5-3 ruling Monday validates a novel approa...
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Volunteers accompany US immigrants to court to allay fears
Immigration Law 04/23/2017When Salvadoran immigrant Joselin Marroquin-Torres became flustered in front of a federal immigration judge in New York and forgot to give her asylum application, a woman she had just met stood up to provide it. "Thank you," the judge said. "What is ...
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High court sides with Goodyear in sanctions dispute
Personal Injury 04/23/2017A unanimous Supreme Court is siding with Goodyear Rubber & Tire Co. in a dispute over $2.7 million the company and its lawyers were ordered to pay in a personal injury case. The justices on Tuesday sent the case back to a lower court to decide wh...
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2 inmates seek execution stays from Arkansas high court
Civil Litigation News 04/09/2017The first two inmates facing lethal injection under Arkansas' unprecedented multiple execution plan are seeking a stay from the state Supreme Court. Attorneys for Don Davis and Bruce Ward asked justices Wednesday to block their executions, scheduled ...
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Newest justice joins high court amid competing caricatures
Political and Legal 04/09/2017Somewhere between the Republican caricature of the next justice of the Supreme Court as a folksy family guy and the Democrats' demonization of him as a cold-hearted automaton, stands Neil Gorsuch. Largely unknown six months ago, Gorsuch has seen his ...
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Court: Civil Rights Law Prohibits Discrimination of LGBT
Civil Litigation News 04/09/2017A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court as gay rights advocates push to broaden the scope of th...
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Schumer warns GOP against rules change on Supreme Court
Law Firm News 04/09/2017The Senate's top Democrat is strongly warning Republicans against changing Senate rules to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is trying to line up enough votes to block Judge Neil Gorsuch...
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Robert C. Ollman, Esq. - Kommer Bave and Ollman, LLP
Elite Lawyers New YorkRobert C. Ollman Robert C. Ollman is co-founder and Senior Partner of Kommer, Bave & Ollman LLP. He has been in the general practice of law for over 40 years. His practice focuses on Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Business Transactions, ...
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Facebook loses search warrant challenge in New York court
Business Law 04/03/2017Facebook has lost a legal fight against a New York City prosecutor who sought search warrants for hundreds of user accounts. The New York state Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that while the case raised important questions about privacy it was "con...
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Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings
Civil Litigation News 03/23/2017A Texas school board can open its meetings with student-led public prayers without running afoul of the Constitution's prohibition against government-established religion, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the...
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Dems force 1-week delay on panel vote on Supreme Court pick
Practice Focuses 03/23/2017Senate Democrats on Monday forced a one-week delay in a committee vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, who remains on track for confirmation with solid Republican backing. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Comm...