SpokesmanReview.com ".... after evading authorities for more than a decade, disbarred Spokane lawyer and developer Claude Irwin Jr., is set to return to Spokane County to face the creditors and investors he’s accused of duping out of millions of dollars in a failed lakeside development in North Idah ...

Canton Rep “The Court finds that there is no public necessity for the appropriation,” Park wrote in her 12-page ruling. The drainage issue didn’t exist until the business park was created, and “...the public use is limited to the drainage of a street that will be used pri ...

(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/car accident case and its proceedings.) It is also well settled that misconduct has often taken the form of improper argument to the jury, such as by urging ...

In case you wanted some sports law news unrelated to the Wizards’ problems with gun play, it turns out there was a major Washington connection to this weekend’s blockbuster sale of the Texas Rangers. Foley & Lardner partner Irwin Raij,...

Four teams, two games, a trip to the Super Bowl and Sun Life Stadium is on the line. For two teams, their Sunday will be akin to the week the SAO just suffered through. For two teams, the chance at an elusive championship. The problem for us today is that as a fan, the two teams we want to win are ...

Are intellectual property law and economics locked into an eternal collision course, or are they actually best friends? Readers may wish to (i) reinforce their prejudices or (ii) do an elegant volte-face after reading this guest post in which Kevin Coates (Visiting Fellow, NYU Law, Head of Unit, DG ...

Yesterday, Genmar Holdings, Inc. filed a report with the bankruptcy court detailing the results of an auction for substantially all of its assets which was held on January 7 and 8, 2010. Genmar, which is one of the largest manufacturers of recreational boats with sales of approximately $1 billion, f ...

Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run January 10, 2010. To retrieve the text of any of the New York bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi PENAL LAW: Bill No.  A172 Aubry -- Relates to the accrual of merit time b ...

Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS),  Search run January 10, 2010. To retrieve the text of any of the New York bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW: Bill No.  A179 Pheffer (MS) -- Imposes criminal ...

Paul Krugman is pointing out this morning what a few of us so-called "doom-and-gloomers" have warned against. This Friday's December employment report and the gross domestic product report five Fridays from now will likely be the most positive we've seen in two years: There will be lots of bullish ...