Pat Hewitt, THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario police spearheading a broad investigation of a military commander facing murder and sexual assault charges said Tuesday they’re fielding calls from other forces and families of victims of crime about so-called cold cases. Col. Russell Williams, 46, is ...

But I Love My Mother! I know you love your mother. I love mine, too. But if you’re in financial trouble, the best way to show her that you love her is to not pay her back–that is, until after your bankruptcy. Bankruptcy law can be counter intuitive. You think something’s logical. I ...

Well, I hope everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl; watching Peyton Manning channel his inner Favre was a bit surreal. Anyway, we had 129 posts on the LexBlog Network today with Jamie Spencer providing one of the more interesting posts, offering insight on cops, lawyers and judges using iPhone apps. ...

By Tobi Cohen, THE CANADIAN PRESS BELLEVILLE, Ont. – The Canadian military was rocked to its core Monday following the bombshell allegation that the colonel in command of the country’s largest air force base had killed two women and sexually assaulted two others. Col. Russell Willia ...

    New Yorkers always warn: "Don't buy a dog at a pet store!  They all come from puppy mills, are sick, and were raised in deplorable conditions." But I bought my dog at a mall pet store.  I wasn't shopping for a dog nearly two years ago when Ted came into my l ...

One of my news clipping services brought me this fascinating tidbit from The West Virginia Record:  after 3 days of trying to empanel a jury in a massive liability trial over cigarettes, the court simply gave up.  It had gone through 650 prospective jurors and only qualified 6 for potentia ...

A recent report and recommendation from a US Magistrate Judge raises the question:  Does a group of patients who were exposed to pathogens but never developed a disease have a cause of action? In Descoteau v. Analogic Corp., 2010 WL 325933 (D. Me. Jan. 21, 2010), Magistrate Judge John Rich II ...

Putative Class Action Against American Airlines Asserting Claims under Montreal Convention based on Flight Delays caused by Weather Dismissed without Leave to Amend because Two Year Limitations Period Expired Texas Federal Court Holds On December 17, 2009, plaintiff filed a putative class a ...

Putative Class Action Against American Airlines Asserting Claims under Montreal Convention based on Flight Delays caused by Weather Dismissed without Leave to Amend because Two Year Limitations Period Expired Texas Federal Court Holds On December 17, 2009, plaintiff filed a putative class a ...

In parts one and two, I discussed how (1) the definition of student loans is incredibly broad, and (2) the history of how student loans have been come increasingly difficult to discharge.  In this post, I’ll address the predominant legal standard used by almost all bankruptcy courts to determine “un ...