According to investigators, Chicago truck driver Zygmunt Wieckowski was speeding when he lost control of his tractor-trailer on snow-slick roads and struck a special needs bus on January 6. Seven people were injured and four people died. The fatal tractor-trailer collision happened on Interstate Hi ...

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced today the indictments of 11 individuals operating in and around the Grant Houses, located in the Harlem area of Manhattan.[1] The individuals principally sold cocaine and crack cocaine, with less frequent heroin sales. Many of the felony dr ...

In the Lawyers USA article, Social networking: Client, Facebook friend - or both?, Sylvia Hsieh, addresses the issues surrounding lawyers “friending” clients on Facebook. Hsieh provides prospective from Richard Vetstein, a real estate lawyer in Framingham, Mass., Traci Capistrant, a family law atto ...

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Source: LexisNexis: Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access:   1. The Associated Press State & Local Wire, December 14, 2009 Monday 4:25 AM GMT, , STATE AND REGIONAL, 115 words, Police: NY bank teller directed man to rob branch, CORAM N.Y.... 71%) ...

Crosspost from Freakonomics: When I’m upset about the minor annoyances of life, I sometimes find it helpful to think of the price I’d charge for enduring the annoyance. For example, when my wallet was stolen, I wondered how many dollars would someone have had to pay me to consent to the taking. Th ...

ac·ri·mo·ni·ous di·vorce (ak'r?-mo'ne-?s di-vôrs): A legal dissolution of a marriage accompanied by a request that the former spouse's breast implants or donated organs be treated as marital assets. Okay, I made that definition up, but you must admit that things are getting a bit out-of-hand in divo ...

Niagara County will pay $60,000 to Traci Haner to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit. According to the lawuist Haner was a female Niagara County Jail corrections officer who was kicked out of the Corrections Officer Academy because she was pregnant. According to the lawsuit Haner alleged she me ...

Niagara County will pay $60,000 to Traci Haner to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit. According to the lawuist Haner was a female Niagara County Jail corrections officer who was kicked out of the Corrections Officer Academy because she was pregnant. According to the lawsuit Haner alleged she me ...

Source: LexisNexis, Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access:   1. The New York Times, November 16, 2009 Monday,  The New York Times on the Web, Section ; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. , 1216 words, Giuliani Criticizes Terror Trials in New York, By JOSE ...