Bob Hovey always imagined that retired life would be much different. At the age of 74 and after more than 50 years practicing law, Hovey retired in March. He expected days that would begin by reading the paper, then shifting ...
Read More »Western District finds state must pay attorney fees
The Western District appeals division determined on rehearing last week the state is still on the hook for attorney’s fees in a Medicaid waiver dispute. And the importance of that ruling could be significant for impoverished plaintiffs who will be ...
Read More »Workers' compensation ruling doesn't bar ruling that claim was untimely
The (Baltimore) Daily Record Dolan Media Newswires BALTIMORE – An employer was entitled to summary judgment barring a workers’ compensation claim that was filed more than two years after the accident, even if the Workers’ Compensation Commission implicitly ruled the ...
Read More »Miranda decision: Prosecutor recalls conviction
Arizona Capitol Times Dolan Media Newswires PHOENIX – The confession, in which a suspect in a crime admits to his deeds, was at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1966 that affirmed the right of the accused ...
Read More »International custody decision reversed
The (Baltimore) Daily Record Dolan Media Newswires BALTIMORE – Faced with a tricky international child custody dispute, it was proper and reasonable for a circuit court to defer the decision on appointing counsel for the child until it determined whether ...
Read More »Maryland court rules suit as fraud
The (Baltimore)Daily Record, Dolan Media Newswires BALTIMORE – A psychiatrist’s insurance company was not obligated to defend him against allegations that he fraudulently diagnosed a patient with major depression so she could collect disability benefits, the Court of Special Appeals ...
Read More »How to … select a benefits adviser for any size company
Long Island Business News Dolan Media Newswires LONG ISLAND, NY – As companies and their employees are painfully aware, health insurance premiums are on the rise. According to the 2005 United Benefit Advisors/Ingenix Health Plan Survey of 8,700 employers nationwide, ...
Read More »Bill of Rights, a monumental controversy?
Arizona Capitol Times Dolan Media Newswires PHOENIX – As was certainly the case in the writing and enactment of the Bill of Rights, politics appears to be playing a role in legislation to establish a monument at the Capitol to ...
Read More »Setting goals: working to boost bar passage rates
The Journal Record Dolan Media Newswires OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s three law schools say they have made changes to help more students pass the state bar exam, but the University of Oklahoma College of Law has led the pack in ...
Read More »Estate planners find new niche as states recognize pet trusts
Lawyers USA Dolan Media Newswires A growing number of states are recognizing that just like human beings, people’s pets can be protected by trusts. As a result, pet owners in these states are sitting down with estate planning lawyers to ...
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court: Attorney not liable for payment of client's bills
Wisconsin Law Journal Dolan Media Newswires MILWAUKEE – A chiropractor cannot hold an attorney liable for payment of his client’s bills, where the attorney did not agree to be liable for them, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held on June 2, ...
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