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Las Vegas Bankruptcy Lawyer Glen Lerner Helps Others Work Through Bankruptcy

Las Vegas, Nevada,
The current economy has hit many Las Vegas residents hard financially.  Experiencing one of the highest rates of foreclosure in the country, many people are shouldering an increased amount of debt and financial burden and are at a loss as to what they can do to get ahead, get their lives back on [...]

Andrew Lavoott Bluestone, Diplomate of ABPLA

We are proud to report that Andrew Lavoott Bluestone has been admitted as a Diplomate to the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Andrew Lavoott Bluestone is the author and publisher of the New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
The American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA) is the only organization accredited by the American Bar Association [...]

Sex abuse church elder McConaghy ‘too fat for jail’

A 66-year-old church elder convicted of indecently assaulting a child will not be sent to jail because his obesity means his health is “precarious”.
John William McConaghy, from Urbal Road, Dervock, County Antrim, was found guilty of indecent assault.
Judge David Smyth at Antrim Crown Court suspended a two-and-a-half year term.
He said McConaghy’s lack of mobility, ulcerated [...]

Solicitors who took millions from miners lose appeal

Solicitors who took millions of pounds from compensation payouts given to sick miners have lost their appeal against being struck off for misconduct.
James Beresford and Douglas Smith, formerly of Doncaster-based Beresfords Solicitors, had denied 11 counts of serious professional misconduct.
A tribunal last year found eight of the allegations against them proven.
Three High Court judges have [...]

Ronaldo Wins Nightclub ‘Bender’ Libel Case

Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted “substantial” libel damages over an untrue newspaper allegation that he had gone on a “bender” at a Hollywood nightclub.
The former Manchester United star also received an apology at the High Court in London over claims published in the Daily Mirror in July last year.
The court heard the newspaper had reported that [...]