Archive for January, 2009

FDIC Closes Utah’s MagnetBank

Since the downfall of the economy in 2007, officials have seized approximately 25 banks. In 2006, only 3 banks had been closed. Now, in January, only a month into 2009, MagnetBank of Utah is the 4th United States bank to see its business taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC).With a total of over $282 million in deposits, [...]

Traveler’s Life Insurance

Traveler’s Life Insurance Posted by Dark Spider at January 31, 2009 Travel life insurance is part of a complete traveler’s insurance package, which is something that you should have if you are going on a journey out of the country. You may lose your luggage, you may get [...]

Supreme Court Steps Closer to Repeal of Evidence Ruling

WASHINGTON — In 1983, a young lawyer in the Reagan White House was hard at work on what he called in a memorandum “the campaign to amend or abolish the exclusionary rule”— the principle that evidence obtained by police misconduct cannot be used against a defendant. The Reagan administration’s attacks on the exclusionary [...]

Lack of Legal Research in FMLA Case Costs Company an Extra $80K

Because an in-house lawyer didn’t research whether a pregnant worker was covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act before her employer fired her, a federal judge has doubled a jury verdict and awarded an additional $80,000 or so to the plaintiff. Senior U.S. District Judge Norma Shapiro said the…
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Eagle Man wants to poop great insurance rates onto the hood of your car from his mangina [WTF]

Apparently this ad used to run often in the Chicago area. I remember some bad local business ads from when I was a kid, but this is just horrible. Horrible, I tell you. I don’t want any insurance that’s been through the vagina of some giant hermaphrodite eagle with a Chicago accent. Dept. of [...]

Florida’s Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine by Orlando Car Accident Lawyer

Orlando, Florida (JusticeNewsFlash.com) — Have you ever offered or agreed to allow a friend, family member or co-worker use your vehicle? Many, if not most of us, would answer that question in the affirmative. Here is something to think about the next time a friend approaches you with a request to use your car [...]

Foreclosed and nowhere to go? Stay put.

Posted by Sam Glover on January 30, 2009 | PermalinkSo says Ohio congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. Stick it to the vultures until they prove they actually have the right to take your home, which is unlikely for many mortgage loans.Embedded video from CNN Video » Get Caveat Emptor delivered to your inbox! Subscribe [...]

Judge denies Florida hedge fund manager bail

West Palm Beach, FL (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Breaking News: Arthur Nadel surrendered to authorities this past week and was denied bail by a U.S. court judge on Friday. Nadel disappeared on January 14, 2009 amidst accusations of securities fraud and wire fraud charges from U.S. Federal regulators. Apparently, the 76 year-old hedge fund manager stole from [...]

Malpractice Suits within Suits: Texas Court Throws out Attorney Malpractice Suit over Medical Malpractice Case

An Austin court recently upheld the tossing out of a malpractice suit a former client filed against his attorney over failure to sue doctors for Celebrex related medical malpractice. The case highlights a key element to legal malpractice claims: plaintiffs must prove they would have won the case they claim their lawyer botched. [...]

About Getting Those Health Insurance Quotes

by Irving Donaldson After the Internet started becoming the viable business tool that it is today and more and more applications were found, the Health Insurance industry naturally followed suit and many people started getting their health insurance quotes online. This saved a tremendous amount of time for those involved but because [...]