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Small business owners want suit over Obamacare IRS rule decided now
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A group of small business owners, who last month sued the federal government over an IRS regulation imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, are asking a federal court to decide the case now. -
U.S. SC to answer question of federal jurisdiction in lawsuit filed by Miss. AG
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether federal courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits filed in state courts by state attorneys general on behalf of consumers. -
House panel passes asbestos trusts transparency bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed legislation requiring more transparency from asbestos trusts. -
Study: U.S. has world’s most costly legal system
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A study released this week shows that the United States has the world’s most costly legal system. -
U.S. SC sides with Monsanto in patent infringement case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a farmer who bought patented seeds cannot reproduce them through planting or harvest them without the patent holder’s permission. -
Small business owners file suit in federal court over IRS Obamacare ‘power grab’
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A group of small business owners last week filed suit against the federal government over an IRS regulation imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, arguing it will force them to pay exorbitant fines, cut back employees’ hours and otherwise severely burden their businesses. -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 83160 -
Houston's Parker Drilling settles Nigerian influence lawsuit
By STEPHANIE OSTROWSKI -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 83031 -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 82996 -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 82910 -
U.S. SC rules against class-action lawyers in case over monetary stipulation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court has shot down efforts by plaintiff lawyers to place monetary limits on class action lawsuits in an effort to keep the lawsuits in “hellhole” or plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions. -
Jefferson County 172nd District Court: Docket for April 2013
CAITLIN JONES V. JUANITA LESTER DULANEY -
House panel examines ‘Litigation Abuses,’ CAFA, contingency fee agreements
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Third-party financing. Contingency-fee counsel. Forum shopping. Fraudulent joinder. -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 82872 -
House looks at asbestos claim transparency bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The button pinned to the wheelchair-bound woman’s sweater said it all: “Asbestos caused my cancer.” -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 82676 -
Eight states join challenge of Dodd-Frank
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Eight state attorneys general, including Texas AG Greg Abbott, have joined a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. -
Court rules Obama’s NLRB appointments unconstitutional
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Supreme Court considers limiting class-action lawsuits
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Supreme Court on Monday considered efforts by lawyers to place monetary limits on class actions in an effort to keep the class actions in “hellhole” or plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions.