Lead Counsel Corner
Updated legal news and discussion pertaining to law.
Author: Lindsey O'Neill is the director of legal content and business development at LawInfo.com. In addition to her role at LawInfo, she is an attorney in private practice based in La Jolla, Calif., and general counsel for design firm Naturally Modern.
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Recent Posts from Lead Counsel Corner
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FBI agents stage sting to snare corrupt Ill. cops
By MIKE ROBINSON Associated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ Duffel bags stuffed with cocaine were delivered by plane to an out-of-the-way suburban airport while two sheriff’s officers provided security. A police officer stood by to…
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Government seeks 45 years for would-be LAX bomber
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Writer SEATTLE (AP) _ Prosecutors want to nearly double the original prison sentence of would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam, saying he has stopped cooperating with them and still poses a…
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Judge leans toward early release of Calif. inmates
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Releasing inmates early might be the best remaining option for ensuring that California prisoners receive adequate medical care, a federal judge said Tuesday. The comments…
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The New Mortgage Fraud - Foreclosure Rescue Scams
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. More and more shady businesses are cropping up promising to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Of course some are legitimate, but the hallmark of a fraudulent mortgage foreclosure rescue scam is a…
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Have you been laid-off? Know your unemployment rights!
By: LISA R. WILSON In the midst of the stress and worry that accompanies a lay-off, a newly unemployed person is bound to question what he or she has coming to them, in the form…
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Where’s the Chicken? Pilgrim’s Pride Falls Into Bankruptcy
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Pilgrims Pride Corp., the nation’s largest chicken producer, has filed for bankruptcy protection. While the company will reorganize, it does not intend to go out of business. How does a company…
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Ex-Kilpatrick aide pleads guilty in sex scandal
By ED WHITE Associated Press Writer DETROIT (AP) _ Ex-mayoral aide Christine Beatty pleaded guilty Monday in a text-messaging sex scandal with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that gripped the city for nearly a year. She…
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Federal judges to rule on Calif. prison crowding
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California’s day of reckoning has finally come for three decades of tough-on-crime policies that led to overcrowded prisons and unconstitutional conditions for inmates. The federal…
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Plea deal offered to 8-year-old murder suspect
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press Writer PHOENIX (AP) _ Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an 8-year-old boy charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his father and another man in their eastern…
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Pulled over? Can the police search your car?
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Most of us have wondered at one point or another to what extent the police can search your car, whether in the context of being stopped while driving or otherwise. In…