The governor of South Carolina is accused of taking illicit upgrades from coach to business or first class, as well as misusing government planes for personal purposes including a haircut,…
A hearing officer had discretion to terminate an 11-year government civil service employee over her obnoxious treatment of a co-worker, a New York appeals court has ruled.
Alleging that Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. made misleading claims to consumers concerning its identity-theft protection service, the Federal Trade Commission has threatened to file suit over the issue.
A law firm has won a temporary restraining order from a state court judge preventing Nevada officials from enforcing new mortgage modification rules that impact private legal practice.
After apparently taking note of an American Bar Association win last month in a federal case contending that the Federal Trade Commission exceeded its authority by applying the so-called Red…
Before going solo, Benjamin White worked as an associate attorney at Charleston, W.Va.-based Hendrickson and Long, specializing in social security law.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against a Colorado attorney for allegedly barring a woman from giving a deposition in his…
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking to impose a record-breaking $87.4 million in penalties on oil giant BP for safety violations at a refinery it operates in Texas.
Updated: In a surprise ruling from the bench today, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., agreed with the American Bar Association that the Federal Trade Commission exceeded its authority by…
As federal lawmakers continue to work to close loopholes allowing banks to impose onerous terms on credit card users, the Pew Charitable Trusts reports that many continue to offer credit…
Federal investigators declined to seize and review the laptop computers that two Northwest Airlines pilots now say they were so engrossed by that they forgot they were supposed to land…
A risky lending product called an option adjustable-rate mortgage initially helped Washington Mutual—and mortgage brokers, who were paid an especially high commission on these mortgages—make money.
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