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Mortgage Foreclosures Rise 58 Percent

Mortgage foreclosures nationwide were up by 58 percent during the first half of 2007, compared to the first half of 2006. That translates to a total of 573,397 homes at some point in the foreclosure process between January and June 2007, from a notice of default to repossession, reports the…

Jul 31, 2007 3:30 PM CDT

Condit Defamation Suit Tossed

A Phoenix judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit over a claim he lied to investigators about his relationship with an intern. The Sonoran News, an Arizona weekly newspaper, included the statement in a 2005 story, the Associated Press reports. The intern, Chandra Levy,…

Jul 23, 2007 4:48 PM CDT

Ballard’s New Phoenix Office Growing

When Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll’s plan to merge with a Phoenix powerhouse failed several years ago, the then-325-lawyer Philadelphia firm was not deterred. It waited a year, until a promise not to recruit from then-150-lawyer Fennemore Craig expired, and cherry-picked two of the Phoenix firm’s best-known attorneys. Last summer,…

Jul 5, 2007 8:32 PM CDT

A Matter Over Mind

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Review the Insanity Defense, an Issue That Has Confounded Courts, Psychiatrists and Lawyers

Apr 22, 2006 8:39 AM CDT

Flying Under the Radar

These Little-Notices Legal Developments Could be Making News This Year

Jan 8, 2006 7:48 PM CST

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