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A Senate panel on Tuesday considered curbing chapter 11 filings that stem from a Texas law used by Johnson & Johnson and other companies to shift more than a quarter-million cancer lawsuits to bankruptcy court. These companies are attempting to resolve mass asbestos-injury allegations through bankruptcy by using newly-created corporate affiliates, an emerging legal strategy that has drawn...

Every now and then, someone asks why a university named for a chief justice of the United States doesn’t have a law school. The answer usually is that West Virginia already has a law school, at West Virginia University. Can the state afford to support another law school, and is the state really that short of lawyers? Some legislators are asking a different question now, and it’s an intriguing...

More than 200 volunteers gather at The Ebell of Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, before heading out to help raise awareness about human trafficking at hundreds of area hotels welcoming visitors for the Super Bowl. Red stickers were placed on bars of soap and makeup remover wipes in support of the S.O.A.P. Project to “Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution.” (Photo by Howard Freshman, Cont...

Investigators are releasing these photos of a suspect who is believed to be a lookout who participated in distracting associates while at a retail store in Wetumpka. WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - Law enforcement agencies in several cities around the River Region are looking for suspects involved in some regional thefts. Central Alabama CrimeStoppers says Wetumpka police officers began investigating...

Loveland Police Department arrests Monday 8:07 a.m. In the 1800 block of Egnar Street, a 41-year-old Loveland man for investigation of first-degree criminal trespassing to a vehicle, third-degree assault and criminal mischief. 2:12 p.m. In the 1000 block of East Eisenhower Boulevard, a 44-year-old Loveland woman for investigation of violation of a protection order. 2:12 p.m. In the 1000 bloc...

Funding to support public transportation and job growth in urban, rural parts of state As a part of his recently signed bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that he secured $11.57 million for Montana public transit, including transit in urban and rural areas, on Indian Reservations, and through buses and bus facilities across the state. “As the Treasure Stat...

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that a dozen local law enforcement agencies will strengthen their recruitment efforts with support from the Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. Law enforcement agencies in Clark, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Logan, Lucas, Mahoning, Medina, Montgomery, Shelby, and Summit counties will receive grants as part of the first round of...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Does West Virginia need more lawyers? Some delegates in the legislature say so, and they’ve introduced a bill to create a law school in Charleston. Last Monday, House Bill 4425 was introduced to create a second law school in the Mountain Statet. Lawmakers say the goal is to give non-traditional students more options to get a law degree. “We need this; a lot of bigger c...

(Photo courtesy of Alan Wong) Swapping jackets and blue jeans for goggles and bathing suits, a group of veterans enjoyed a Saturday morning swim at the outer Sunset’s Sava Pool, all without having to shell out an entrance fee. The discount comes courtesy of an ordinance that eliminates the price of admission to popular Recreation and Parks facilities in The City for veterans and active member...

The leader of the state Senate on Tuesday roundly rejected Mayor Eric Adams’ push to toughen the state’s bail law. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) said she does not see a compelling reason to change the law when asked about Adams wanting to include a “dangerousness” standard that would give judges discretion to detain a defendant who had a record of prior violent off...