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Court fights, regulatory clampdowns, office splits and battles for market share have been themes in the news. Whether through it or around it, friction is demonstrably the legal industry’s life source. And that has never been more apparent than in the current news. Take for instance a $100 million dispute that has ignited in the Cayman Islands. Involving a clutch of top firms as well as some ...

Marion Westpfahl, co-founder of the German firm Westpfahl, Spilker Wastl. Courtesy photo The investigation into the mishandling by church leaders of sexual abuse cases over the last eight decades was conducted by the German firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl, a small firm known for conducting internal investigations. Last week, the firm went public with the results of its long-awaited report, which...

Dear Amy: In 2019, after a five-year-long process to make up his mind, my son married a young woman who is the only child of an Indian couple whose own marriage was arranged. Our daughter-in-law has not embraced our family and doesn’t seem interested in interacting with us. This past Christmas, she mostly kept to herself, doing things on her computer, playing with her dog, or just staying in ...

Lee Seung Gi may be starring in a new drama soon! On January 24, YTN star reported that Lee Seung Gi will be starring in KBS2’s new Monday-Tuesday drama “Love According to the Law” (literal title). In response to the report, a source from Lee Seung Gi’s agency Hook Entertainment stated, “Lee Seung Gi has received an offer to star in ‘Love According to the Law,’ and he is positively reviewing ...

IMG_0166.jpg CBS4 — EL PASO, TX (CBS4) -- The body of Special Agent Anthony Salas, 37, was transported from San Antonio to Atlantic Aviation in east El Paso Sunday with members of his family. There, Salas was greeted by dozens of law enforcement officers, family, and friends. He was transported in a procession for roughly 9 miles to the Crestview Funeral Home for a service. "I am here to pa...

Angel Flores is speaking out against House Bill 25, which requires transgender student-athletes to play on sports teams based on the sex assigned at birth.

Somewhat ironically following an open records request, the Independent obtained a slide from a presentation from the Governor’s Office last November. The slide lists changes the governor allegedly advocates for in sunshine laws, including redefining terms like “governmental body” and “public record," plus, changing the charges of a sunshine request. (Photo from Missouri Independent) JEFFERS...

LAW AND ORDER SVU star Mariska Hargitay who stars as Olivia Benson opened up on her first encounter with her husband. Law and Order SVU: NBC release trailer for episode nine Mariska Hargitay stars as the fan-favourite Olivia Benson, on NBC’s longest-running procedural drama, Law and Order SVU. In a recent interview, she opened up about her marriage and revealed why her first encounter with h...

An abortion clinic Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio recently signed a new anti-abortion bill into law. It passed in a vote along party lines in the Republican-controlled state legislature just before Christmas. Tucked midway into the 21-page piece of legislation is a direct assault upon the academic freedom of the state’s public medical schools. At least two medical clinics in Ohio that provide l...

Highway closed for 6 hours due to law enforcement activity  Victoria Advocate