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January 12, 2022

NC law clear on use of deadly force as self defense, professor says - CBS17.com

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – Another night of protesting in Fayetteville. Late Wednesday evening, dozens of people gathered at the Food Lion on Bingham Drive and walked to the spot 37-year-old Jason Walker was killed. This comes after Fayetteville police said Cumberland County Deputy Jeffrey Hash shot and killed Walker on Saturday afternoon. Hash was in his personal Ford truck with his wife an...
January 12, 2022

Updated FOID law improves firearm ownership process - week.com

MORTON (25 NEWS) - A new Illinois law in effect January 1 this year is meant to make it easier for Illinois residents who own a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card and a concealed carry license. But for some gun store owners, it’s still too much. The ‘FOID Modernization Bill’ introduces changes like getting your cards combined if you have a concealed carry permit, expanded background checks, ...
January 12, 2022

New State Law Gives Older Food at Grocery Stores Another Chance - NBC 7 San Diego

A new California state law is expected to help put more meals on the tables of hungry San Diegans. As of Jan. 1, grocery stores and food suppliers are required to donate food beyond its “sell by” date to food pantries and assistance programs. “What this is going to do is create just a massive increase in supply,” said Wesley Burt, the Executive Director for +BOX, a nonprofit food assistance p...
January 12, 2022

NJ's Lindabury Announces Two New Partners at Law Firm - InsiderNJ

The law firm of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C., announced that Lisa Gingeleskie and Elizabeth Candido Petite have been elevated to become firm partners. Ms. Gingeleskie is a member of Lindabury’s Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits group, where she focuses on labor and employment law, including ERISA and employee benefits. Ms. Petite is a member of the firm’s Wills, ...
January 12, 2022

Attorneys, Not Consumers, Benefit From Florida 'Bad Faith' Law - Insurance - United States - Mondaq News Alerts

The law governing bad faith actions in Florida insurance disputes "benefits lawyers at the expense of consumers," Stroock partner Julie Nevins tells Insurance Journal. Julie's comment follows a tightly contested suit over whether an insurance company intentionally addressed a check to multiple parties in an effort to delay paying out the check. Click here to read more. Originally published by...
January 12, 2022

State Trooper says he has finally gotten money from Alex Murdaugh's former law firm - ABC NEWS 4

State Trooper says he’s finally gotten money from Alex Murdaugh’s former law firm. (WCIV) COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — A South Carolina Highway Patrolman who claims he had a $100,000 injury settlement stolen by Alex Murdaugh now says he's finally gotten some of his money back from the disgraced attorney's former law firm. Lt. Thomas Moore retained Murdaugh's legal services after being severely i...
January 12, 2022

Winter storm poses challenges for COVID-19 impacted law enforcement agencies - WSB Atlanta

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Rural law enforcement agencies say the winter storm hitting Georgia Sunday comes at a challenging time. Many have been hard hit by resignations and illness related to COVID-19, and other factors. “When you have sixteen employees short, and 15 out with COVID, it’s a drastic impact on our agency,” Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said. Jarrard said the staff shortage h...
January 12, 2022

Wait, How Many Hours Are You Billing? - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the Thomson Reuters Institute and the Georgetown University Law Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession’s 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market, how many billable hours per lawyer per month were recorded in 2021? Hint: While average billables were up over 2020, they were still down from the 2007 high, bef...
January 12, 2022

Biden’s Georgia Election-Law Distortions - The Wall Street Journal

President Biden speaks to a crowd about election law at the Atlanta University Center Consortium in Atlanta, Jan. 11. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images President Biden went down to Georgia Tuesday to deliver an apocalyptic speech about the dangers facing our democracy. This is, he said, one of those “moments so stark that they divide all that came before and everything that followed.” Th...
January 12, 2022

County Court at Law Jury Selection Cancelled for January 18, 2022 - Hays County

**County Court at Law Jury Selection Cancelled for January 18, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact the County Clerk’s office at 512-393-7330 or [email protected].**