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Legal Roundup is the BBJ's weekly look at news and notes from the local legal scene. Send items to [email protected]. • Burr & Forman LLP has added Catherine “Cat” Kirkland as a partner in the firm’s Mobile office. Kirkland joins the health care practice group, representing a diverse set of health care clients, including hospitals, physicians and health care start-ups in legal, compl...

North Carolina's state Capitol building in Raleigh, N.C. (The Center Square) – The penalty for government corruption in North Carolina has increased under a new law signed by Gov. Roy Cooper. Senate Bill 473 creates a new felony offense for public officials who benefit financially from their position. It requires local governments to garnish a public official's wages if they owe money for unp...

More than a dozen lawmakers in the House and Senate are being accused of violating an anti-corruption law. Business Insider said it uncovered a litany of violations of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, and dozens of other instances in which lawmakers and their top staffers broke federal conflicts-of-interest law. The 14 lawmakers who allegedly broke the law by ...

More than a dozen lawmakers in the House and Senate are being accused of violating an anti-corruption law. Business Insider said it uncovered a litany of violations of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, and dozens of other instances in which lawmakers and their top staffers broke federal conflicts-of-interest law. The 14 lawmakers who allegedly broke the law by fai...

The United Arab Emirates joins Saudi Arabia by passing Federal Decree-Law No (45) of 2021 Regarding the Protection of Personal Data (“PPD Law”) to bring comprehensive data protection legislation to another country in the MENA region. Notably the PPD broadly mirrors the GDPR legislation. The PPD Law will not take immediate effect and will be supplemented by the issuance of a set of Executive R...

Ismael Quintanilla, 41, and Sara Alacote, 37, were killed Saturday in Woodlawn when their neighbor barged into their home wielding a gun, police say. They are survived by their 17-year-old son Anthony Ismael Quintanilla. Courtesy of Anthony Ismael Quintanilla Involuntary psychiatric hospital treatment can help prevent homelessness and incarceration and is a potential lifesaver for those in th...

Police Find Felicia Cox's Body After Brother-In-Law Admits Location Before Execution  Newsweek

Times Staff Injury Attorney Kenneth J. Allen and Allen Law Group are again sponsoring Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s Kidstop program. Kidstop provides safe, fun and educational activities for students before and after their school day in four different school systems throughout Northwest Indiana. Allen and Allen Law Group have donated over $50,000 toward Kidstop since...

Schiff Hardin LLP, which has an Ann Arbor practice, will see a merger with Arent Fox LLP in the coming year ANN ARBOR, MI -- Schiff Hardin LLP, a national law firm with an Ann Arbor location, will be merging with Arent Fox LLP to create ArentFox Schiff, the companies announced. ArentFox Schiff will house more than 600 lawyers and policy professionals and specialize in bankruptcy and financial...

Michael Caputo. The Department of Health and Human Services broke the law last year when it told staff members not to speak with the media during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal watchdog found. In February, BuzzFeed News published internal agency emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act showing that Michael Caputo, who had been tapped by President Donald Trump to control...