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November 17, 2021

Silicon Valley Law Firm Sees Surge in Africa Startup Fundraising - Bloomberg

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a law firm known for representing some of the world’s top technology companies, is expanding to help African startups raise funds from the U.S. The Palo Alto, California-based firm helped Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company backed by Jeff Bezos, raise an additional $150 million in a Series C this month. There are “a couple of companies ...
November 17, 2021

Law roundup: Woman really doesn't want help - Daily Inter Lake

A woman was released from surgery and then she said two women were in her yard trying to help her, but she didn’t want their help. When Kalispell Police Department officers arrived, the women were not at the residence. A man quickly made himself unwelcome after spending five minutes in a lobby. He refused to leave until officers enforced his removal. A woman wearing pajama pants was asked to ...
November 17, 2021

Former Vice Mayor Broke Law in Private Meeting to Strip Colleague of Positions: Broward IG - NBC 6 South Florida

Broward Office of the Inspector General memo Broward County’s inspector general claims a former Pembroke Park vice mayor broke the state’s "Sunshine" law and has referred the case to local prosecutors. In a report released Monday, investigators accuse former Vice Mayor Howard Clark of privately meeting in the town hall gym with then-commissioner Reynold Dieuveille to strip another commissio...
November 17, 2021

Former Baylor law professor announces candidacy for Texas District 56 representative - The Baylor Lariat

Erin Shank announced her candidacy for the District 56 House seat in the Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday. Photo by Erin Shank for Texas House By Camille Cox | Staff Writer Erin Shank, who taught in the Baylor Law School for over 10 years and owns a bankruptcy law firm in Waco, announced her candidacy for the District 56 House seat in the Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday. Di...
November 17, 2021

BOT approves President Law's goals for her tenure - The Oracle

During Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Interim President Rhea Law’s 10 goals, ranging from reviewing the Football Stadium Conceptual Planning Study and drafting an environmentally sensitive solution for the use of the North Fletcher property, were approved. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/USF Aspirations to build an on-campus stadium, strengthen USF’s culture and finalize its strategic plans are s...
November 17, 2021

Facing many unclaimed remains, officials seek to change law - The Daily Times

CHARLESTON (AP) — The West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office is storing nearly 250 sets of unclaimed remains, some since the 1970s, according to a report that has prompted a legislative committee to recommend changes to the state law. The West Virginia Legislative Auditor’s Office learned of the issue while reviewing how officials manage unclaimed or unidentified remains, news outlets report...
November 17, 2021

Derelict former Amsterdam drug store rehabilitated into law office - The Recorder

AMSTERDAM — A long-running restoration project at an old business along Route 30 is complete, giving a Gloversville law firm a new office in Amsterdam. The Law Firm of Abdella and Sise cut the ribbon Friday on its new office at 186 Market St., which decades ago was the location of Tesiero’s Apothecary and more recently had been leased by the Apropos formal wear shop. “It was an extensive and ...
November 17, 2021

'A never ending battle': Rusk County Sheriff says Texas law enforcement are overwhelmed with drug flow at border - KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com

HENDERSON, Texas (KETK) – Dozens of bottles of promethazine were taken from a man in Rusk County. These products would have been worth more than $32,000 if sold on the street. “It’s starting to be on the rise, I don’t really understand why because it’s been around for a while,” said Kevin Bisnette, a Henderson Police Officer. The bottles were stolen off of a pharmaceutical truck in Houston. T...
November 17, 2021

Jeannette officials plan to use state law to tackle blighted properties - TribLIVE

It’s been eleven years since a state law was created to help municipalities target blighted property owners who owe taxes and other bills, in part, because of a costly situation in Jeannette. City officials are planning to tap into the law’s powers. Solicitor Tim Witt has a draft ordinance prepared implementing Act 90, the Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act of 2010, in the...