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Image via Davis's Twitter page. BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. — A Tennessee state comptroller’s report finds a Bradley County Commissioner violated the state conflict of interest statute by indirectly benefitting from a county contract. Read the full report below. Bradley County Commissioner Erica Davis is the owner of Tristar Trucking. According to the comptroller's audit, Davis indirectly benefitte...

Lawmakers approve change to Indiana turn signal law, send plan to governor  The Times of Northwest Indiana

The General Assembly has agreed to replace a difficult to comply with state law requiring drivers to signal all turns and lane changes at least 200 feet before making the movement with a directive that motorists signal all turns and lane changes "a reasonable time" before completing them. House Enrolled Act 1167 won final legislative approval Monday and is headed to Republican Gov. Eric Hol...

ST. LOUIS – It’s tax season and that means divorcees need to consider which parent can claim the children when filing taxes. Mark Haefner, partner from Haefner Law Office which offers flat-rate pricing on divorce, says the parenting plan should say who gets to claim the child(ren) for tax purposes and it needs to be followed. If your parenting plan does not specify who can claim the children,...

In recent months, in addition to adapting to the upheavals and managing the challenges of COVID-19 on the labour market, employers have had to continue to handle many more traditional issues, including in terms of hiring, psychological harassment, termination of employment, and labour relations. This document provides an overview of landmark employment and labour law decisions rendered in 202...

Vidalia Police Chief Joey Merrill presents Assistant Chief Dennis Cowan with a plaque in honor of his retirement after 37 years serving Concordia Parish in a law enforcement capacity. (Submitted photo) VIDALIA — Vidalia Police Department’s Assistant Chief Dennis Cowan retired last week after a law enforcement career spanning 37 years, officials said. Cowan has served in various leadership rol...

Last week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the closely watched case of Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., holding 6-3 that a copyright registrant’s lack of knowledge of errors of either law or fact can excuse inaccurate statements in a registration application and the resulting registration. At issue was 17 U.S.C. § 411(b)(1), which states that copyright registrati...

Over the last decade, litigation funding has gained increasing traction as an effective tool for law firms and in-house legal departments. Above the Law has been monitoring the growth of this field in part through our annual litigation finance survey, conducted in partnership with our friends at Lake Whillans. The survey is now in its sixth year. In response to our 2021 survey, 72 percent of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Monday, June 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Manuel Balce Ceneta, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday narrowed the reach of a federal law that strengthens penalties for career criminals found to illegally have a gun. The high court was ruling in the case of a man a lower cour...

Katherine Lemire has left the New York State Department of Financial Services for a partnership role at global law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the firm announced Monday. Lemire joins the law firm’s financial services litigation practice after her tenure as executive deputy superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services. She oversaw the consumer protectio...