Michael Vick To Be Released Soon - So Should He Be Allowed To Play In The NFL Again?

He’s been in federal prison for the past 13 months for his well publicised and hideous crime of dog fighting ... just like any other criminal: NORFOLK, Virginia (AFP) — An attorney for former American football star ... of such a horrid thing? Yes, he should. It’s called “paying your debt to society”. And hoo, boy, he just paid [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:04:41

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The Statute of Frauds: It's Not What it Sounds Like (What you should put in writing)

Based on its name you might think that the Statute of Frauds has something to do with criminal or civil fraud, but it doesn't ... are as follows: * Holding a person responsible for the promise to pay the debt of another * Contracts ... is not meant to replace legal counsel. To speak to one of Gross & Romanick's attorneys please contact them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:48:00

News Roundup

Here are some law-related articles that recently came out: The Chicago Tribune reports that Afni, Inc., a debt collection company, must pay damages to 7,000 Cingular Wireless customers in Wisconsin who were illegally assessed collection fees. Florida attorney Tomas Gamba writes in a Miami Herald op [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 04:15:05

13 Years, 16 Lawyers, 10 Judges, No Divorce Settlement

In 2001, a Florida court awarded Marlene Forand a $240,000 divorce settlement, plus $6,000 per month in permanent alimony and attorney’s fees, ... e-mails. She sent one to Haas: “Why should I suffer and have to pay attorney’s fees to make him pay for what was already ordained in the Florida court? I’m still left holding the debt from the marriage [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 12:09:24

Personal Bankruptcy and Health Care Reform

by Meg Brown If you want to thicken the air in any given room these days, bring up the subject of national health care reform. Opinions and emotions are guaranteed to fuel a heated conversation while at the same time some key issues are often left out of the informal debate. It is hard to blame participants for these oversights because of the subject’s extreme complexity. But the bottom line remains that this is a subject our country needs to intelligently tackle before it bankrupts us. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 07:10:04

Trial lawyers have money problems

Washington Times: The trial lawyers lobby has been awash in debt and bleeding members - just as it embarks on a national campaign to block any clampdown on medical malpractice lawsuits as part of President Obama's health care overhaul. The American Association for Justice, the most prominent group representing plaintiffs' attorneys, has seen a shake-up in its executive suite and has struggled to deal with what appears to be a mounting budget shortfall. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 16:48:00

How to Research Debt Collectors & Understand the Law

This is the first guest post in a special How to Fight Debt Collectors series on Bargaineering.com. So you’ve received a debt collection call or letter… In this day and age where you have rampant foreclosures, layoffs and job losses, it is simply inevitable that an individual may come across a debt collector, and frankly even without these external factors, it may just happen by a chance wrong number or even being related to someone going through a hard time financially. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 11:02:18

Boise, Idaho - Aggravated Battery charges top weekend arrests

Beer Bottle Fight, Officer Injured, Car into Tree; weekend incidents——————Arrested: Ashley N. Aguirre, 23, BoiseCharges: Aggravated battery (F)Boise police responded to a report of a fight at a bar on the 100 block of North 8th Street early Sunday morning (September 27th) at approximately 1:20 a.m. Multiple witnesses tell police that the suspect had been involved in a verbal altercation with a woman she knows. At one point, the suspect used a beer bottle to strike the victim in the head. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 19:26:59

Tax Attorney Assistance

by Michael Brady An irs imposed tax lien on your property is no laughing matter. You can not ignore the irs or their audit notices. If you fail to respond in a timely manner to any requests for information or if you do not appear for a scheduled interview with an irs agent, you are headed for financial ruin. Other times, irs auditing is necessary because the irs wants you to prove a claim or deduction or they think that you provided them with false information. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:55:59

Top 10 at 10: ‘US$’s road to Hell’s Gate’; Recessions worse after crises; Tyler Durden?; Dilbert

Here are my Top 10 links from around the Internet at 10 am. I welcome your additions and comments in the comments below or please send suggestions for Wednesday’s Top 10 at 10 to bernard.hickey@interest.co.nz Apologies for lateness. There’s been a bit on… 1.  ‘Road to Hell’s Gate’ - This piece from Karl Denninger at The Market Ticker nicely lays out the basic flaw in the US Federal Reserve’s strategy of money printing and competitive devaluation for the US dollar. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 00:15:38

Atlantic Yards gets a lift

Crain's New York By Amanda Fung This article takes a cautious view as to whether the proposed Atlantic Yards project will proceed. Last week's pledged cash infusion of $200 million from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov represents a major windfall for Forest City Ratner Cos. as it struggles to get its vast Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn under way, but that is still far from a slam dunk. In a nutshell, Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 15:23:42

How To Obtain A Mortgage Loan Modification To Prevent Foreclosure

In today's economic environment, mortgage foreclosure hurts everyone. The homeowner's credit score is destroyed and, most importantly, they are forced out of their homes causing them to lose everything they put into the property. The homeowners' neighborhood loses as property values decline, crime rates go up, and the tax base evaporates. And the lenders lose because the cost of foreclosure is extremely high and they must report foreclosures as non-performing assets. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 15:17:38

Sunday Money Roundup – Colorado Rockies Edition.

And by Colorado Rockies, I mean the baseball team, not the mountain range. While living in New Mexico is/has been fun, there is one thing I truly miss – and that’s professional sports. See, NM doesn’t have a SINGLE professional sports team, and I have never lived somewhere where I couldn’t get a ticket to a game within an hour or 2 drive. So this weekend I went to a Rockies game with my best friend and his 4 year old son in Denver and we had a blast. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 13:30:29

Taxes on Short Sale, Loan Modification & Mortgage Foreclosure 7 Nov08 Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Tax on 1099C, Cancellation of Debt Income; Short Sale, Loan Modification & Foreclosure. Exception; Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, Bankruptcy & Insolvency. Go To RealEstateMarketingThisWeek.com Part 7 (Excerpt) Beware of grandiose claims when dealing with a loan modification firm. You know I am glad that were back, when we went to the break we were talking amongst ourselves about some of these concepts, I really want to bring this back down to the listeners. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:30:06

Idaho - Fatal Crash Claims 2 US95@306.5

T Meninick was NB US 95 @ mile post 306.5 when for an unknown reason swerved left through the median rolled onto its top and was struck by Madden’s oncoming vehicle in the SB lanes. Both occupants of Meninick’s vehicle died at the scene.  The road was blocked for approx 4 hours.DATE:  Sept 09/28/09        TIME: 0828   LOCATION: SB US95@306.5INVESTIGATING OFFICER:  Tpr YoderASSISTING OFFICERS/AGENCIES: Lt Oswald, Sgt Rouse, Cpl Koopman, Tpr Youngren, Tpr Kralik, Nez Perce County, Lewiston [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 23:32:28

Should Roman Polanski Be Held Accountable to His Own Guilty Plea?

As noted in today's links , film director Roman Polanski was arrested over the weekend in Zurich and is being held in Switzerland pending an extradition request from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. In 1978, Polanski pled guilty to unlawful sex with a minor (a 13-year-old girl who he gave drugs and booze to and who testified she had repeatedly said no during the act) and then skipped out of the country before his sentencing. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 14:35:00

Boise, Idaho - Beer Bottle Fight, Officer Injured, Car into Tree; weekend incidents

Beer Bottle Fight, Officer Injured, Car into Tree; weekend incidents——————Arrested: Ashley N. Aguirre, 23, BoiseCharges: Aggravated battery (F)Boise police responded to a report of a fight at a bar on the 100 block of North 8th Street early Sunday morning (September 27th) at approximately 1:20 a.m. Multiple witnesses tell police that the suspect had been involved in a verbal altercation with a woman she knows. At one point, the suspect used a beer bottle to strike the victim in the head. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:18:24

Idaho - Motorcycle Crash near Swan Valley claims one

On September 27, 2009 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Idaho State Police and Bonneville County Emergency Crews responded to a crash on SH31 near mile marker 1, near Swan Valley.  Nicky Vallo, 70, and his passenger, Yolanda Vallo, 61, both of Victor, were traveling southbound on a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle when, for unknown reasons, they left the right side of the roadway and were thrown from the motorcycle.  Both were transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center where Nicky remains in [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 12:36:40

Idaho - Single-Vehicle Crash in Snake River Canyon Claims One

At approximately 5:00 pm this evening, Idaho State Police and Jerome County Emergency Crews responded to a one-vehicle crash in the Snake River Canyon near the intersection of Golf Course Road and 600 S in Jerome County.  The driver of a tan Chevrolet Suburban was traveling on Yingst Road.  The vehicle went off the shoulder of the roadway for reasons which are still unknown, coming to rest at the bottom of the canyon.  The driver was alone and died at scene.  The name is not being released at this [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 13:06:27

In major settlement, St. Louis Park company agrees to stop handling consumer arbitration disputes

Less than a week after being sued by the Minnesota attorney general’s office, the nation’s largest arbitrator of credit card and consumer collections has agreed to stop performing such work, state Attorney General Lori Swanson announced today. The National Arbitration Forum, based in St. Louis Park, allegedly deceived consumers into thinking it was a neutral arbitrator in debt collection, the lawsuit said. [more...]

Date: 2009-07-19 21:01:22

How To Keep The House After Bankruptcy?

How To Keep The House After Bankruptcy? by Emma ElvieWhen it comes to filing bankruptcy most people do not really understand it; they do not know everything that pertains to it all they know that it is a way to get a fresh start and get rid of all that debt. We wrote this article to provide you with some bankruptcy advice and how to keep your house after bankruptcy advice that you want to be aware of.No we are not bankruptcy experts nor attorneys; however we have personally went through [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:16:31

Some Useful Facts About Bankruptcy

by John Steed Insolvency is the state affirmed by the court of law that someone or an institute has been powerless to clear its liability ... up the amount overdue themselves since they had authority but only to run off their kin into slavery toil until the debt was roofed The genesis of this situation came from Latin posturing a broken [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:53:45

The Early Bird: January 7, 2009

Burris Barred, But Maybe Not For Long While members of the incoming U.S. Senate were sworn in on Capitol Hill yesterday, Gov ... spending. But the Democrat also promised to limit and eventually reduce the long-term debt by enacting ... Administration is nixing it’s cost-saving snow removal plan that required city crews to wait until regular [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:58:42

ScamBuste 286

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment. Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 08:54:51

Put ‘Em On Blast: Jon B and Jason Bevington (T.OZ Ent)

[This section gives a voice to those in the industry who feel they have been wronged by certain industry execs, celebrities or companies ... for Bird. Hopefully Jon B and his manager will see this and settle their debt. Hi Miss Sandra, I don’ ... and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it because I would be required to pay an attorney a 10k [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 18:46:07

Fantasia’s House Auctioned Off Today!!

Posted by Bossip Staff Fantasia Barrino is losing her million dollar home while this article is being written up about ... responded to court documents, and no lawyer ever appeared in court to represent her, said Larry ... twice with reps who haven’t offered to resolve the debt but said they’d get back in touch before next [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:42:47

Bogus and Scam Credit Counseling Groups Become Target Of Florida Legal System

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Attorney General Bill McCollum today unveiled his office’s latest consumer protection initiative in the form of a coordinated ... , all of which were purportedly offering debt relief services including credit counseling, credit repair, debt management, and credit card rate reduction services. “As more Floridians facing financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 05:39:01

Denver Bankruptcy Attorneys Shed Light on Current Bankruptcy Rules

Filing for bankruptcy is not quite as easy as it used to be, if you are under the impression that you can just sign some papers and have all of your debt absolved you may be in for  a rude awakening.  The government has made it quite a bit more difficult to file for bankruptcy after it was deemed that many too many people had been taking advantage of the system to have their debt absolved. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:41:08

Idaho - Traffic Stop Near Malad Leads to Drug Seizure and Arrest

On 09/25/2009 at approximately 2235 hours, Idaho State Police Master Corporal  Tom Sellers stopped Lawrence H. Roach, DOB 01/01/1983 for speeding on I-15 near Malad, Idaho. During the traffic stop MCpl. Sellers could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from Roach’s vehicle and began an investigation. Subsequent to the investigation, MCpl. Sellers recovered approximately 5.4 pounds of marijuana and 27.1 grams of cocaine. These items have a street value of approximately $6600.00. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 11:57:21

Important Things To Know About Bankruptcy

by John Steed Bankruptcy is the condition affirmed by the court of law that somebody or an organization has been unable to clear its debt ... who has been not able to pay the required monetary funds. Several cases have been recorded and mandated ... . There are several filing of illegal act in financial courts to day. The most common filing is Chapter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:59:21

Learn More About Bankruptcy

by John Steed Bankruptcy is the condition affirmed by the court of law that somebody or an organization has been unable to clear its debt ... who has been not able to pay the required monetary funds. Several cases have been recorded and mandated ... are some dossiers of prohibited act in fiscal courts to day. The most frequent dossier is Chapter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:59:06

Are You Wondering How To Keep The House After Bankruptcy?

by Emma Elvie Filing bankruptcy is still new to people in fact most people who are looking for this option do not really understand how it works. All they know is that it is a way to liquidate their debt so that they can get a fresh start to life. Well that is the main purpose of this article we wanted to share some bankruptcy advice on how to keep you house after bankruptcy advice that you may not be aware of. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 10:24:37

Foreclosure Conflict

The problem of foreclosure is becoming common every where due to the extremely low economic level for several homeowners ... from their relatives or friends. Though this increases the debt ratio but the success in their job ... with strength and hope. Consulting the lender or the bank officials can help the owners to find many solutions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:09:29

Denver Bankruptcy Lawyers Can Quickly Answer All of Your Bankruptcy Questions

There are a lot of questions to be answered when it comes to filing for bankruptcy: which kind should I file – Chapter 7 or Chapter 13?; will I get to keep my home, my car and my belongings?; will the bill collectors stop calling me?; how long will my credit be affected?…  The list can go on and on and if you don’t have the necessary help you may never get the right answers to some of these questions. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 13:15:07

The Poverty Business

Sorry if this appears to be an older article, and not latest headlines, just thought it was interesting - loki The Poverty Business Inside U.S ... into Byrider, Tsosie drove off, jubilant, in a 1999 Saturn subcompact she bought entirely on credit ... access to credit has put cars, computers, credit cards, and even homes within reach for many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:24

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/5/2009

Read through the official European reactions to Israel’s ground offensive into Gaza: Zapatero, the Vatican, the Italian government — all are pressuring Israel for a ceasefire. The surprise is Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who states that it would be pointless to condemn Israel without addressing what Hamas is doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:54:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/2/2009

In tonight’s news: Israel is poised to send ground troops into Gaza.A Muslim family was removed from a plane before takeoff, and is being compensated by the airline for the error. CAIR is in high dudgeon about the incident.Thousands of shoes were dumped on a Miami expressway — is that a message for President-eject Bush? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:42:00

Democrat culture of corruption- Richardson chapter

Ex-investment officer says N.M. lost $90 millionby Tim KorteAssociated Press Writer A former investment officer for the state's educational pension ... in collateralized debt obligations offered by Chicago-based Vanderbilt Capital Advisors and Vanderbilt ... governing board. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the state under a 2007 law, seeks damages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:40:17

Flotsam and Jetsam

Flotsam and Jetsam Jennifer Rubin - 01.14.2009 - 7:45 AM Uh-oh — I think this is going to be great TV and horrid testimony for Eric Holder: ... . Now Rick Wagoner is the one hinting at bankruptcy. Hmm, it seems a lot of folks were explaining that without a bankruptcy proceeding there would be no mechanism to restructure GM’s labor obligations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:44:15

Hava a seat Senator Burris

Senate majority leader Harry Reid and Senator Dick Durbin have been forced to back down on embattled Governor Blagojevich's appointment of Roland ... Illinois Attorney General, extended an olive branch to the Democrats who had stood in his way after ... and to learn from them," Burris said. And he said he "owed a debt of gratitude" to Illinois Secretary [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:13:29

Posts about ACORN as of September 28, 2009

Massive Voter Fraud In NY linked to ACORN - electionjournal.org 09/29/2009 The Working Families Party and local Democratic Party Officials are at the center of a massive voter fraud scandal in Troy, NY. According to the Times Union : Dozens of forged and fraudulent absentee ballots from people registered to vote on the Working Families Party line were filed in the Sept. 15 primary elections in Troy. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 05:45:28

New York Times starts catching up to iSteve

From the Sunday, 12/21/08 New York Times:White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN LABATON “We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home.” — President Bush, Oct [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 04:53:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

Government Intervention in Foreclosure

This is Part Four of a series of articles on foreclosures. This article does not constitute legal advice. Foreclosure laws vary from state to state. Homeowners in financial distress should always hire legal counsel. Call your local state bar association for a referral.  Reduced or free legal aid may be available in some states [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:00:13

The Bubble Was Bound To Break

WCSH 6 reports from Maine. “2008 was a difficult year for real estate on many fronts ... s now been resolved. But if the problem is your mortgage went up to more than you can afford, (Chapter ... A Manchester woman who owns a courier business got into debt after her gas expenses spiked to $1,500 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:37:16

Personal Decisons When Filing Personal Bankruptcy

by Grace Holt Unemployment has reached a fourteen-year high. Bankruptcies in Florida are no exception ... walking away form debt becomes a moral decision. This is especially true in the Christian community ... citizens to function. Drowning in debt will never produce productive citizens. Is bankruptcy right [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:14:46

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

Wednesday wrap

Reid, Pelosi Would Force Unions Down Workers' Throats ... A quick look at the case of the United Auto Workers union is all that is necessary to see the damage that has been done to American industry through greedy union hegemony. As they threatened Congress with the collapse of an industry, they refused to part with their own money-losing, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:30:00

Personal Bankruptcy and Tough Decisions

by Grace Holt Deciding to file bankruptcy is not an easy decision for most people. Bankruptcies in Florida are no exception ... . For many walking away form debt becomes a moral decision. This is especially true in the Christian ... productive citizens to function. Drowning in debt will never produce productive citizens [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 09:54:24

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

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