Las Vegas, Nevada,
To any individual who has suffered because of an accident or injury and has been made a victim because of the negligence of another, the road to recovery can be a long and harrowing journey.  Personal injury victims oftentimes fall into despair and depression, unsure of who can help them or where they [...]

Las Vegas, Nevada,
The current economy has hit many Las Vegas residents hard financially.  Experiencing one of the highest rates of foreclosure in the country, many people are shouldering an increased amount of debt and financial burden and are at a loss as to what they can do to get ahead, get their lives back on [...]

Lawyers at the trial of the Khmer Rouge’s former prison chief in Cambodia are making closing arguments, after months of testimony.
Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Comrade Duch, ran a prison where thousands of people were tortured and murdered in the late 1970s.
The 67-year-old is accused of crimes against humanity and faces a life sentence [...]

A Florida court has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay out $300m (£180m) in damages to a former smoker.
The 62-year-old, Cindy Naugle, is wheelchair bound because of the lung disease emphysema.
Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro cigarettes, said it the will challenge the verdict because of “numerous erroneous rulings by the trial judge”.
Its spokesman said [...]

Whatever we do, whatever we should do, there’s a legal issue at stake. And from running a business, to getting married (or divorced) that means legal forms.
Most of the forms you’ll ever need are now available online from Net Lawman. Apart from a full range of Court Service forms, categories include Family Law, Land Registry, [...]

A federal judge just rejected AT&T’s (NYSE: T) request to have Verizon Wireless yank ads comparing the two carriers’ 3G coverage, which means the rivals are likely to face off at a preliminary court hearing on Dec. 16.
AT&T had requested a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would require Verizon to stop airing the five holiday-themed [...]

A US judge has ruled that negligence by army engineers led to massive flooding in an area of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
The court upheld complaints by six residents and a business against the US Army Corps of Engineers over its maintenance of a navigational channel.
They were each awarded $720,000 (£431,000) damages, [...]

Ministers’ pledges to offer guarantees about children’s schooling could become a “whingers’ charter” for litigious parents, a head teachers’ leader warns.
Among the guarantees being set out in the Queen’s Speech are extra tuition for pupils who fall behind and support for gifted and talented learners.
The Association of School and College Leaders says the guarantees could [...]

Mike Tyson has been arrested at an airport in the US after allegedly punching a photographer.
The former heavyweight boxing champion was detained on suspicion of battery following the scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport, police said.
The snapper, who was treated in hospital for a cut to his forehead, told officers that Tyson struck him once, [...]

Savers with offshore accounts who have failed to pay tax owing to an “innocent error” will not face a fine.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is giving people a second – and last – chance to pay tax on money hidden in offshore bank accounts.
Now it has has confirmed that those misled by financial [...]