Miami Legal News

Miami Legal News

• Iowa GOP lawmakers approve limit to attorney general powers - Miami Herald April 25, 2019
  Iowa GOP lawmakers approve limit to attorney general powers  Miami HeraldRepublicans in the Iowa Legislature have passed a bill that limits the powers of the state's attorney general, citing frustration that the Democrat joined lawsuits ...
• Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats - Miami Herald April 25, 2019
  Lawsuit alleges assault by ex-leader of California Democrats  Miami HeraldAn employee for the California Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against the party and its former chairman alleging assault, sexual battery and sexual ...
• Feds intend to sue Tennessee lawmaker over pain clinics - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  Feds intend to sue Tennessee lawmaker over pain clinics  Miami HeraldFederal prosecutors say they intend to file a lawsuit against a Tennessee state senator and other co-owners of a now-shuttered pain clinic company.
• Nevada hires attorney general’s old firm for opioids lawsuit - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  Nevada hires attorney general’s old firm for opioids lawsuit  Miami HeraldNevada's state attorney general is denying he had a hand in the hiring of his former legal firm for a high-profile and potentially lucrative lawsuit against the maker ...
• Default judgment against no-show R. Kelly in civil case - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  Default judgment against no-show R. Kelly in civil case  Miami HeraldA Cook County judge has entered a default judgment for a woman who sued R. Kelly in February, accusing the singer of sexually abusing her when she was a ...
• Idaho vacates order forcing landowners into oil leases - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  Idaho vacates order forcing landowners into oil leases  Miami HeraldIdaho officials have vacated an order forcing landowners to sell their natural gas and oil to an oil company following a ruling from a federal judge who found ...
• Court rules police wrongdoing list must be made public - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  Court rules police wrongdoing list must be made public  Miami HeraldA secret list of more than 260 police officers in New Hampshire who have committed misconduct such as lying or excessive force must be made public, a court ...
• Nora Roberts sues Brazilian author, cites ‘multi-plagiarism’ - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  Nora Roberts sues Brazilian author, cites ‘multi-plagiarism’  Miami HeraldBest-selling novelist Nora Roberts is suing a Brazilian writer for copyright infringement, alleging that Cristiane Serruya has committed "multi-plagiarism" on a ...
• NRA sues Los Angeles over disclosure law for contractors - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  NRA sues Los Angeles over disclosure law for contractors  Miami HeraldThe National Rifle Association is suing Los Angeles over a new law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the gun ...
• Jeweler, Sarah Jessica Parker settle breach-of-contract suit - Miami Herald April 24, 2019
  Jeweler, Sarah Jessica Parker settle breach-of-contract suit  Miami HeraldSarah Jessica Parker and a British jeweler settle breach-of-contract lawsuit against the actress.