On December 14, 2011, the Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Idaho, ruled that Escort, Inc. (www.escortradar.com) infringed U.S. Patent No. RE39,038. Specifically, the Court ruled that Escort’s Passport 9500i, Passport 9500ix, and Passport iQ radar detectors, together with Beltronics USA’s (www.beltronics.com) GX65 radar detectors, infringe claims 18, 45, 47, ...
Commercial and residential property specialist Property Legal Solicitors is to re-brand to PLS Solicitors, following impressive expansion in the years since the firm was first set up in October 2008.
Originally established by Aashim Dhand and Robert Thomas, PLS Solicitors is based in Hale, Greater Manchester, and is well-known for providing ...
It has been announced today that, Anthony Citrolo, CPA, CVA, CMAA, CBI has been elected as the 2012 Executive Vice President and Director of the Long Island Chapter of the Accountant/Attorneys Networking Group Inc. (AANG)
The Accountant/Attorney Networking Group is comprised solely of practicing accountants and practicing attorneys who service multiple ...
Hale-based commercial and residential property law specialist Property Legal has helped to ensure a record number of entries for this year's Manchester Legal Awards.
It is the first time that Property Legal has submitted an entry and there are strong hopes that the company will be selected to go through to ...
Although this is a traditional time of year for enjoyment and celebration, employers need to take extra care in dealing with hazards created by workplace related festivities.
Hazards that may arise include: -
+ fire caused by poor quality electrical items, e.g. festive lights on Christmas trees
+ falls from chairs or tables ...
The H1b quota has been met and came as a surprise as just a bit earlier, there were thousands available. However, many incoming cases were most likely not logged into the CIS computers and thus unaccounted for. Just before Thanksgiving, the CIS announced on November 23, 2011 that on November ...
Something that a lot of investors don't realize is that a simple internet search can save an investor or group of investors a lot of money. In many cases simply typing the name or locale into a search engine such as Google or Bing can protect a person from fraud.
Most ...
Labor Economist Christopher Erath, Ph.D., has joined the national statistical and economic consulting firm BLDS, LLC as a director. Dr. Erath will consult with BLDS clients on issues arising in litigation, including class-action certification, liability in employment-discrimination claims, wage-and-hour claims and economic damages. Dr. Erath has written extensively on labor and ...
Moves are afoot to increase the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from one to two years. The government believes this will encourage economic growth by giving businesses more confidence when they consider taking people on.
According to the government, the emphasis is on employers and employees having longer to resolve any ...
David Morrison is a Partner in Collins Benson Goldhill LLP (www.cbglaw.co.uk) covering business services and private client matters. The firm advises on all aspects of private client matters including wills and probate, powers of attorney and trusts and inheritance planning advice.
The Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP, www.step.org) is a ...
Collins Benson Goldhill LLP has many clients within the restaurant, leisure, hotels and catering industries. CBG acts for a number of well known branded restaurant groups and has assisted them by dealing with all the legal aspects of securing sites to facilitate their rapid expansion through England.
Building on its strengths ...
As millions of American homeowners know, the housing market crash was fueled by inflated home values and bank loans that were high above the equity or actual value of "underwater" homes. According to Trisha Lotzer, JD., health-care attorney and CEO of Physis, Inc., a similar threat for banks, borrowers and owners ...
Millions of Americans count on their tax refunds each year to pay down debts, get caught up on bills, or simply to make ends meet. With an estimated 1.5 million personal bankruptcies to be filed in 2011, bankruptcy lawyers around the country are being asked the same question: "What will happen ...
Employment solicitors Thomas Mansfield put harassment in the bigger picture.
As employment solicitors, we often think of harassment in the context of discrimination. What isn't always understood is harassment in the wider sense.
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (PHA) was originally introduced in the wake of the Jill Dando murder trial ...
Employment solicitors have for a long time grappled with the thorny issue of what constitutes employment status.
The main distinction of importance is that between an employee and a worker. An employee is an individual who has entered into, or works under a contract of employment. Broadly speaking, a contract of ...
Collins Benson Goldhill LLP’s business services team, David Morrison and Edward Harris Hughes, acted for the innovative online money transfer business, WorldRemit Ltd in connection with its raising of circa £350,000 of investment capital. WorldRemit Limited’s CEO and founder, Dr Ismail Ahmed had been offered the investment following his success ...
On Monday August 09, 2010 Business partner and creator of the coffee lines “Deadliest Brew” “Captains Brew” and “Captains Reserve” was forced to bring suit to the Harris Estate after a year of trying to settle differences quietly and professionally.
Coggeshell who is considered the most innovative creator in his industry, ...
A recent survey of NHS, Local Authority and Housing sector managers researching the methods and practices for lone working and carried out by Glasgow University shows that less than 50% of business managers understand the current legislation, current industry standards and therefore the potential business impact and relevance of non-compliance. ...
Joseph Law Corporation announced today that it has expanded its complex litigation and employment law expertise through the addition of Jonathan M. Cohen as Of Counsel to the firm.
“We are extremely pleased that Jonathan Cohen is teaming up with Joseph Law Corporation. With his extensive state and federal court litigation expertise ...
Quigal.com is celebrating its national launch with a sweepstakes campaign, which will award the winner an Amazon Kindle.
Quigal.com offers users the ability to search online for top-tier attorneys in their local market. “We felt that giving away a Kindle was the perfect way to launch our product nationally,” said Founder and ...
