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Legal and Law

Legal and Law News from Mortgage & Finance News magazine

Legal and Law

Legal and Law
Legal and Law News from Mortgage & Finance News magazine

News: California Ferret Owners Submit Ballot Initiative to Attorney General for Legal Opinion, But Attorney General Ignores Civil Code on Domestic...

Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Non-profit Legalize Ferrets (legalizeferrets.org) announced today that we are disappointed that California Attorney General ignores Civil Code in Domestic Ferret Ballot Initiative. The ferret legalization grassroots organization, has repeatedly asked the California Attorney General for a legal opinion.

News: Reefer Rabble Rouser Ed ‘NJWeedman’ Forchion to Present Oral Arguments in Federal Lawsuit Against New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy

Mortgage and Finance News: (TRENTON, N.J.) Reefer rabble rouser Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion and his longtime attorney, John Vincent Saykanic, Esq. will get another day in court to fight the green fight on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 when oral arguments are presented per his cannabis related lawsuit directed at Governor Phil Murphy (Case 3:20-cv-16582-PGS-TJB FORCHION v. MURPHY).

News: The Orange County Register Names CDF One of Orange County’s Top Workplaces for Third Year in a Row

Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) Acclaimed California labor, employment and immigration defense law firm CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF) proudly announces it has been named one of the 2021 Top Workplaces by the Orange County Register for the 3rd consecutive year. The award rounds out a year of numerous accolades for CDF.

News: BUG-A-SALT Pursues Canadian Retailer Selling Knock-Off Product

Mortgage and Finance News: (SANTA MONICA, Calif.) Skell, Inc. (dba Bug-A-Salt) filed a lawsuit on Sept. 13, 2021, against Uncle Weiner's Wholesale, a chain of stores in Canada operated by Indigo Wholesale, Inc., according to Bug-A-Salt's attorney, Liat Cohen, Esq. The claim is for relief against the defendants who have, according to Cohen, interfered with Bug-A-Salt's intellectual property rights

News: Legal Counsel for Blockchain Smart Contracts Announced for Carbon Tokenization

Mortgage and Finance News: (CHEYENNE, Wyo.) Carbon Asset Network (CAN) announces that Oklahoma-based Wurtz & Associates will provide oversight and facilitation of the blockchain-based "smart contracts" related to the recently revealed initiative by CAN. Through an innovative protocol, this process tokenizes land resources for carbon sequestration and protection of the soil and water resources.

News: CDF’s California Labor and Employment Law Blog Listed 7th on Feedspot’s ‘Top 40 California Law Blogs and Websites’

Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF), a California-based labor, employment and business immigration defense law firm, proudly announces its California Labor & Employment Law Blog ("blog") has been ranked 7th on Feedspot's recent list of the "Top 40 California Law Blogs and Websites."

News: Attorney David Goldman Guest Speaker at Sarasota Charity Organization Fund Raiser

Mortgage and Finance News: (SARASOTA, Fla.) Attorney David L Goldman was a guest speaker at the "Night Of Hope" fundraising event, held by the Second Chance Last Opportunity charitable organization in Sarasota, Florida. Goldman noted that the organization remained open throughout the pandemic and has served over 80,000 different individuals.

News: Bug-A-Salt Wins Settlement Over Dillard’s Dept. Store

Mortgage and Finance News: (SANTA MONICA, Calif.) Bug-A-Salt (a subsidiary of Skell Inc.) this month prevailed in a patent and trademark infringement lawsuit against Dillard's Department Stores, according to the Bug-A-Salt, attorney, Liat Cohen, Esq.

News: European Court of Human Rights Affirms Freedom of Religion or Belief of Russian Scientologist

Mortgage and Finance News: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has once again affirmed the rights of Scientologists in Russia to practice their religion based on Article 9 of the ECHR Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, announced the Church of Scientology International.

News: Strategic Capital Attends the 2021 Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Convention, Sponsors Special Events

Mortgage and Finance News: (LITTLETON, Colo.) From Thursday, August 5 to Saturday, August 7, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) held its annual convention. While they offered virtual attendance, they also hosted the conference in person in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The Strategic Capital team joined them at The Steamboat Grand for the hybrid event, which was themed "Conquering New Horizons Together."

News: CDF Labor Law LLP Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers in America© Awards

Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF) proudly congratulates seven partners who were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2022 and four associates who were recognized in the 2022 Best Lawyers in America© "Ones to Watch" for various employment-related practice areas from metropolitan areas throughout California.

News: Families Facing Food Insecurity Receive Over 27,000 Meals From Employees at CDF Labor Law

Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) The stories are endless of jobs suddenly gone forever and families struggling to get by. As cities across the nation continue to deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, employees at CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF) got busy partnering with food banks and programs aimed to get food into the hands of hungry communities.

News: NotaryCam Partners with Texas Mortgage Law Firm, RUTH RUHL, P.C., to Add RON to Firm’s Loss Mitigation Services

Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and a pioneering provider of remote online notarization and identity verification / authentication technology for real estate and legal transactions, today announced it has partnered with RUTH RUHL, P.C., a Texas-based law firm, to add security and automation to the firm's loss mitigation services through remote online notarization (RON).

News: Santa Ana High School Students Get Mentorship Boost from CDF Labor Law for 10th year

Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) Two high school juniors, from low to moderate income families in Santa Ana are about to get a significant boost to their career path from CDF Labor Law LLP, a California-based labor, employment, and immigration law firm who will sponsor them for an eight-week, paid internship. This is CDF's 10th year participating in Project SELF mentoring program of at-risk youth.

News: Heath Spivey Named New President of DELTA |v| Forensic Engineering, Inc.

Mortgage and Finance News: (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) DELTA |v| Forensic Engineering, Inc.™ announced today that they have appointed Heath Spivey, Manager of the Nashville Regional Office, as the new President of DELTA |v| Forensic Engineering, Inc.™, effective January 1, 2022.

News: Estes-Hightower PLLC offers monthly legal subscriptions to access Texas attorneys but with a twist

Mortgage and Finance News: (HOUSTON, Texas) Estes-Hightower PLLC, a Houston law firm, has attorneys that are available through monthly retainers or as some call them, legal subscriptions. The law firm recruits attorneys across Texas with credentials broad enough to cover a variety of legal issues.

News: Los Angeles and Las Vegas Are the US Cities with The Most Searches for Court Records

Mortgage and Finance News: (WILMINGTON, Del.) Los Angeles and Las Vegas are the cities where the most searches to a leading court records website originate from. Data taken from courtrecords.us.org shows that other areas which have seen the largest numbers of searches include Houston, New York, and Dallas.

News: MondoBrain Announces Settlement – Company severs all ties to Augustin Huret

Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) The shareholders of MondoBrain have brought to a successful close a derivative lawsuit against its former CEO. As a result of a mutual settlement agreement, Augustin Huret is no longer affiliated with the company and has no ownership stake.

News: Personal Injury Attorney Rachel Anthony Has Joined LeMaster & Ahmed PLLC Law Firm

Mortgage and Finance News: (THE WOODLANDS, Texas) LeMaster & Ahmed PLLC has announced that Rachel Anthony, a personal injury attorney, has recently joined their Houston area office of LeMaster & Ahmed PLLC. The law firm focuses on personal injury cases and has offices in The Woodlands, Texas and Plano, Texas.

News: The Expansion of The Law Offices of Victoria Broussard: Bringing Humanity and Unbiased Practices to Central Texas Courts

Mortgage and Finance News: (AUSTIN, Texas) The Law Offices of Victoria Broussard​, a Houston-based law firm, today announced their return to Austin, and plans for expanding their practice across central Texas. The company launched in Austin in 2006 and relocated its office to Houston in 2014.

News: SECDEF Urged to Protect Troops from Sexual Assault Through Equity Boards

Mortgage and Finance News: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Washington D.C., metropolitan-based law firm of Jordan Guydon, LLP, announced today a plan to reduce sexual assault and harassment in the military. "Our plan recommends that Secretary of Defense Austin update 75-year-old architecture," said managing partner Attorney Daryle A. Jordan, a former Army lawyer and veteran of the Gulf War.

News: Lincoln Law School of San Jose Launches New Website

Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN JOSE, Calif.) Lincoln Law School of San Jose is proud to announce that its newly designed website launched on January 25, 2021, after several months of working on its development. Their old site was perfectly functional, but this much-needed refresh will help students, potential students, faculty, and supporters to gain more from Lincoln's online presence.

News: NJWeedman Responds to New Jersey Governor’s Request for Dismissal in Ed Forchion vs. Phil Murphy Cannabis Case

Mortgage and Finance News: (TRENTON, N.J.) Veteran marijuana activist Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion put New Jersey under the cannabis microscope late last year when he challenged the state's newly passed marijuana legalization laws with a lawsuit directed at Governor Phil Murphy (Case 3:20-cv-16582-PGS-TJB FORCHION v. MURPHY).

News: Bug-A-Salt Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Dillard’s Inc.

Mortgage and Finance News: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) Skell, Inc., dba Bug-A-Salt, has filed suit against the department store chain Dillard's and its distributor, William E. Connor & Associates, for infringing on Skell's 2013 patent for a "bug killing gun," according to Bug-A-Salt's attorney, Liat Cohen.

News: Denial of Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care Declared Unlawful

Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) TransFamily Support Services (transfamilysos.org) today announced a milestone victory in the organization's mission to build a world where all genders are accepted and treated equally.

News: Ed ‘NJWeedman’ Forchion Wages His Own War on Drugs – Sues the State of New Jersey Over ‘Bait and Switch’...

Mortgage and Finance News: (TRENTON, N.J.) The 'war on drugs' has just taken a wicked left turn. On Friday, November 20, 2020, one of marijuana's staunchest supporters, Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion held an online press conference at his NJWeedman's Joint location, contesting New Jersey's recent legalization of cannabis. (Case 3:20-cv-16582-PGS-TJB FORCHION v. MURPHY.)

News: NotaryCam Marks Significant Spike in Use of Remote Online Notarization for eWills in Second Half of 2020

Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.) NotaryCam®, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that it has seen a 10X-increase in the number of remote online notarization (RON) transactions the company has performed for electronic wills (eWills) thus far in 2020.

News: Defamation Attorney Defeats anti-SLAPP Motion for Bay Area Client

Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Defamation Attorney Rohit Chhabra has successfully defeated an anti-SLAPP motion that sought to punish his client for seeking justice. The case is Li v. Yu, 20CV367955 (Santa Clara Superior Court 2020).

News: Defamation Attorney Secures Win for Client

Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Defamation Attorney Rohit Chhabra has successfully prevented a lawsuit from proceeding that punished his client for exercising his free speech rights. The case is Tully v. Chouinard, CIV-MSC20-01019 (Contra Costa Sup. Ct. 2020).

News: ‘Finishing Touches’ Closes the Gap Between Estate Plans and the Details of Everyday Life

Mortgage and Finance News: (HENDERSONVILLE, N.C.) Katrina Bragg, owner of Task Mania, a leading virtual administrative assistant service, today launches "Finishing Touches," a living document designed to capture and organize an individual's most important personal information.