On this blog we wrote about how lawyers are using information on Facebook to build effective cases for divorce court. But the power of social media can also do a great deal of damage, spreading misleading information and creating celebrity that can make an already complicated situation incredibly difficult for all involved. That appears to [...]

By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times June 18, 2011, 7:28 p.m. The roof on the three-bedroom Pasadena rental where Don Jones used to live seems unremarkable until he hands over the invoice showing what it cost: $103,443. Fortunately for Jones, he didn’t have to pay that. His landlords, California taxpayers, footed the bill. The state [...]

In Elliott v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company (4D09-3887), the Fourth District affirmed the trial court’s holding that the insurance company was not obligated to provide representation to the insured because the “the trial court correctly determined that the accident was not covered under the homeowners policy, inasmuch as it did not occur on the insured premises.”  [...]

Extra workers needed to verify 37,680 signatures The Mahoning County Board of Elections will hire four temporary employees and postpone its office relocation because of the record number of signatures it must verify on petitions to repeal Senate Bill 5. Those wanting to repeal the bill that restricts collective-bargaining for public employees submitted petitions Wednesday [...]

Orlando The prosecution wrapped up its rebuttal phase in the Casey Anthony murder trial late Friday afternoon, suggesting judgment was near for the Orlando woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter then lying to authorities. After an off-day Saturday, both sides will return to court Sunday. Court spokeswoman Karen Connolly Levey said that closing arguments [...]