The Virginia State Bar is calling on high school students to weigh in with an essay on cyber bullying. Contestants will consider the case of “Jennifer,” a 12-year-old learning disabled middle school student. In this fictional story, Jennifer i’s in a mainstream class along with other students for the first time. But since school began, [...]

COLUMBUS A Boardman florist has pleaded guilty to a felony count of workers’ compensation fraud for working while receiving benefits. James Landis, owner of Mum’s the Word Florist on Lockwood Boulevard, told the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation several times that he was incapable of working in any capacity. BWC said its investigation revealed, however, [...]

It started with a routine traffic stop in Louisiana, and ended with a drug bust in South Baltimore.Federal authorities said a Louisiana State Police officer pulled over a white Chevy Impala on Nov. 10 and found “five brick-shaped packages of suspected cocaine” hidden in a back panel of the driver’s seat.Police arrested the driver and [...]

Read a copy of the lawsuit by members of the family that owns Singer Bros. LLC. They seek to have a receiver appointed to run or dissolve the company. The four plaintiffs are siblings of George Singer, 63, of Tulsa, and cousins of David Singer, 48, of Nichols Hills, a suburb of Oklahoma City. The [...]

Home Page Lawsuits Filed Reports of Whirlpool dishwashers catching fire due to a product defect has prompted a class action lawsuit alleging Whirlpool, the parent company of Kitchenaid, knew about the defect but did nothing. According to news reports hundreds of people have been affected. And, the suit claims, this is a defect in the [...]