An environmental group and its director have lost their bid to recover attorney fees and compensatory and punitive damages from an attorney who filed an allegedly frivolous defamation suit against them, a New York appellate court has ruled. The Appellate Division, 1st Department held that the lawyer's claim did not amount to a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation," more commonly
SUFFOLK Lawyer Jim Grandfield has been named the city's lead public defender. Grandfield was previously with the Suffolk office from 1998 until 2004. Hired by the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, Grandfield has a staff of six lawyers. He replaces Anita Lester, who left the office to go int
The lawyer for a Canadian woman who’s spent more than two years in a Mexican jail without trial says he expects a judge will hold a final hearing in her case within two weeks.
A fast-track court recently granted anticipatory bail to advocate Vishal Vijayrao Kale, son of a leading civil lawyer, in an alleged extortion case.
The verdict for prominent Chinese human rights dissident Hu Jia, accused of subversion, will be announced on Thursday, one of his lawyers said.
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