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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

see “classic retainer” vs. “advance payment retainer” vs. “security retainer” in Illinois ), but in general, a lawyer is required to deposit flat fees and expenses paid into a client trust account in advance for representation. Some states allow a retainer that is earned upon payment (e.g., See Model Rule 1.15.

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Separation of powers and mental health evidence in capital sentencing

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The court also denied review to the state of Alabama in Hamm v. After a series of loans with the bank’s biggest customer group went sour, Calcutt was removed from his positions and barred from holding further banking positions by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, whose board members are removable by the president only for cause.

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Sheriff’s Office Has Been Destroying Records Of Alleged Officer Misconduct For Years

The Crime Report

Deposition of Nick Vega, Sept. The Texas Highway Patrol keeps them for five years after the end of a person’s employment, the Alabama Highway Patrol for six years, and the South Carolina Highway Patrol for 15. Vega: I’ve been to Internal Affairs for courtesy complaints. Vega: Because they are expunged after three years.

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Project Veritas Wins Victory Against New York Times In Defamation Action

JonathanTurley

Sullivan, sued for defamation and won under Alabama law. Note that this is not a finding of actual malice but it will allow the Project to plunge into discovery, including depositions, and possible a trial. The New York Times had run an advertisement referring to abuses of civil rights marchers and the arrest of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

People are seeking the closure of the houses located in Summertown, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The haunted house requires participants to get a doctor’s note and sign a 40-page waiver before they enter.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

People are seeking the closure of the houses located in Summertown, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The haunted house requires participants to get a doctor’s note and sign a 40-page waiver before they enter.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

People are seeking the closure of the houses located in Summertown, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The haunted house requires participants to get a doctor’s note and sign a 40-page waiver before they enter.

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