Girl, 11, not harmed by Pink concert, judge says
By Charles Toutant, From New Jersey Law Journal A mother did not show poor judgment by taking her 11-year-old daughter to a concert by the singer Pink, and the decision can’t be used as fodder in an ongoing custody dispute…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events APRIL 30 Needs Assessment Unit Closure The Needs Assessment Unit will be closing on Thursday (30 Apr) at 2pm. Boundaries Commission North Side Meeting The Boundaries Commission is hosting a public meeting at the North Side Civic Center…
K2 intelligence pushes into cyberdefense
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily K2 Intelligence, the six-year-old re-creation of the corporate intelligence company Kroll that often partners with Am Law 100 firms on work for mutual clients, is evolving from its roots into a cybersecurity…
GM fund closes, suits still pile up
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal Hundreds take ignition-switch claims to court. More than 200 people who were injured or died in accidents attributed to an ignition-switch defect have filed new lawsuits this year against General Motors Co., having…
Brooklyn pols hail confirmation of Loretta Lynch
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Brooklyn’s Democratic Congressional Representatives Yvette D. Clarke and Hakeem Jeffries have welcomed last week’s long-delayed United States Senate’s confirmation of Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general. The Senate on Thursday confirmed…
Coast Guard wants new ships for age-old drug scourge
By Ledyard King, USA Today from Navy Times WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard has a drug problem: It’s having more and more trouble capturing narcotics smuggled into the U.S. because of an aging fleet that needs constant maintenance and repairs….
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events APRIL 29 Amin Mohammed Memorial Steel Band Competition The Amin Mohammed Memorial Steel Band Competition is Wednesday (29 Apr) at Mary Miller Hall at 630pm. Police Welfare Committee Fundraiser The Police Welfare Committee is inviting all government departments…
The Caribbean Court ruling on the Maya Land Case in Belize will have an impact on the Garifuna people as well
By Wellington C. Ramos from Patrick Jones Belize The Caribbean Court Ruling on The Maya Land Case in Belize Will Have an Impact on The Garifuna People as WellLong before the Europeans came to the Caribbean, Americas and other parts…
CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee fines Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Levies Provisional Stadium Ban
Miami (Tuesday, April 28, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that its Disciplinary Committee has levied fines and issued a provisional stadium ban on Costa Rican club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, for…
Full Federal Circuit to review ruling on disparaging trademarks
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — It’s heady times for trademark attorneys. On the heels of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on trademark tacking and TTAB preclusion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday…