Defendants in Aarons cyber-spying lawsuit: What we do is legal (Updated: 12:55 p.m.) - Local News - GoErie.com/Erie Times-News

A judge heard the opening statements this morning in U.S. District Court in Erie in the legal battle over whether a local software company must immediately disable tracking software it sold to certain Aaron's rental stores.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs, Crystal and Brian Byrd of Casper, Wyo, told U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter that all across the country from California to Florida, Erie and Wyoming, possibly thousands of people who have rented computers from Aaron's rental stores franchisees may be using computers, that, unknown to them, have the capacity to track their computer activity and even take a picture of them.

Trimmed-down version of Florida's foreclosure court to remain in service | jacksonville.com

The funding that created Florida's foreclosure courts is gone but, at least in Jacksonville, the court will continue — with a change.

Last year, the Legislature approved $6 million for courts whose sole purpose was to speed the process and reduce the backlog of foreclosure cases. Retired senior judges were hired and paid by the day with a mission of clearing 25 cases an hour.

Achievers Under 40 profile: Giannina Marin, attorney with McAfee & Taft PC, OKC [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]

(Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Giannina Marin said it was her Type A personality and desire to accomplish a task that led her to choose a career in the legal profession.

"I am pretty 'Type A' and have always been about getting things done. I probably get it from my parents, whose very strict policy was never to promise as little as a piece of candy if they weren't 100 percent sure it would happen," Marin said. "It seemed to me that lawyers are somehow always necessary to get anything done in the world. So, I wanted to become a lawyer so I could know how to get things done. It is kind of neat to have someone come to you with a far-fetched project or difficult idea and put it together and make it happen." Marin graduated cum laude with bachelor's degrees in finance and criminology from the University of Florida in 2006 and magna cum laude with a juris doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law in 2008. While in law school, she served as an intern for the Hon. Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. In addition to receiving awards for excellence in constitutional law, evidence, property, and wills and trusts, she was a recipient of the University of Florida Pro Bono Certificate for her pro bono work. She also served as a board member and treasurer of the John Marshall Bar Association as well as a board member of the Florida Law Review.

Woman wins injury compensation 28 years after incident

Those looking to pursue a personal injury claim for an incident that happened some time ago may be heartened to hear of the case of a Lincolnshire woman.

The lady, who is referred to only as Mrs P, has been awarded a £100,000 compensation payout with the help of an injury lawyer , the Lincolnshire Echo reported.

Mom Sues Airline For Unborn Baby's Food Poisoning | Strollerderby

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What Now for the Unraptured?

I’m still here. I wasn’t raptured away on Saturday, to spend eternity strumming harps and swapping self–congratulatory stories with others of the elect about how we had perfected our retirement portfolios to maximize income despite the coming tribulations of the end times. So I’m going to have to suffer the consequences of not having been saved.

HSBC, JPMorgan, Strauss-Kahn, Lehman, Galleon in Court News

(Adds HSBC in Lawsuits section, Madoff in New Suits, Wal- Mart in Trials and J&J and Sirius in Verdicts. Updates Strauss- Kahn in Lawsuits section.)

May 23 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a group of Taiwanese banks that accuse HSBC Bank USA of helping deceased financier Danny Pang’s PEMGroup defraud them of more than $500 million.