To text or not to text: Illinois court will decide

To text or not to text: Illinois court will decide

An Illinois court will decide if text messaging can be used in a labor case filed against the owners of the Quincy Welcome Inn. The lawsuit has been ongoing for over a year with both sides now arguing whether the plaintiffs can receive certain notifications by text...
Buyer Beware: Before buying tax liens know what you’re getting

Buyer Beware: Before buying tax liens know what you’re getting

Buyer Beware: Before Buying Tax Liens Know What You’re Getting Caveat emptor: let the buyer beware. It may be cliche, however, an examination of dozens of tax liens indicate that if the liens aren’t redeemed, the lien holder could be left holding the bag....
NY governor springs Daily News reporter Lovett from the clink

NY governor springs Daily News reporter Lovett from the clink

New York Daily News veteran reporter Kenneth Lovett was briefly handcuffed and jailed for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the New York State Senate Chambers. A sign in the lobby says cellphones aren’t allowed to be used in the chamber, but doesn’t...
Gringo Star Street Bar investors await return

Gringo Star Street Bar investors await return

Stakeholders in the Gringo Star Street Bar are awaiting their return on investment for the now-closed establishment. Owner Julian Wright emailed a note to investors March 27 stating final reconciliation of the books will be done in a couple of weeks. “We will...
Plaintiffs seek texting communication in Welcome Inn case

Plaintiffs seek texting communication in Welcome Inn case

The plaintiffs in the case against Welcome Inn have asked the court to allow texting as a means of communication. John C. Ireland, who represents plaintiffs April R. Brasher and Richard M. Orencia, individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated as...
Aaron Kelly, Daniel Warner respond to fraud allegations

Aaron Kelly, Daniel Warner respond to fraud allegations

A three-member disciplinary panel will hear the case brought by the Arizona Bar against attorneys Daniel Warner and Aaron Kelly. The bar has issued a disciplinary complaint against Kelly and Warner, and a third person, alleging they filed libel lawsuits against fake...
Judge denies trolling motion in Welcome Inn case

Judge denies trolling motion in Welcome Inn case

A trolling motion filed in a labor case against the Welcome Inn located in Illinois has been denied. The motion filed by plaintiffs April R. Brashier, Richard M. Orencia, and Chad O. Lebow was denied with leave to refile. The case has been ongoing since January...
Welcome Inn files response to tolling motion

Welcome Inn files response to tolling motion

Defendants in the Welcome Inn case have filed a response to the tolling motion filed Feb. 12 by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Welcome Inn accuse the defendants of delaying a ruling on a pending Motion for FLSA Collective Notice to other...
Missouri court clerk says civil records are not public

Missouri court clerk says civil records are not public

A court clerk at Division 2 of the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri said civil records are not available to the public. “You can try civil records, but I doubt you’ll get them. Good luck with that,” the court representative said when...