Fired by your lawyer? Seems like an odd concept. Won’t a lawyer take any client willing to pay? Indeed some will. The best ones will not. Life is simply too short. If you treat your lawyer like a commodity, you run the risk of losing the most important part of the attorney/client relationship....

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The national wave of auto dealership closures has come crashing down on thousands of people who are on the hook for used-car loans that dealers were supposed to absolve. When a car buyer still owes money on a vehicle he is trading i...

Question: I know Jews excel in business. What is the secret that makes this possible? Nations that associate with Israel get blessed. How can my country get association with Israel. We need the Jews to teach us business wisdom and have G-d bless us. Answer: I am flattered that you think all Jews exc...

The list of large law firms laying off lawyers and support staff is snowballing. As one commentator put it “when times are so lean that the frivolous money-wasting starts to detract from desired partner distributions, then firms start to cut the crap and make some real business decisions.̶...

By: LISA R. WILSON For richer or poorer; till death do us part. Because of such a poor economy, many couples across the nation are sticking to these vows, even when they don’t want to. Divorce lawyers say more unhappy couples nationwide are not filing for divorce because the cost of splitting up i...

By: LISA R. WILSON The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Tuesday, November 18th, that Nestlé Prepared Foods Company is recalling nearly 900,000 pounds of frozen chicken meals that may contain small pieces of bright-blue hard plastic. The three me...

BY: LISA R. WILSON Although providing rest or meal breaks is not required under Federal law and the laws in most states, many employers do so anyway in accordance with industry (and OSHA) standards. Typically, industry-standard breaks allow for one, 5-15 minute break and one, 30-minute off-the-clock...

BY: LISA R. WILSON Anyone who has ever received an email knows all too well the evil and iniquity that is SPAM. SPAM is unsolicited, non-compensated commercial electronic mail sent in bulk that is usually fraudulent or deceptive in nature. On December 16, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Con...

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ A smiling J.K. Rowling stepped out of a car and strode into a lower Manhattan courthouse early Monday for the start of her lawsuit against a publisher. Rowling, who wore a gray pinstriped jacket and a gray knee-length skirt, didn’t sp...

By ELLIOT SPAGAT AP Business Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) _ The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint Monday against five former San Diego city officials, alleging they committed fraud by concealing a ballooning shortfall in the city pension fund. The SEC said the officials knew the ci...