Legal and Law

A multi-party settlement involving the federal government, the state ofNew Jersey and approximately 300 parties will ensure that clean-up efforts continue to be funded at the Combe Fill South Superfund Site Landfill inMorris County, N.J., the Justice Dep

Insurance Department Takes Control of Struggling Allentown-based Insurer & Subsidiary

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. announced today that on January 5, 2009, the Company was served with an application by Wintergreen Advisers, LLC, in the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit inVolusia County, Florida, for court-ordered inspection of

A lawsuit stemming from the catastrophic October 15, 2008 crash of an Air Angels EMS Helicopter nearAurora, Illinois was filed today on behalf of Robert and Brooke Blockinger, who suffered the tragic loss of their 14-month-old daughter Kirstin Reann Bloc

Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of PFF Bancorp, Inc. during the period between October 23, 2006 throu

Eleven Amish families suedMorristown, NY, and its officials in federal court today for religious discrimination, claiming that the town refused to issue building permits that allow the Amish to practice their religion and build homes according to their b

A former chief operating officer of Investment Properties of America, based inRichmond, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud and to making a material false statement to federal investigators, Acting Assistant Attorney Gen

Finkelstein Thompson LLP is currently investigating possible shareholder claims arising from potential breaches of fiduciary duty by certain executives and directors of American Land Lease, Inc. in connection with Green Courte Partners' proposed acquisi