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Cost impasse may mean shorter payroll tax extension

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said lawmakers may have to agree to an extension of a payroll tax cut for workers that falls short of a full year if they can’t reach a deal …

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Court to rehear climate change lawsuit

The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to rehear a climate change suit has cast uncertainty on what little judicial guidance exists on the issue of insurance coverage in climate change cases, BusinessInsurance.com reported.

The court said …

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Bankruptcy filings down in 2011

Bankruptcy filings in the federal courts fell 11.5 percent in calendar year 2011, according to data released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The number of bankruptcies filed in the twelve-month period …

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JPMorgan Chase nears overdraft fee settlement

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has filed a motion for a preliminary agreement to settle an overdraft fee class- action lawsuit brought in Miami federal court for $110 million, the South Florida Business Journal reported. The …

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BrownWinick attorney nominated to join group of top trial lawyers

Brian Rickert, an attorney for BrownWinick Attorneys at Law, was nominated to become a  member of The National Trial Lawyers, an organization made up of the top 100 trial lawyers of each state.

Membership is …

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Saving, not spending

Consumer spending was flat in December as households took advantage of the largest rise in income in nine months to boost their savings, Reuters reported after the release of a report from the U.S. Department …

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A Closer Look: R. Michael Hayes


Michael Hayes joined Belin McCormick P.C. in October 2011. He specializes in real estate law, with experience in both the private and public sectors. At the end of 2009, he retired from Hubbell Realty Co., …

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Remembering a legal warrior

Jerrold Wanek, an attorney who spoke highly of the conservative style of small community banks and battled in courtrooms with their larger competitors, was remembered today as a fierce advocate for clients that other lawyers…
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Fed extends low interest rate pledge

Fed extends low interest rate pledge   Federal Reserve officials said today that benchmark interest rates will stay low until at least late 2014, and they anticipate that unemployment will remain high and inflation “subdued,”…
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Obama renews call for ‘Buffett Rule’ in State of the Union

Obama renews call for ‘Buffett Rule’ in State of the Union President Barack Obama used his election-year State of the Union address to issue a loud call for economic equality based on “responsibility from everybody,”…