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For supporters of gay marriage in the state of Illinois, this moment was supposed to a landmark time in a collective “I do” from state legislators. Thousands participated on social media and live streams throughout the day on Friday of last week, sending messages and tweets of hope as they anxiously waited for the House ...

SEC Comes Down on 61 Companies for Committing Fraud in the Over-the-Counter Market

The SEC today announced the second-largest trading suspension in U.S. history as the agency continues to conduct its “Operation Shell Expel” crackdown to thwart the manipulation of small or microcap shell companies that are susceptible to fraud as they lay stagnant in the over-the-counter market.    The agency ...

SEC Charges Prominent Company for Accounting Mishaps

The SEC today charged a Washington-based commercial truck manufacturer for a number of accounting deficiencies that clouded the company’s financial reporting to investors during the financial crisis. The SEC alleges that PACCAR’s accounting controls included ineffective policies and procedures that kept the business from ...

The African Hope Committee - Using the Power of Knowledge to Combat HIV/AIDS

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has claimed more than 30 million lives as of 2009. A pandemic, it has affected every region and every country on the planet. According to the CDC, more than 1.1 million people over the age of 13 are living with HIV infection in the United States as of 2009. Annually, 50,000 more people get infected in the United ...

Bankruptcy Attorney, Bruce Levitt Appreciates the Value of Good Advice

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Going Backwards: Nigerian Lawmakers Vote to Outlaw Gay Marriage

  Nigerian lawmakers approved a bill today that outlaws gay marriage and significantly hampers gay rights, including placing criminal penalties on public displays of affection between homosexual couples.    The Nigerian House of Representatives unanimously approved the measure which provides lengthy jail terms ...

On the Brink: Federal Disability Trust Fund Disappearing Quickly

  Roughly 11 million Americans depend on federal disability payments; however, the system is on the verge of running out of money.    According to a government report, the Social Security Disability Insurance program is expected to run out of money in its trust fund sometime in 2016, years before both the Social ...

Rising Rapidly: Mortgage Rates are Highest in a Year

  Mortgage rates in the U.S. have hit their highest level in more than a year, making homes more expensive for purchases who seek to finance their new abodes.  The rates on 30-year-fixed mortgages jumped nearly .25 percent to 3.81 percent this week, according to mortgage lending giant Freddie Mac. This is an increase of ...

Upfront and Honest: Steven Neuner

Marlton, NJ—After three decades of practicing bankruptcy law for creditors and debtors alike, as well as serving as a mediator and arbitrator, Steven Neuner knows every side of the federal bankruptcy code. “Bankruptcy is like the generalist's specialty,” Neuner told Laws-Info.com in a recent interview.  “It ...

Focused On Your Exit Strategy: Stuart Nachbar

Livingston, NJ—Bankruptcy attorney Stuart Nachbar says that one of the biggest obstacles to people who are thinking of filing is misinformation. “A lot of people believe that it's impossible to file for bankruptcy,” Nachbar told Laws-Info.com in a recent interview.  “The banks and the credit card companies ...

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