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Portland Rental Management Company Forks Over $105K to Settle Lawsuit Filed by Former Tenant

- September 27, 2018

A&G Rental Management, a rental management company in Portland recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former tenant for $105,000. The suit was filed earlier this year and alleged that the former tenant, Aleina Langford, lived in “deplorable living conditions that included hypodermic needles, rats and overflowing garbage at her Southeast Portland apartment complex.” To make matters worse, her attorney, Michael Fuller, claimed the rental management company sent a “collection agency after her seeking more than $1,500 in so-called bogus charges.”

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DHS Wants to Check Immigrant Credit Scores Before Granting Green Cards

- September 27, 2018

A Department of Homeland Security proposal could deem immigrants with low credit scores inadmissible to the United States. Signed Friday by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the proposal’s intent is to prevent immigrants from becoming legal permanent residents if they’re ‘public charges.’ A public charge, writes MarketWatch.com, refers to individuals or households which draw substantial government

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Alternative Remedies for Depression

- September 27, 2018

Depression is a very serious issue. There are literally millions of people who suffer from this mental illness. More than likely, you have someone in your family who suffers from it also, or maybe you suffer from depression yourself. There are probably millions of other people who suffer from depression who have not yet been diagnosed or put on medication.

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Louisville Metro Police at the Center of a Federal Wrongful Death Lawsuit

- September 27, 2018

Earlier this year on April 24, Demonjhea Jordan fled the scene of a robbery and allegedly pointed his handgun at police officers in a Portland neighborhood. In response, one of those Louisville Metro Police officers “fired his gun through the window of his squad car,” killing Jordan, who was 21-years-old at the time. As a result of the fatal shooting, Jordan’s mother and father filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this month in Jefferson County Court, though it was moved to federal court yesterday.

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Three Maddin Hauser Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® 2019 Detroit “Lawyers of the Year”

- September 27, 2018

Last month, Southfield, Michigan firm Maddin, Hauser, Roth, & Heller, P.C., announced that Best Lawyers® has recognized Harvey R. Heller as the 2019 Detroit Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” Kathleen H. Klaus as the 2019 Detroit Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” and Julie Beth Teicher as the 2019 Detroit Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award.

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Asbestos Continues to be a National Threat

- September 26, 2018

Asbestos. The mere mention of the word brings thoughts of “miners, millers & manufacturers or insulators and shipbuilders,” working during a time where there were limited protections. It brings to mind old homes and commercial structures built long ago. But, the worst thing it brings to mind is likely a horrible disease called mesothelioma. Wait! Wasn’t asbestos done away with? Aren’t there regulations in place banning this known carcinogen? Yes, and no. Sadly, mostly no.

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