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January 6, 2011
Five food banks serving communities across Pennsylvania have received a total of $150,000 as part of a consumer protection settlement between the Attorney General's Health Care Section and the CVS Pharmacy chain, which addressed complaints about the sale of expired over the counter drugs, infant
January 6, 2011
Zygmont A. Pines, court administrator of Pennsylvania, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Warren E. Burger Award for Excellence in Court Administration by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). The highest award for court management presented by the National Center, the Burger Award is
January 6, 2011
Thirty school districts, county governments and other municipal organizations across Pennsylvania will receive more than $8.4 million this week during the first phase of payments from a national bid-rigging settlement with Bank of America. Attorney General Tom Corbett said the funds are being wire
January 6, 2011
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has approved a new rule aimed at streamlining the foreign adoption process by establishing guidelines to be used when the child’s adoption was not “full and final” in the foreign country. Newly enacted Orphans’ Court Procedural Rule 15.9 provides a relatively easy
January 5, 2011
The Internal Revenue Service has opened the 2011 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 18 to file their tax returns. The IRS reminded taxpayers impacted by recent tax law changes that using e-file is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds.
January 4, 2011
This article in the National Law Journal discusses the grim financial forecast that struggling legal aid programs face as the new year opens and demand for legal services continues to increase. It highlights ongoing decreases in IOLTA funding, which generated $380 million nationally for legal aid
January 4, 2011
The Internal Revenue Service will be conducting a webinar entitled, Earned Income Tax Credit Marketing Made Easy on January 4, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern.
January 3, 2011
James J. Sandman, a former longtime Managing Partner at the law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP and the current General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for the District of Columbia Public Schools, has been selected as the next President of the Legal Services Corporation, Board Chairman John G. Levi

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