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Former Dodger Steve Garvey Forms Group To Buy Team
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey says he has assembled an investment group to buy his old team if owner Frank McCourt is forced to sell the franchise as part of his Divorce dispute. Garvey tells the Los Angeles Times that owning a major league team has always been his dream. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has also said he might be interested in buying the Dodgers. He tells the Times it’s too early to say if he’ll start to pursue the team activel...

Judge rules in favor of Jamie McCourt in Dodgers ownership struggle
Frank McCourt is not the sole owner of the Dodgers, a judge ruled Tuesday, a decision that keeps the team in legal limbo for what might be several more years. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon granted Jamie McCourt's plea to throw out a 2004 marital agreement that would have left her without an ownership share in the Dodgers. "The court finds that the marital property agreement is not a valid and enforceable agreement," Gordon wrote in his ruling. "The court orders that the marital ...

Who Owns the Los Angeles Dodgers? The Debate Continues
By Dionne Searcey This just in: A spokesman for Jamie McCourt says a judge tossed out a marital agreement that gives sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt, the LA Times is reporting. The decision means the Dodgers could be shared under California’s community property law. Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon’s decision follows a trial that focused on whether a post-nuptial agreement signed by the couple in 2004 should decide who owns the team. Jamie McCourt had argued that no ..

June M. Hendry
June M. (Delaney) Hendry of Squantum, a World War II Veteran, former hair salon owner and Insurance company employee, died Tuesday at Marina Bay Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Quincy. She was 89. Born in Boston, Mrs. Hendry was a Squantum resident for 56 years. During World War II, Mrs. Hendry served in the Coast Guard. Mrs. Hendry owned her own hair salon before selling it and going to work for Kemper Insurance, CNA Insurance and then a private Law Firm with her brother. A self-tau...

Judge Said To Scuttle Dodgers Deal In Divorce Battle
A judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement giving sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt is not valid, a spokesman for his estranged wife Jamie McCourt said Tuesday. The decision means the Dodgers could be shared under California's community property law, spokesman Mark Fabiani told The Associated Press. The ruling was not expected to affect the Dodgers operations, but it may lead both sides to resume settlement negotiations. Fabiani said he saw the decision issue...

L.A. Dodgers owned jointly by divorced couple: judge
Los Angeles | Tue Dec 7, 2010 1:34pm EST Los Angeles (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Dodgers are jointly owned by newly-divorced couple Frank and Jamie McCourt, setting the stage for further wrangling over the storied Baseball team. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon tossed out a 2004 post-nuptial agreement that Frank McCourt has contended gave him full control over the Major League club. Gordon ruled that the National League team, valued by Forbes magazin...

L.A. Dodgers owned jointly by divorced couple: judge
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon tossed out a 2004 post-nuptial agreement that Frank McCourt has contended gave him full control over the Major League club. Gordon ruled that the National League team, valued by Forbes Magazine in 2009 at $722 million, is community property co-owned by the McCourts. Frank McCourt has signaled that he would appeal the judge's decision. (Writing by Steve Gorman, Editing by Greg McCune) ...

Judge tosses McCourts' marital agreement
Published: Dec. 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM Los Angeles, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A judge Tuesday threw out a marital agreement Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt contended gave him sole ownership of the Baseball club. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ruled the 2004 marital property agreement was insufficient to back Frank McCourt's claim his wife Jamie wasn't entitled to an ownership stake in the Dodgers as part of their Divorce, the Los Angeles Times reported. Gordon made the ruling more than ...

Judge rules L.A. Dodgers owned jointly by McCourts
By Steve Gorman Los Angeles | Tue Dec 7, 2010 4:53pm EST Los Angeles (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in effect jointly owned by newly-divorced couple Frank and Jamie McCourt, setting the stage for further wrangling over the storied Baseball team. Lawyers for Frank McCourt immediately disputed the ruling, asserting he remains sole owner of the National League franchise, that his former spouse has no right to the club and that their Legal Battle would conti...

McCourt marital deal on Dodgers said to be invalid
A judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement giving sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt is not valid, a spokesman for his estranged wife Jamie McCourt said Tuesday. Mark Fabiani told The Associated Press the decision means the Dodgers could be shared under California's community property law. Fabiani said he saw the decision issued by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon but had not yet reviewed the entire document. The ruling came after an 11-day trial that focused...

McCourt marital deal on Dodgers said to be invalid
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement giving sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt is not valid, a spokesman for his estranged wife Jamie McCourt said Tuesday. Mark Fabiani told The Associated Press the decision means the Dodgers could be shared under California's community property law. Fabiani said he saw the decision issued by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon but had not yet reviewed the entire document. The ruling came after an 11-...

Judge rules McCourt marital deal not valid
Los Angeles — A spokesman for Jamie McCourt says a judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement that gives sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt is not valid. Mark Fabiani told The Associated Press he has seen the ruling shared with attorneys Tuesday morning but has yet to review the entire document. He says the decision by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon meas the Dodgers could be shared under California’s community property law. Superior Court Judge S...

McCourt Divorce: Judge Rules Jamie McCourt Is Co-Owner Of Dodgers
Los Angeles — A judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement giving sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt is not valid, a spokesman for his estranged wife Jamie McCourt said Tuesday. Mark Fabiani told The Associated Press the decision means the Dodgers could be shared under California's community property law. Fabiani said he saw the decision issued by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon but had not yet reviewed the entire document. The ruling came after an 11-...

Spokesman: McCourt marital deal on Dodgers invalid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement giving sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt is not valid, a spokesman for his estranged wife Jamie McCourt said Tuesday. Mark Fabiani told The Associated Press the decision means the Dodgers could be shared under California’s community property law. Fabiani said he saw the decision issued by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon but had not yet reviewed the entire document. The ruling came aft...

China's financial system: Look again
Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China’s Extraordinary Rise. By Carl Walter and Fraser Howie. Wiley; 250 pages; $29.95 and £19.99. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk IT COULD be said that any Financial System that appears to be robust will, in time, reveal some underlying rot. In the late 1990s, for instance, the Asian Financial Crisis appeared to confirm the virtues of London and New York—then the global Financial Crisis happened. Anyone who is overly impress...

Arkansas news, politics, opinion, restaurants, music, movies and art
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is building a $3 million house on Blue Mountain Beach just east of Destin, Fla. He bought the lot on the famous sugar sand beach last year for $800,000 and this year took out a building permit for a house expected to cost $2.2 million. The three-story house will have 8,224 square feet of living space and 2,969 square feet of decks and porch. A pool or spa is also in the works. Walton County tax records show Huckabee has a $2.8 million Mortgage with Centennial Bank after...

Head Of NY Ethics Panel Resigns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Michael Cherkasky is resigning as chairman of the New York Commission on Public Integrity and says it has too few resources to police all lobbying and Executive Branch ethics violations. Cherkasky was appointed by Gov. David Paterson in 2009. The agency later recommended $90,000 in civil penalties against Paterson for soliciting and accepting Yankees Baseball tickets before belatedly paying for them. He says the commission should focus on more serious violations and not...

Hacketts' last store is closed
OGDENSBURG — Patrick Hackett Hardware Co. closed the last of its doors Thursday, after a federal Bankruptcy court judge in Utica converted the company's case to Chapter 7 proceedings. Thomas W. Scozzafava, president and CEO of Hacketts' parent company, Seaway Valley Capital Corp., said he thought the company's recently revised financial plan was enough to keep the Outlet Center, 1223 Pickering St., open. "To paraphrase what's going on, it's their company. So because w...

Child Marriage - "Islam allows it as long as the girl is considered to have reached her pubescent stage, once she has her menstr
The Government has no plan to review laws allowing for Underage marriages because the practice is permitted under Islam. "If the religion allows it, then we can't legislate against it," File photo: Wedlock Abuse: Underage brides in Yemen prepare for a life of servitude. (© IRIN) There are no distinctions between Child Marriage and Slavery. If anything, Child Marriage is worse: The child, unlike an adult slave (or a slave with his or her parents around) is entirely at the mercy...

R.I. Representative-elect Medina denies he's presented himself as a lawyer
WARWICK — State Representative-elect Leo Medina, testifying before a state Supreme Court committee in the Kent County Court House on Tuesday, defended himself against allegations that he has been practicing law without a license, saying that nothing in his advertisements, business cards or Providence storefront gave the impression that he was an attorney. He called the accusations politically motivated attacks by supporters of outgoing state Rep. Joseph S. Almeida, whom he defeated in the ...

N.C. Prevents Free Adults from Selling, Eating Hot Dogs
Last week a guy names Steve Pruner wrote in asking to get in touch with Adam Bliss. Both these guys have something in common, you see- the government thinks you’re too stupid to visit their businesses and buy legal products. In Adam Bliss’ case, the insipid, fascist Smoking Ban resulted in his Hookah Bar being shut down. Cuz God forbid someone who doesn’t like second-hand smoke inhaling it while minding their own business at a hookah bar! Now comes Steve Pruner, who made news l...

Major Foreclosure Contractor Underplayed the Extent of Document Flaws
ProPublica, Dec. 7, 2010, 1:44 p.m. In our primer on the players in the Foreclosure Scandal, we noted that the biggest Foreclosure contractor to which banks outsourced servicing tasks, Lender Processing Services (LPS), has been accused of flaws in the processing of key Mortgage documents. The company has said that it is “not aware of any defects in our signing and review processes that resulted in the wrongful Foreclosure of any borrower” and has maintained that flaws in its signing ...

Treasury Bars Use of TARP Funds to Help Borrowers Facing Foreclosure
If you had any doubts about whose side the Administration is on, this story should settle all doubts. From the Nation: Consider this: the recent Fed Audit revealed over $3.3 Trillion in emergency assistance to the banks and other corporate behemoths during the Financial Crisis-no strings attached…. Then consider the 19 states which are recipients of the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF)-a portion of TARP money set aside to help Homeowners in states struggling with the highest unemployme...

Previously deported illegal alien sentenced in fatal DUI crash
Last week, Cesar Acosta-Castillo, 32, was sentenced to 12 years in Prison, after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of 42-year-old Leah Miller. Denver District Court Judge McGahey called the Mexican national a "Time Bomb," before giving him the maximum sentence allowed under the law. On Sept. 9, 2009, Acosta-Castillo slammed his truck into a car near Monaco Parkway and 22nd Avenue, but kept driving. He then crashed into another vehicle, driven by Leah Miller who died on the scene...

Former Ga. justice to become private mediator
Former Georgia Supreme Court Justice Norman S. Fletcher is set to begin a new career as private mediator. Fletcher served on the Georgia Supreme Court from 1990 to 2005, including a term as presiding justice from 1995 to 2001. He plans to join the JAMS Atlanta Resolution Center specializing as a mediator, arbitrator and discovery master for disputes in a variety of areas. He retired from the court in 2005, joining Law Firm Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis in Rome, Ga. Fletc...