UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Duffy & Duffy, a preeminent medical malpractice law firm based in Uniondale, N.Y., successfully litigated four cases named in Verdict Search's "Top New York Verdicts of 2009." The list, published by Verdict Search, was included in the April 26th edition of the New York Law Journal.

By Matthew Wilde, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Dec. 19--WATERLOO -- The buyers of the old Black Hawk County Farm apparently got a bargain last month. The 330 acres of county-owned farm ground surrounding the Country View care center and Youth Shelter sold for an average of $4,715 per acre.

By George C. Ford, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dec. 19--Demand for corn and soybeans for a rapidly expanding biofuels industry is responsible for sharply higher farmland prices in Iowa, according to an Iowa State University economist.

By Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press Oct. 24--"Phenomenon" (8 p.m., WDIV-TV, Local 4, NBC). Series premiere. Making weirdness work for you. That is the paranormal hope of the 10 aspirants competing to become the world's "next great mentalist" on this otherworldly reality competition show.

By Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press Sep. 26--Dr. McHottie just wants to have some fun. So off Kate Walsh goes, carting along her charismatic "Grey's Anatomy" medical drama alter ego, Dr.