tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65623984740032632712007-11-14T12:11:05.590-08:00Law NewsHernanBlogger4532125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-4031390224978314612007-11-14T12:11:00.001-08:002007-11-14T12:11:05.639-08:00California Judge OKs Joint Administration In Thorpe Bankruptcy<p><br />LOS ANGELES - A California bankruptcy judge on Nov. 6 ordered that the Chapter 11 proceedings of Thorpe Insulation Co. be jointly administered with the recently filed bankruptcy case of its wholly owned subsidiary (In re: Pacific Insulation Co., No. 02:07-20016-BB, C.D. Calif. Bkcy., See related story in this issue). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=7-4 Mealey's Asb. Bankr. Rep. 2 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%207-4 Mealeys Asb. Bankr. Rep. 2%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Divided En Banc 6th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Exclusive Dealing Claim</strong><br><br />CINCINNATI - In a 10-4 ruling on Oct. 17, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals en banc affirmed the dismissal of monopolization claims against 3M Co., a marketer of do-it-yourself automotive coated abrasives, finding that the sole competitor lacked antitrust injury because it failed to allege predatory conduct by 3M and because five of the six largest retailers demanded exclusivity as a precondition for doing business (NicSand, Inc. v. 3M Company, No. 05-3431, 6th Cir.; 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 24270; See August 2006, Page 5). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2-8 LexisNexis Antitrust Rep. 1 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%202-8 LexisNexis Antitrust Rep. 1%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Panel Reverses $197,939 Award, Finds Insureds Not Excused From Condition Precedent</strong><br><br />LOS ANGELES - A California appeals panel on Oct. 29 reversed a $197,939 economic damages award for the difference between the amount an insurer paid and the jury's determination of the insureds' replacement cost value, finding that the trial court erred by finding that the insureds were excused from the condition precedent of repairing the home before making a claim for replacement cost value (Larry Stone, et al. v. Fidelity National Insurance Co., No. B190329, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3; 2007 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8711; See December 2005, Page 8). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=7-5 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Cal. Ins. 1 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%207-5 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Cal. Ins. 1%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-84044672315528880232007-11-14T11:11:00.001-08:002007-11-14T11:11:03.640-08:00FBI investigators say Blackwater Iraqi civilian killings unjustified:
NYT<p>[JURIST] An FBI investigation [JURIST report] has concluded that private security personnel in Iraq shot and killed 14 Iraqi civilians without justification during a September 16 incident [JURIST report] in Baghdad, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The investigators found that many as five<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/fbi-investigators-say-blackwater-iraqi.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-14098787731151284372007-11-14T10:11:00.001-08:002007-11-14T10:11:04.920-08:00CBRE brokers Altria's sale of Park Ave headquarters - CREFeed<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://crefeed.com/news/203956-cbre-brokers-altrias-sale-of-park-ave-headquarters&cid=0&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">CBRE brokers Altria's sale of Park Ave headquarters</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>CREFeed, IL -</font> <nobr>9 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Mr. Reicher is an executive vice president and partner of the <b>New York</b> Tri-State area for CBRE. A former partner in the law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://crefeed.com/news/203956-cbre-brokers-altrias-sale-of-park-ave-headquarters&cid=0&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Do Not Marry, Do Not Have Children - Men's News Daily</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/11/14/do-not-marry-do-not-have-children/&cid=0&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">Do Not Marry, Do Not Have Children</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Men's News Daily, CA -</font> <nobr>23 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The fall in the Western birth rate is directly connected with <b>divorce law</b>. It is also likely that same-sex marriage is being demanded only because of how <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/11/14/do-not-marry-do-not-have-children/&cid=0&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>MANDIANT’s Kevin Mandia to Present at sector - Business Wire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20071114006118%26newsLang%3Den&cid=1123616579&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">MANDIANT’s Kevin Mandia to Present at sector</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Business Wire (press release), CA -</font> <nobr>40 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>...</b> Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, domestic and foreign police departments and several of the US’s leading <b>law firms</b>. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20071114006118%26newsLang%3Den&cid=1123616579&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>mandiant's Kevin Mandia to - Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/14184288/MANDIANT%27s-Kevin-Mandia-to-Present-at-SecTor&cid=1123616579&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">mandiant's Kevin Mandia to</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany -</font> <nobr>40 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>...</b> Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, domestic and foreign police departments and several of the US?s leading <b>law firms</b>. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/14184288/MANDIANT%27s-Kevin-Mandia-to-Present-at-SecTor&cid=1123616579&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Sliding Doors Driving General Motors Consumers Back to Dealerships ... - SBWire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/14667&cid=1123615926&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">Sliding Doors Driving General Motors Consumers Back to Dealerships <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>SBWire (press release), WI -</font> <nobr>45 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>"This is a serious problem that should not be taken lightly," says Bob Silverman, a <b>lemon law</b> attorney with the firm of Kimmel and Silverman <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/14667&cid=1123615926&ei=Mzo7R-62KozaywSzpvyjAw">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-43938547168526665452007-11-14T07:11:00.001-08:002007-11-14T07:11:01.054-08:00Examining Source Code Evidence<p>Picture perfect is not an apt description for software. Attorney Ken Strutin explains how software endures cycles of bugs and patches that are unacceptable when the software is ultimately used to operate technology with forensic potential. Due process demands a review of source code, he says.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ltn/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1194948247085&rss=ltn">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Getting More Software for Less</strong><br>Lawyers get more than they pay for with open source software licensed under the GNU Public License. Dr. Katharina Scheja, partner at Frankfurt, Germany-based Heymann & Partners, explains how courts are enforcing the GPL requirement to include source code with object code distributions.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ltn/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1194948248127&rss=ltn">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-6631851523449078922007-11-14T01:11:00.001-08:002007-11-14T01:11:02.888-08:00Pillsbury Accused of Another Conflict in Tangled Bankruptcy Case<p>Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman was tossed from client SonicBlue's bankruptcy case for not disclosing a conflict of interest. Now lawyers for a creditor claim that the firm failed to disclose yet another conflict. <br />The lawyers are also accusing the Chapter 11 trustee, Dennis Connolly, of sitting on the latest undisclosed conflict, and are calling for Connolly to step down as trustee, according to a letter obtained by .<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1194948253406&rss=newswire">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Magic Circle Firms on Pace to Become Among World's Most Profitable</strong><br>Six months into their current financial year, the United Kingdom's largest firms are continuing an impressive growth spurt. Two Magic Circle firms report that they're on pace to reach or exceed the $2 billion mark for the year; three have confirmed increases of 15 percent to 20 percent over the same period last year. Banks may be facing dramatic losses thanks to the credit crunch, but U.K. law firms continue to enjoy economic conditions that have seen them enjoy huge growth in revenues and profits.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1194948242239&rss=newswire">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Lawyers Rally at N.Y. Courthouse to Support Pakistan's Attorneys</strong><br>About 700 lawyers rallied Tuesday afternoon in front of New York Supreme Court in Manhattan to show support for lawyers and judges in Pakistan battling for the restoration of the rule of law. Addressing the throng that poured down the courthouse steps and spilled onto the sidewalk, Barry Kamins, president of the New York City Bar Association, said the rally was called "to embolden" the Pakistani lawyers and judges who have been "physically manning barricades and trying to face down an entire army."<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1194948254715&rss=newswire">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Sallie Mae Litigation Raises Issue of Deal 'Adverse Effect'</strong><br>With credit tightening, some dealmakers are looking for ways to walk away from deals that suddenly look shaky. One legal weapon that attorneys for purchasers and financial backers are brandishing is the "material adverse effects" contract clause, routine provisions that permit termination of a transaction where business conditions have deteriorated for a target company. Litigation over a $26 billion buyout of Sallie Mae is one of the few cases in which this murky area of the law has been analyzed.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1194708171355&rss=newswire">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Why Associates Bail Out of Law Firm Life -- and Why It Matters</strong><br>Almost 80 percent of attorneys at large law firms no longer work there five years later, according to recent findings. And while some attrition is necessary to keep profits per partner figures high, consultant Kate Neville says that explicitly acknowledging the range of forces that drive attrition can help attorneys on both sides of the table maximize their return on investment. Neville explains some steps that law firms can follow to lessen the toll that attrition takes on the legal profession.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/llf/PubArticleLLF.jsp?id=1194948247090&rss=newswire">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-72591358691433145072007-11-14T00:11:00.001-08:002007-11-14T00:11:03.730-08:00LLB or JD? Fierce debate a matter of degree - Globe and Mail<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071114.LAW14/TPStory/Business&cid=0&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">LLB or JD? Fierce debate a matter of degree</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Globe and Mail, Canada -</font> <nobr>6 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>As a result, global <b>law firms</b> typically pay law grads with jds substantially more than Canadians packing llbs. In a bid to rectify the discrepancy, Prof. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071114.LAW14/TPStory/Business&cid=0&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Parents decide to sue over 'Montana' snafu - commercialappeal.com (subscription)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/nov/14/parents-decide-to-sue-over-montana-snafu/&cid=1122221340&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">Parents decide to sue over 'Montana' snafu</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>commercialappeal.com (subscription), TN -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>Law firms</b> in Pittsburgh and Memphis have teamed up against the operators of the Miley Cyrus fan club, which sold $29.95 memberships touting access to <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/nov/14/parents-decide-to-sue-over-montana-snafu/&cid=1122221340&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>US lawyers protest Pak emergency - NDTV.com</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx%3Fid%3DNEWEN20070032755%26ch%3D11/14/2007%252010:39:00%2520AM&cid=1123593736&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">US lawyers protest Pak emergency</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>NDTV.com, India -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>They are extremely busy and charge by the hour but hundreds of lawyers from <b>law firms</b> across Manhattan took time out to gather on the steps of the <b>New York</b> <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx%3Fid%3DNEWEN20070032755%26ch%3D11/14/2007%252010:39:00%2520AM&cid=1123593736&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>For Greenberg's Attorney, Loyalty Trumped Payouts - Wall Street Journal</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119501469208692550.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&cid=0&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">For Greenberg's Attorney, Loyalty Trumped Payouts</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Wall Street Journal -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>By PETER LATTMAN You are the senior trusts and estates partner at one of the world's most prestigious <b>law firms</b>, earning millions of dollars a year. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119501469208692550.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&cid=0&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Gibson Dunn Promotes 14 Lawyers to Partner - PR Newswire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20071113/LATU14513112007-1.html&cid=1123539062&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">Gibson Dunn Promotes 14 Lawyers to Partner</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>PR Newswire (press release), NY -</font> <nobr>3 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Consistently ranking among the world's top <b>law firms</b> in industry surveys and major publications, Gibson Dunn is distinctively positioned in today's global <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20071113/LATU14513112007-1.html&cid=1123539062&ei=k606R-WnFovaywSVovGiAw">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-44802119695888242802007-11-13T23:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T23:11:04.191-08:00Federal Judge Orders Backup Of White House E-Mails<p><br />WASHINGTON, D.C. - A judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the Executive Office of the President of the United States from destroying any e-Mails or other electronic media, in response to complaints filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the National Security Archive (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Executive Office of the President, et al., No. 1:07-cv-01707; The National Security Archive v. Executive Office of the President, et al., No. 1:07-cv-01577, D. D.C.).<br /><a href=" http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?showcidslinks=on&ORIGINATION_CODE=00142&searchtype=bo&search=Federal%20Judge%20Orders%20Backup%20Of%20White%20House%20E-Mails&source=mealey;mealey&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=TEC111307&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications;MEALEY;MEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeys">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Warranty Claim Is Not Policy Occurrence, West Virginia Judge Holds</strong><br><br />CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Claims for breach of implied warranty of habitability are not a policy "occurrence," a federal judge ruled Oct. 22, finding that a homeowners insurance policy is not a home warranty (Nationwide Property & Casualty v. Billy A. Comer, et al., No. 2:06-00616, S.D. W.Va.; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78641). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=4-10 Mealey's Constr. Defects Ins. Rep. 1 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-10 Mealeys Constr. Defects Ins. Rep. 1%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking Implementation Of New Rules</strong><br><br />ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An attempt by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to impose limits on the number of claims filed in each patent application and to limit applicants to a set number of continuations was halted in its tracks on Oct. 31 (Triantafyllos Tafas v. Jon Dudas, No. 07CV846; Smithkline Beecham Corp. et al. v. Jon Dudas, No. 1:07cv1008, E.D. Va.; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80474). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-4 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Intell. Prop. 1 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%2016-4 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Intell. Prop. 1%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Panel Rehearing, Rehearing En Banc Denied In Dispute Over Drug-Pricing Statute</strong><br><br />WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 30 refused to grant rehearing of an August decision in which it found a District of Columbia statute regulating the price of patented drugs preempted by federal patent law (Biotechnology Industry Organization and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. District of Columbia, No. 2006-1593, Fed. Cir.; 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 25351). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=15-12 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Patents 4 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%2015-12 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Patents 4%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Utility, Government Make Record Deal To Reduce Power Plant Emissions</strong><br><br />WASHINGTON, D.C. - The single largest environmental enforcement settlement in history, in terms of monetary relief and reduction of emissions, was reached Oct. 9 between American Electric Power Service Corp. (AEP) and the federal government (United States of America, et al. v. American Electric Power Service Corp., et al., No. 99-1250; United States of America v. American Electric Power Service Corp., et al., No. 05-360, S.D. Ohio, Eastern Div.). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-2 Mealey's Poll. Liab. Rep. 2 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%2021-2 Mealeys Poll. Liab. Rep. 2%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-32170411761640439642007-11-13T22:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T22:11:02.902-08:00Canada government reintroduces Senate reform bills<p>[JURIST] Canada's ruling Conservative Party [party website] government Tuesday reintroduced two Senate [official website] reform bills that would abolish government-appointed senators and limit the number of terms a senator could serve. The first bill [C-56 text] would allow each province to vote<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/canada-government-reintroduces-senate.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>UN SG nominating Brammertz as next ICTY prosecutor</strong><br>[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told the UN Security Council that he is nominating Serge Brammertz to replace Carla Del Ponte [official profiles] as the next chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website]. Brammertz is<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/un-sg-nominating-brammertz-as-next-icty.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-69125904705505541772007-11-13T18:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T18:11:04.407-08:00No plea from US Marine at Haditha killings arraignment<p>[JURIST] A US Marine declined to enter a plea at his Tuesday arraignment [USMC press release] on charges stemming from the killings of 24 Iraqi citizens in Haditha [USMC timeline; JURIST news archive] in November 2005. Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum [advocacy profile] faces a maximum of 19 years in<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/no-plea-from-us-marine-at-haditha.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Former Canada prosecutor tapped to head UN Hariri investigation</strong><br>[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] has nominated former Canadian Deputy Attorney General Daniel Bellemare [Ya Libnan profile] to serve as the commissioner of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) [authorizing resolution; UN materials], a UN<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/former-canada-prosecutor-tapped-to-head.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Two leading Myanmar dissidents taken into custody: opposition groups</strong><br>[JURIST] Officials in Myanmar [JURIST news archive] arrested prominent labor rights activist Suu Suu Nway [AHRC materials] Tuesday, according to a representative for the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area Myanmar in Thailand. An official speaking on condition of anonymity told AP that<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/two-leading-myanmar-dissidents-taken.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Small island states say climate change threatens human rights</strong><br>[JURIST] Representatives of 26 members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) [official website] met Tuesday in Maldives to work on a draft resolution on climate change to be presented at the 2007 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference (UNFCCC) [official website] in December.<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/small-island-states-say-climate-change.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-23296040520426990892007-11-13T16:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T16:11:04.463-08:00Justice Ginsburg Remembers Her First Steps in the Law<p>The strength to pause, eye the barrier and then forge onward is likely the character trait that carried Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg past all the petty injustices and the greater rebuffs that<br />stopped other women from pursuing a career in the law in the 1950s and early 1960s. Ginsburg recently talked to about those early years and her experience as a legal pioneer. In conversation, she seems to have no bitterness about what could have held her back -- and sometimes did.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1194861838591&rss=newswire">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>SEC Gives Pass in Several Silicon Valley Backdating Probes</strong><br>Several Silicon Valley companies are breathing sighs of relief after learning that the SEC won't be taking any enforcement action against them for their stock option granting practices. Electronic Arts, Linear Technology, Nvidia, PMC-Sierra and Zoran all reported in regulatory filings in the last two weeks that the SEC had closed its backdating investigations. However, that doesn't mean that the SEC won't go after other companies for backdating, according to an SEC official in San Francisco.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1194903170012&rss=newswire">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>K&L Gates Abolishes Mandatory Retirement Policy</strong><br>The golden years just got a bit shinier at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis. Last week, the partnership voted to abolish the firm's mandatory retirement age policy, which was at 70. "Our management group for a while has believed that such provisions are ... outside the mainstream of enlightened thinking about older lawyers and older workers generally," says Peter Kalis, the firm's chairman and global managing partner.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1194903163992&rss=newswire">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Famed Plaintiffs Lawyer in Federal Judge's Crosshairs</strong><br>A corporation's worst nightmare, famed plaintiffs lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has taken on asbestos companies, Big Tobacco and scads of insurance companies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But he may have finally met his match in the controversial and outspoken U.S. District Judge William M. Acker Jr., who has held Scruggs in criminal contempt for failing to abide by a court order to return allegedly purloined documents he received from two former employees of a State Farm contractor.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1194708171393&rss=newswire">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-31011989663869168412007-11-13T12:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T12:11:04.444-08:00Yahoo! settles lawsuit brought by China journalists for abetting torture<p>[JURIST] Yahoo! Inc. [corporate website] agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit [case materials; JURIST report] filed in US federal court alleging that the Internet giant aided and abetted human rights violations committed by the Chinese government by providing Chinese officials with information,<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/yahoo-settles-lawsuit-brought-by-china.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Philippines opposition lawmakers file impeachment complaint against Arroyo</strong><br>[JURIST] Opposition lawmakers in the Philippines House of Representatives [official website] filed a petition Monday calling for the impeachment of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [BBC profile] for alleged bribery, graft, corruption, and human rights abuses. The impeachment complaint,<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/philippines-opposition-lawmakers-file.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>NATO forces exposing detainees to torture risk with Afghanistan transfers: Amnesty</strong><br>[JURIST] The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) [official website], led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is exposing terrorism detainees to risks of torture by transferring NATO-held detainees into custody of Afghanistan authorities, Amnesty International [advocacy<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/nato-forces-exposing-detainees-to.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-43675908798564867422007-11-13T09:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T09:11:01.684-08:00More Pakistan bar leaders jailed under emergency: HRCP<p>[JURIST] Two more leaders of the Pakistani bar have been arrested in Sindh province, according to a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan statement [text] Tuesday. Former Sindh high court bar association presidents Akhter Hussain and Abdul Hafeez Lakho were taken into custody and ordered to be<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/more-pakistan-bar-leaders-jailed-under.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>ECCC charges former Khmer Rouge officials with crimes against humanity</strong><br>[JURIST] The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news archive] announced formal charges [press release] Tuesday against former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith, who served as minister for social affairs. The two were<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/eccc-charges-former-khmer-rouge.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-45511730170626325702007-11-13T07:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T07:11:10.483-08:00Two more Pakistan Supreme Court judges sworn in under PCO<p>[JURIST] Emergency Pakistani Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar administered oaths of office under Pakistan's Provisional Constitution Order [text] to two more high court judges Tuesday. The addition of Justice Mohammad Akhtar Shabbir and Justice Zia Pervez to the Supreme Court of Pakistan [official<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/two-more-pakistan-supreme-court-judges.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Pakistan ex-PM blocked from leading protest march against emergency rule</strong><br>[JURIST] Pakistani riot police blocked former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [personal website] from leading a 160-mile march Tuesday protesting President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule [PDF text; JURIST news archive]. Bhutto was placed under house arrest for seven days<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/pakistan-ex-pm-blocked-from-leading.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-79514175141743847352007-11-13T04:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T04:11:03.022-08:00Examining Hard Drives During Discovery<p>Today's litigants routinely seek access to an opponent's computer hard drive to search for discoverable evidence. Thelen Reid partners Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss hard drive imaging and how courts adopt procedures designed to protect privilege and privacy.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ltn/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1194903163012&rss=ltn">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>IBM Tips the Scale Toward Software</strong><br>IBM has agreed to buy Cognos, a provider of open-standard-based business intelligence and performance management software to more than 23,000 customers, for $5 billion. The acquisition is the latest move by IBM to rely more on software and less on its famous hardware products.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ltn/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1194861843096&rss=ltn">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Intel Launching New Chip Lineup</strong><br>Intel Corp. announced its newest generation of processors, featuring a sophisticated new process that crams up to 40 percent more transistors onto the company's chips. The 16 new, energy-efficient processors are designed for servers and high-end gaming PCs.<br><a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/ltn/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1194903162670&rss=ltn">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-71555719274376275182007-11-13T01:11:00.001-08:002007-11-13T01:11:03.526-08:00Sidley Austin named top hedge fund law firm by Alpha Magazine -
HedgeWeek<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp%3Fcontent_id%3D217663&cid=0&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Sidley Austin named top hedge fund law firm by Alpha Magazine</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>HedgeWeek, UK -</font> <nobr>33 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Sidley Austin is one of the world's largest full-service <b>law firms</b>, with more than 1800 lawyers practising in 16 US and international cities including <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp%3Fcontent_id%3D217663&cid=0&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Straight-party votes gave Dems election edge - Citizens Voice</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D19017490%26BRD%3D2259%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D571464%26rfi%3D6&cid=1123127401&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Straight-party votes gave Dems election edge</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Citizens Voice, PA -</font> <nobr>48 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Luzerne County commissioners say the Triple-A team can’t be sold without their approval, and they hired two <b>law firms</b> to protect their ownership interest. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D19017490%26BRD%3D2259%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D571464%26rfi%3D6&cid=1123127401&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Straight-party votes gave Dems election edge - The Citizen's Voice</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D19017490%26BRD%3D2259%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D571464%26rfi%3D6&cid=1123127401&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Straight-party votes gave Dems election edge</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>The Citizen's Voice, PA -</font> <nobr>53 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Luzerne County commissioners say the Triple-A team can’t be sold without their approval, and they hired two <b>law firms</b> to protect their ownership interest. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D19017490%26BRD%3D2259%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D571464%26rfi%3D6&cid=1123127401&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>First US Law Firm Creates Sustainability Officer Job - Environment News Service</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2007/2007-11-12-096.asp&cid=0&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">First US Law Firm Creates Sustainability Officer Job</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Environment News Service -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>With 700 attorneys collaborating across 25 major practice areas in 17 office locations, Nixon Peabody is one of the largest <b>law firms</b> in the United States <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2007/2007-11-12-096.asp&cid=0&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>GREENBERG TRAURIG SELECTED BY CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS AS USA LAW ... - dBusinessNews Atlanta (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://atlanta.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php%3Fnewsid%3D140351%26type_news%3Dlatest&cid=1123548499&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">GREENBERG TRAURIG SELECTED BY CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS AS USA LAW <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>dBusinessNews Atlanta (press release), GA -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer’s Am Law 100 listing of the largest <b>law firms</b> in the US, based on number of lawyers. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://atlanta.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php%3Fnewsid%3D140351%26type_news%3Dlatest&cid=1123548499&ei=Imo5R5z1IIz40QHJkY3RDQ">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-31228379160278989482007-11-12T23:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T23:11:02.732-08:00Commonwealth threatens to suspend Pakistan over emergency decree<p>[JURIST] The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) [official website] has threatened [statement] to suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth if it does not end emergency rule by November 22. The group also called on Pakistan to release all detainees, restore the constitution and the<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/commonwealth-threatens-to-suspend.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Japan parliament panel backs limited anti-terror bill</strong><br>[JURIST] A Japanese parliamentary committee Monday approved a controversial anti-terror bill re-authorizing Japan's support mission for US operations in the Indian Ocean. Under the bill, Japanese ships will be barred from refueling US ships involved in combat or humanitarian operations in<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/japan-parliament-panel-backs-limited.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-47923618402613049652007-11-12T19:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T19:11:00.820-08:00Congo militia leader to face first ICC trial in March 2008<p>[JURIST] The trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] issued a decision [PDF text; press release] Monday setting the trial date for former Union of Patriotic Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga [ICC materials; BBC profile] for March 31, 2008. The trial chamber<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/congo-militia-leader-to-face-first-icc.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>New Pakistan Supreme Court to hear emergency 'challenge'</strong><br>[JURIST] The reconstituted Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] led by Musharraf emergency appointee Abdul Hameed Dogar [JURIST report] indicated Monday that its full bench will hear a petition later this week challenging General Pervez Musharraf's November 3 declaration of emergency rule<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/new-pakistan-supreme-court-to-hear.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Pakistan lawyers return to some lower courts after emergency boycott</strong><br>[JURIST] Pakistani lawyers began returning to work in some of the country's lower courts Monday, one week after thousands of lawyers and law students protested against President Pervez Musharraf's proclamation of emergency rule [JURIST reports], suspension of the constitution and dismissal of the<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/pakistan-lawyers-return-to-some-lower.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Israel to release 400 Palestinian detainees in lead-up to peace talks</strong><br>[JURIST] Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert [official profile] told parliament Monday that the government was planning to release 400 more Palestinian prisoners later this month, adding to the release [JURIST report] last month of more than 80 Palestinian prisoners. The releases are meant as a<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/israel-to-release-400-palestinian.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Indonesia lawyers fail to reach settlement in civil land fraud suit against Suharto son</strong><br>[JURIST] Indonesian prosecutors on Monday announced the breakdown of court-ordered settlement negotiations with lawyers representing Tommy Suharto [BBC report], son of former President Haji Mohammad Suharto [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. Indonesian law requires that parties try mediation to<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/indonesia-lawyers-fail-to-reach.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-46452165229624734692007-11-12T18:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T18:11:01.583-08:00It's worse than being on the wrong track; US is clinically depressed -
Seattle Post Intelligencer<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/339307_richonline13.html&cid=1123499951&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">It's worse than being on the wrong track; US is clinically depressed</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Seattle Post Intelligencer -</font> <nobr>57 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>But earlier this year a senior Pentagon official, since departed, threatened America's major white-shoe <b>law firms</b> by implying that corporate clients should <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/339307_richonline13.html&cid=1123499951&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>At the gym, Esoterica also gets a workout - St. Louis Post-Dispatch</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/everyday/story/163F515E7A9E967386257391005738E8%3FOpenDocument&cid=0&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=w4Up3JccmvAJ&imgurl=images.stltoday.com/stltoday/resources/gymworkoutmags260.jpg width=80 height=66 alt="" border=1></a></td><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/everyday/story/163F515E7A9E967386257391005738E8%3FOpenDocument&cid=0&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">At the gym, Esoterica also gets a workout</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>It reveals that American <b>law firms</b> are outsourcing legal work to lawyers in India who make $7000 a year. Maybe I'ma bad person, but this news put a smile on <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/everyday/story/163F515E7A9E967386257391005738E8%3FOpenDocument&cid=0&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>James F. Brashear Moves To Haynes and Boone from Sabre Holdings - Lawfuel (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp%3FID%3D16042&cid=0&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">James F. Brashear Moves To Haynes and Boone from Sabre Holdings</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Lawfuel (press release), New Zealand -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>With more than 450 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest <b>law firms</b> in the nation by The National Law Journal. The firm has been recognized <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp%3FID%3D16042&cid=0&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>New Intellectual Property Lawyers Ramp Up Haynes and Boone DC Practice - Lawfuel (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp%3FID%3D16043&cid=1123537839&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">New Intellectual Property Lawyers Ramp Up Haynes and Boone DC Practice</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Lawfuel (press release), New Zealand -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>With more than 450 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest <b>law firms</b> in the nation by The National Law Journal.</font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp%3FID%3D16043&cid=1123537839&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>NLJ 250 Rankings - National Law Journal Reports Robust US Law Firm ... - Lawfuel (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp%3FID%3D16044&cid=1123520388&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">NLJ 250 Rankings - National Law Journal Reports Robust US Law Firm <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Lawfuel (press release), New Zealand -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>NEW YORK</b>--LAWFUEL - Legal Jobs, Law News - The National Law Journal reported today that the NLJ 250, the nation’s 250 largest <b>law firms</b> ranked by headcount, <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp%3FID%3D16044&cid=1123520388&ei=sgc5R-btEpfC0gGesejUDQ">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-47177432454408781842007-11-12T17:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T17:11:03.554-08:00Justice Ginsburg Remembers Her First Steps in the Law - Law.com
(subscription)<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp%3Fid%3D1194861838591&cid=0&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Justice Ginsburg Remembers Her First Steps in the Law</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Law.com (subscription), CA -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, <b>law firms</b> were free to put out sign-up sheets for job interviews that read "men only. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp%3Fid%3D1194861838591&cid=0&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Greenberg Traurig Selected by Chambers and Partners as USA Law ... - Market Wire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do%3Fid%3D791855&cid=0&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Greenberg Traurig Selected by Chambers and Partners as USA Law <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Market Wire (press release) -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 listing of the largest <b>law firms</b> in the US, based on number of lawyers. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do%3Fid%3D791855&cid=0&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>CORRECTING and REPLACING Town Sports International Announces ... - Trading Markets (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/815228/&cid=1123523640&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">CORRECTING and REPLACING Town Sports International Announces <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Trading Markets (press release), CA -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>From 1996 through 2003, Mr. Kastin was an associate in the corporate and securities departments at several prominent <b>New York law firms</b>, including Bryan <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/815228/&cid=1123523640&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Class Counsel Announce Filing Of Consolidated Complaint Charging ... - Emediawire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/11/emw568949.htm&cid=1123532205&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Class Counsel Announce Filing Of Consolidated Complaint Charging <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Emediawire (press release), WA -</font> <nobr>3 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Since 2003, the National Law Journal has annually selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' <b>law firms</b> in the nation. Lieff Cabraser has played a <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/11/emw568949.htm&cid=1123532205&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Class Counsel Announce Filing Of Consolidated Complaint Charging ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.pr-inside.com/class-counsel-announce-filing-of-consolidated-r296906.htm&cid=1123532205&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Class Counsel Announce Filing Of Consolidated Complaint Charging <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -</font> <nobr>3 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Since 2003, the National Law Journal has annually selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' <b>law firms</b> in the nation. Lieff Cabraser has played a <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.pr-inside.com/class-counsel-announce-filing-of-consolidated-r296906.htm&cid=1123532205&ei=ovk4R_LQDpf20QHJptDMDQ">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-32258466679555238492007-11-12T14:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T14:11:00.981-08:00Class Counsel Announce Filing Of Consolidated Complaint Charging ... -
Business Wire (press release)<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20071112006427%26newsLang%3Den&cid=0&ei=cs84R6jZDoay0AG-_PS8Aw">Class Counsel Announce Filing Of Consolidated Complaint Charging <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Business Wire (press release), CA -</font> <nobr>35 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Since 2003, the National Law Journal has annually selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' <b>law firms</b> in the nation. Lieff Cabraser has played a <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20071112006427%26newsLang%3Den&cid=0&ei=cs84R6jZDoay0AG-_PS8Aw">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-68227489317459154472007-11-12T13:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T13:11:01.130-08:00My Hillary Problem - Huffington Post<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-owings/my-hillary-problem_b_72266.html&cid=1123463693&ei=YsE4R8K8BaOc0AGXhZz_BQ">My Hillary Problem</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Huffington Post, NY -</font> <nobr>36 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>I like that he rejected work at monied <b>law firms</b> in favor of neighborhood organizing. I certainly like his votes. And, I like his clarity. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-owings/my-hillary-problem_b_72266.html&cid=1123463693&ei=YsE4R8K8BaOc0AGXhZz_BQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Networking moves to the hotel spa - International Herald Tribune</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/12/business/spa.php&cid=0&ei=YsE4R8K8BaOc0AGXhZz_BQ">Networking moves to the hotel spa</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>International Herald Tribune, France -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>"The kind of clients we're seeing are generally financial companies, <b>law firms</b>, people who would potentially be Bliss customers," said Robyn Fishelson, <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/12/business/spa.php&cid=0&ei=YsE4R8K8BaOc0AGXhZz_BQ">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Class Action Lawsuit Filed for Ticketless Hannah Montana Fans - PR Newswire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl%3FACCT%3D104%26STORY%3D/www/story/11-12-2007/0004703518%26EDATE%3D&cid=1122221340&ei=YsE4R8K8BaOc0AGXhZz_BQ">Class Action Lawsuit Filed for Ticketless Hannah Montana Fans</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>PR Newswire (press release), NY -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Prominent Pittsburgh and Tennessee <b>law firms</b> team up to pursue triple damages for members of fan club denied tickets to Hannah Montana show. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl%3FACCT%3D104%26STORY%3D/www/story/11-12-2007/0004703518%26EDATE%3D&cid=1122221340&ei=YsE4R8K8BaOc0AGXhZz_BQ">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-57961138191960077822007-11-12T12:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T12:11:03.922-08:00Class Action Lawsuit Filed for Ticketless Hannah Montana Fans -
Earthtimes<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,221668.shtml&cid=1122221340&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Class Action Lawsuit Filed for Ticketless Hannah Montana Fans</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Earthtimes, UK -</font> <nobr>46 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Two prominent <b>law firms</b> with class action experience today announced that they have filed suit in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,221668.shtml&cid=1122221340&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>More 401(k) fee lawsuits expected - Pensions & Investments</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20071112/PRINTSUB/71109058/1005&cid=1123523799&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">More 401(k) fee lawsuits expected</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Pensions & Investments, IL -</font> <nobr>3 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Mr. Roach said some <b>law firms</b> will see an opportunity to broaden their pursuit of service providers, but it will be a tough case to prove. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20071112/PRINTSUB/71109058/1005&cid=1123523799&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Virtual Deal Room Usage Surges as Dealmakers Seek Efficiencies in ... - TMC Net</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://news.tmcnet.com/news/it/-virtual-deal-room-usage-surges-as-dealmakers-seek-/2007/11/12/3087066.htm&cid=1123516067&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Virtual Deal Room Usage Surges as Dealmakers Seek Efficiencies in <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>TMC Net, CT -</font> <nobr>3 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>NEW YORK</b> --(Business Wire)-- As M&A volumes and competition for deals rise, US merger professionals are utilizing virtual deal rooms to take advantage of <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://news.tmcnet.com/news/it/-virtual-deal-room-usage-surges-as-dealmakers-seek-/2007/11/12/3087066.htm&cid=1123516067&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>National Law Journal Reports Robust US Law Firm Hiring in 2007, as ... - Business Wire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20071112005031%26newsLang%3Den&cid=1123520388&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">National Law Journal Reports Robust US Law Firm Hiring in 2007, as <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Business Wire (press release), CA -</font> <nobr>4 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>NEW YORK</b>--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Law Journal reported today that the NLJ 250, the nation’s 250 largest <b>law firms</b> ranked by headcount, <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20071112005031%26newsLang%3Den&cid=1123520388&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Dallas Personal Injury Lawyers Eberstein & Witherite Handling ... - PR-USA.net (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.pr-usa.net/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D40920%26Itemid%3D9&cid=0&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Dallas Personal Injury Lawyers Eberstein & Witherite Handling <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria -</font> <nobr>4 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The trial <b>law firms</b> inclusive practice features a bilingual staff who can discuss all aspects of case in Spanish whenever necessary. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.pr-usa.net/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D40920%26Itemid%3D9&cid=0&ei=UrM4R9yaBZXC0gHykOj-Aw">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-40813249020615356482007-11-12T11:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T11:11:03.273-08:00Termination Of Attorney For Violating Return-To-Work Agreement Upheld
By 3rd Circuit<p><br />PHILADELPHIA - A Pittsburgh law firm did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it fired one of its attorneys after he violated a return-to-work agreement and then lied about it, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 11 (Gerald J. Iwanejko, Jr., et al. v. Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., et al., No. 06-4471, 3rd Cir.; 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 23873). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=4-4 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Employ. L. 6 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-4 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Employ. L. 6%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Judge: Couple's Claims Not Time-Barred</strong><br><br />NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - A Virginia couple's claims against Wyeth again survived summary judgment after a New Jersey Superior Court judge on Nov. 2 found that their claims are timely under New Jersey's two-year statute of limitations (Laura Briest, et al. v. Wyeth, No. MID-L-1045-06 MT, N.J. Super., Middlesex Co.; See July 2007, Page 15). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=4-4 Mealey's Hormone Replacement Therapy 3 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-4 Mealeys Hormone Replacement Therapy 3%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Patients' Compensation Fund Limited In Scope Of Power, Louisiana Court Says</strong><br><br />BATON ROUGE, La. - The First Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeal on Nov. 2 ordered the state's Patients' Compensation Fund Oversight Board (PCF) to make a determination at the request of a plaintiff and health care facility if claims regarding the evacuation of patients before, during and after Hurricane Katrina are within the limitations set forth in the state's medical malpractice statute, holding that the fund does not have authority to make a determination of whether claims are within the scope of the general tort statutes or within the malpractice statute (Brenda Berthelot v. Patients' Compensation Fund Oversight Board, No. 2007CA 0112, La. App., 1st Cir.; 2007 La. App. LEXIS 2066). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=7-11 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Nursing Homes 1 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%207-11 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Nursing Homes 1%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Welding Products Liability Judge Grants Consumer Defendant Motion For Conspiracy Summary Judgment</strong><br><br />CLEVELAND - Welding fume products liability litigation consumer defendant Caterpillar Inc. was granted summary judgment on Oct. 30 for all claims against it in MDL 1535 because the plaintiffs failed to produce evidence that it participated in a conspiracy to withhold information about the alleged link between welding fume inhalation and neurological injuries (In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, No. 03-17000, MDL 1535, N.D. Ohio; See May 2007, Page 13). <br /><a href="http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=4-8 Mealey's Litig Report Welding Rods 1 (2007)&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-8 Mealeys Litig Report Welding Rods 1%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Merck Settles Vioxx Litigation For $4.85 Billion</strong><br><br />WHITE HOUSE STATION, N.J. - Merck & Co. Inc. announced Nov. 9 that it has entered into a $4.85 billion agreement to settle 45,000 to 50,000 Vioxx claims, representing the bulk of lawsuits and tolling agreements alleging that the painkiller caused myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ischemic stroke.<br /><a href=" http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?showcidslinks=on&searchtype=bo&search=Merck%20Settles%20Vioxx%20Litigation%20For%204.85%20Billion&source=mealey;mealey&view=full&origination_code=00144">Full story on lexis.com</a><br /><br><a href="http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=ARD110907&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications;MEALEY;MEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeys">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-58692907513482683262007-11-12T10:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T10:11:04.032-08:00Iran suspends sentence of women s rights activist<p>[JURIST] Iran temporarily suspended the sentence of women's rights activist Delaram Ali [advocacy profile; personal blog] Monday for two weeks while officials decide whether to review her case. Despite leniency pleas from seven leading human rights organizations [joint press release], Ali was set<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/iran-suspends-sentence-of-womens-rights.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>UN rights envoy visits Myanmar prison as investigation gets underway</strong><br>[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro [official profile] began his investigation Monday into the Myanmar military government's crackdown on protesters [JURIST report] by visiting Rangoon's Insein prison and a Buddhist monastery earlier raided by troops. Pinheiro<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/un-rights-envoy-visits-myanmar-prison.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Cambodia ex-officials arrested on Khmer Rouge war crimes charges</strong><br>[JURIST] Former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith were arrested Monday and brought before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website; JURIST news archive]. Ieng Sary and his wife, who served as Minister for Social Affairs, have been<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/cambodia-ex-officials-arrested-on-khmer.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Former Bosnian Croat soldier transferred to Sweden to finish ICTY sentence</strong><br>[JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] has transferred former Bosnian Croat soldier Miroslav Bralo [ICTY case backgrounder] to Sweden to serve the remainder of his 20-year prison sentence, DPA reported Monday. Christer Isaksson, head of<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/former-bosnian-croat-soldier.php">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Sudan announces criminal charges against detained opposition politicians</strong><br>[JURIST] The government of Sudan [JURIST news archive] Sunday announced it had laid criminal charges against 25 opposition politicians. The announcement came one month after the country's Court of Appeal rejected a request [JURIST report] for the release of the members of the opposition Democratic<br><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/sudan-announces-criminal-charges.php">Link</a></p>Hernantag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562398474003263271.post-20626882146012183302007-11-12T07:11:00.001-08:002007-11-12T07:11:03.046-08:00Mulholland expands into computer forensics - Jacksonville Daily Record<p><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php%3FStory_id%3D48809&cid=0&ei=Am04R7fPIpqG0gHakaDAAw">Mulholland expands into computer forensics</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Jacksonville Daily Record, FL -</font> <nobr>40 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>“We are dug in with the big <b>law firms</b>, we are in good shape,” said Mulholland. “That’s where Crystal (Draper, marketing rep) comes in. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table><br><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php%3FStory_id%3D48809&cid=0&ei=Am04R7fPIpqG0gHakaDAAw">Link</a></p><br/><p><strong>Housing Downturn Clouds Upcoming Holiday Season - Business Wire (press release)</strong><br><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp%3FndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20071112005226%26newsLang%3Den&cid=1123386322&ei=Am04R7fPIpqG0gHakaDAAw">Housing Downturn Clouds Upcoming Holiday Season</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Business Wire (press release), CA -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>NEW YORK</b>--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumers could face difficult choices this holiday season. 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