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| TODAY'S Legal News STORIES - November 3, 2006 |
TOP STORIES
Murder Charges For Wildfire Suspect Investigators filed arson
and murder charges against a man in a Southern California wildfire that killed
five
firefighters. Raymond Lee Oyler is accused of setting the massive blaze that
scorched
more than 60 square miles. More...
Sheriff Finds Himself On Wrong Side Of Law
Three More 9/11 Victims ID'd
Bush Rallies GOP Faithful |
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Bodies Found In Drainage Pipe Police found the
bodies of a woman and two other adults inside a drainage pipe near a public
housing complex and said all appear to have been killed during the night.
Authorities had trouble reaching the bodies in the 3-foot-wide pipe. More...
Missing Indiana Girl Found Dead
Three More 9/11 Victims ID'd
Feds: 'Worst Of The Worst' Corralled
More Stories
WorldU.S.
Commander Retires Over Abu Ghraib The U.S.
Army commander who was in charge of all U.S. forces in Iraq during the
Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal has retired, saying senior officers refused
to let him advance his careers after the scandal. More...
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Tension Between Iraq and U.S.
U.K. To Ease Liquid Carry-On Flight Rules
Arab World Debates The Veil
Translating Azerbaijan's Oil Into Reform
More Stories
PoliticsWill
Anger At Congress Sway Voters? Heading into
the midterm elections, public approval of Congress is at its lowest level in
over a decade. But what effect, if any, will that have on how Americans vote? More...
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Sluggish Support For Bush
Republicans In Uphill Slog In Colorado
Requiem For Moderate Republicans?
This Column Is Crooked, Sleazy & Sick |
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HealthWomen
Sue Maker Of Birth Control Patch The maker
of a popular birth-control patch is being sued by more than 40 women who say
Ortho Evra caused serious illnesses and at least one death. More...
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Patch Birth Control Warning
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9th Circuit Dissent Goes to Nth Degree The Recorder Could there be a greater temperamental -- and ideological -- canyon than the one between 9th Circuit Judges Stephen Reinhardt and Jay Bybee? The former was being called a liberal activist judge years before Bybee considered signing the now-infamous 2002 Bush administration torture memo. Combine those differences with some methamphetamine, heavy metal and murder, and you've got the makings of a good case -- and an especially colorful 43-page dissent. |
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Duane Morris' Conflict Fight Has Broad Reach Fulton County Daily Report A ruling expected soon from a Georgia judge could have far-reaching consequences for corporate attorneys and their clients. At issue in the multimillion-dollar dispute is medical service provider McKesson Corp.'s demand that Duane Morris, which in May signed on as outside counsel to two McKesson affiliates in a Pennsylvania bankruptcy case, cease its representation of a couple involved in unrelated arbitration proceedings in Atlanta against a third McKesson entity. |
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| November 2, 2006 |
TOP STORIES
Poll:
Dems Carry Big Pre-Election Lead
Democrats hold a 52-34 percent lead over Republicans one week before the midterm
elections, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll. Women and
independents
heavily favor the Democrats, while Iraq remains the campaign's top issue. More...
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Evangelist Resigns Amid Sex Allegations Evangelical Leader And Same-Sex Marriage Opponent Accused Of Paying For Sex With Man |
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Feds: 'Worst Of The Worst' Corralled 3 Bodies Found In Drainage Pipe Sheriff Finds Himself On Wrong Side Of Law More |
Did Ann Coulter Vote Illegally?
Kerry Apologizes For Troop Remarks |
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U.S. Commander Retires Over Abu Ghraib |
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U.S.Indictment
Expected In Steroids Probe
Track coach Tevor Graham, who helped launch a three-year federal probe of
steroid
use by athletes, is expected to be charged as soon as Thursday, according
to two Justice Department officials. More...
Is The Risk Of Amniocentesis Overrated?
Chemo Combo May Beat Breast Cancer
Top Cop Ousted Over 'Jelly Bellies' Memo
More Stories
SciTech
High-Tech
Voting Raises Election Anxiety Hundreds of counties are
re-training poll workers to run electronic, touch-screen voting
machines. But there are concerns over security and technical
support, and the paper printouts that are critical in any recount,
Armen Keteyian reports. More...
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Nation Remembers The nation observed the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with moments of silence timed to mark the World Trade Center jetliner crashes and quiet commemorations held around the country. More... |
About
That 'Hole In The Ground'
Florence Knocks Out Power In Bermuda
Palestinians Agree To Coalition
20
Iraqis Killed In Baghdad Attacks
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Dismissed Partner Sues Holland & Knight for Fraud, Age Bias New York Law Journal Ex-partner John K. Weir is suing the 1,300-lawyer firm Holland & Knight in Manhattan federal court, claiming he was fired because of his age and because he raised questions about the "disappearance" of $5 million the firm was awarded in 1999 for a class action representation. Among the 11 counts in Weir's suit: breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, civil claims under RICO based on the alleged $5 million misappropriation -- and age discrimination. |
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GC Ann Baskins Faces the Eye of the HP Storm The Recorder Ann Baskins has spent almost her entire career at Hewlett-Packard, and has been GC for the past six years. Now she's very near the center of a growing storm over the boardroom investigation at the computing giant. Newspaper stories detailing the crisis place Baskins at several key junctures in the ongoing saga questioning the investigative techniques used concerning press leaks by board members. Though the drama has yet to play out, there are already calls, in some quarters, for Baskins to be fired. September 12, 2006 |
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Disclosure a Key Question in HP Spat The American Lawyer Hewlett Packard counsel Larry Sonsini said that though he told the company after the fact that the controversial "pretexting" practice it engaged in to gain access to phone records was "within legal limits," he was relying on the opinion of an in-house lawyer. While pretexting may be outside the scope of practice for a corporate lawyer, securities laws governing the disclosure of board activities aren't. For that reason, the aftermath of Tom Perkins' resignation from HP's board raises perplexing questions. September 12, 2006 |
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| Legal News STORIES - September 10, 2006 |
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Atlantis's Launch Was 'Really Clean' After two frustrating weeks of delays, space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts blasted off on a mission to resume construction of the international space station for the first time since the Columbia disaster 3 1/2 years ago. More... |
N.Y.
Fugitive Has Court Hearing
Iraq,
Iran To Hold Talks
Missing
Air Force Major Found Alive
Is
Mullah Omar Living In Pakistan?
September
10,
2006
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Saudi Students Pour Into U.S. Colleges Thousands of students from Saudi Arabia are enrolling on college campuses across the United States this semester under a new educational exchange program brokered by President Bush and Saudi King Abdullah. More... |
Garbage
Problem? Vaporize It.
Army
Meets Goals With Signing Bonuses
Woman
Kills Intruder With Bare Hands
N.Y.
Fugitive Has Court Hearing
September
10,
2006
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Is
Mullah Omar Living In Pakistan? Pakistan on Saturday denied an international media report that Taliban chief Mullah Omar, who is on the U.S. most wanted list, is living in Pakistan. More... |
Notebook: Pope Makes German Visit
American Journalist Released In Sudan
Pakistan's Nuke Founder Has Surgery
Tight
Security For Shiite Gathering
September
10,
2006
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Bush, Dems Debate Post-9/11 Safety The president and the Democrats both focused on 9/11 in their weekly radio adresses. Mr. Bush argued for Congress to authorize military commissions to prosecute alleged terrorist, while Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said the U.S. remains unsafe. More... |
Chertoff: Congress Must Up Security
Schwarzenegger Sorry For Latino Remark
Report:
No Proof Of Qaeda-Saddam Link
ABC
Defends 9/11 Miniseries
September
10,
2006
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Cent Ticketed In New York Maybe 50 Cent was in a hurry to get to the 'Candy Shop' when he made an unsafe lane change in Manhattan on Friday. Police ticketed the rapper for various minor offenses. More... |
Second
Cup Cafι: Derek Trucks Band
Lindsay
Lohan's Bag Found
Pitt
Talks Marriage In New Interview
A Week
Of Lights, Camera, & Action
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| Legal News STORIES - September 9, 2006 |
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Police Close In On Cop Killer Suspect Police say they may have "Bucky" Phillips, the fugitive suspected of killing a state trooper, contained in an area near the New York-Pennsylvania border. Cops fired shots at a man believed to be Phillips this morning, sparking a massive manhunt. More... |
9/11
Victim's Dad Skewers Congress
Report:
No Proof Of Qaeda-Saddam Link
Space
Shuttle Launch Postponed
Kabul
Car Bomb Kills At Least 16
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9/11 Victim's Dad Skewers Congress The father of a New York police detective who died after breathing in dust at ground zero told lawmakers that the government has spent too much time studying the health problems that killed his son. More... |
Insider: EPA Lied About WTC Air
Police
Close In On Cop Killer Suspect
Iran's
Ex-President Visits Washington
Space
Shuttle Launch Postponed
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FDA: Red Cross Broke Blood-Safety Laws The Food and Drug Administration said it was fining the American Red Cross $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to ask appropriate questions of potential donors and not following test procedures. More... |
Cancer's Genetic Code Cracked
9/11
Victim's Dad Skewers Congress
Awareness Found In Vegetative Patient
Some
Parents Question Cancer Vaccine
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Google Seeks Middle Ground On Privacy Google may have set a legal precedent when it forced Brazil to go through the U.S. court system in a battle for personal user information. More... |
Evangelicals, Environmentalists Unite
Space
Shuttle Launch Postponed
Second
Online Gambling Official Busted
Xanga.com Settles With FTC For $1M
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8,
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Video Shows Bin Laden, 9/11 Hijackers Al-Jazeera TV has aired what it calls previously unseen footage of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden meeting with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers. The network also broadcast what is believed to be the first tape from the new leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. More... |
9/11
Special Angers Clinton Officials
Blair
To Step Down Next Year
Terror
Trials Worry Pentagon Lawyers
Iraqis
Take Charge Of Armed Forces
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Arrest In Phoenix 'Baseline' Probe Police investigating eight serial killings blamed on the "Baseline Killer" have arrested a man for two sexual assaults connected to the case. In all, there have been 23 crimes connected to the case. More... |
Meet
Midge, A 7-Pound Police Dog!
Second
Online Gambling Official Busted
Poll:
Many Americans Feel Less Safe
3 Of 4
Maine B&B Victims Dismembered
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Former EPA Head Blames NYC Officials Former EPA head Christine Todd Whitman tells Katie Couric the agency didn't have the authority to force ground zero workers, many of whom are now sick, to wear respirators but says the City of New York did. More... |
China
Enters Bird Flu Vaccine Race
Is
Chemo Worth It? New Test May Tell
Progress Vs. Serious Pregnancy Ailment
A Teen
Who Sees With Sounds
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Facebook Under Fire For New Feature The operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages. Instead, the feature has drawn complaints, and thousands of users have threatened a boycott. More... |
Stem
Cell Claim Draws Fire In Senate
Second
Online Gambling Official Busted
'Intersex'
Fish Spark Pollution Debate
Friday
Launch Possible For Atlantis
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8,
2006
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Torturing The Truth CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer says President Bush's declaration to Katie Couric that the United States doesn't torture prisoners is beyond doublespeak and above spin. It's a lie. More... |
The
Facebook Rebellion
Good
Intentions V. The 14th Amendment
Better
Late Than Never
No
Extra Charge For UFOs And Aliens
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No Happy Ending for Net Movie Renters The National Law Journal The legal clash between Blockbuster and Netflix presents a crucial question: Is the concept of renting movies over the Internet an original idea that deserves patent protection? Netflix says yes. Blockbuster not only disagrees, it has countered with antitrust claims, also alleging that Netflix obtained its patents fraudulently by failing to disclose pertinent information to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. On Aug. 22, a federal judge in San Francisco allowed Blockbuster to pursue its claims. September 8, 2006 |
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Former Justice Officials Critical of Thompson Memo Policy Legal Times A bipartisan group of 11 former senior Justice Department officials has written AG Alberto Gonzales to protest the government's tactics in investigating corporate wrongdoing. Singled out for criticism are Justice Department policies outlined in the 2003 Thompson memo -- named for former Deputy AG Larry Thompson -- encouraging prosecutors to demand that companies under scrutiny waive the attorney-client privilege in return for more lenient treatment from government investigators. |
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3rd Circuit Reverses Itself on Groundbreaking Sex Discrimination Ruling The Legal Intelligencer In a judicial about-face, the 3rd Circuit has reversed itself and upheld a lower court's dismissal of sex discrimination claims against Gannon University, a Catholic diocesan college in Pennsylvania, brought by a former chaplain who said she was ousted from her post only because she is a woman. The court vacated a groundbreaking opinion authored by the late Judge Edward R. Becker that had revived the lawsuit and rejected the university's defense under the "ministerial exception" to Title VII. Visit the Employment Law Practice Center SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED September 8, 2006 |
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Is Time Ripe for 'Dr. Miles' to Fall? Legal Times The Supreme Court has moved closer toward re-examining one of the biggest and hoariest precedent |
