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TODAY'S Legal News STORIES -
August 15, 2006
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Israel Begins Lebanon Pullback The cease-fire appears to be holding between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli forces have withdrawn from their deepest point in southern Lebanon, signaling the beginning of the end of a brief occupation of the region. More... |
Jill
Carroll: They Thought I Was A Spy
Dell To
Recall 4M Laptop Batteries
Census:
Diversity Growing In 49 States
2 Fox
News Reporters Kidnapped In Gaza
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Census: Diversity Growing In 49 States America's diversity has reached nearly all states. From South Carolina's immigrant population to the fast-rising number of Hispanics in Ark., minority groups make up an increasing share of the population in every state but one, Census figures show. More... |
Poll:
Americans Back Air Restrictions
FEMA:
Same Key Opens Multiple Trailers
Dell To
Recall 4M Laptop Batteries
Positive Signs For Barbaro
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Jill Carroll: They Thought I Was A Spy It isn't something the Carroll family made a focus in the life of the girl who would grow up to be a reporter kidnapped, and eventually freed, in Iraq. But Baghdad, her mother says, wasn't her first scrape with abduction. More... |
Israel
Begins Lebanon Pullback
2 Fox
News Reporters Kidnapped In Gaza
Nearly
300 Dead In Chinese Typhoon
Following The Terror Money Trail
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Bush: 'We Live In Troubled Times' On his first day back from vacation, President Bush was conferring with his top defense advisers on such hot spots as Iraq and the Middle East. "We live in troubled times," he said but expressed confidence about protecting the U.S. from harm. More... |
Lamont
Fires Back At Cheney, Lieberman
Poll:
Americans Back Air Restrictions
VA To
Improve Computer Security
Ohio
Rep. Ney Asks Off The Ballot
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Dell To Recall 4M Laptop Batteries Dell says it's recalling 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they can overheat and catch fire. More... |
Segway
Launches Overhauled Scooter
New
Technology = Lower Phone Bills
Relaxing With Alaska's Big Brown Bears
Pluto's
Planet Status Up In The Air
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Tragedy On Jennifer Garner Film Set An assistant propmaster for "The Kingdom," a movie starring Jennifer Garner and Jamie Foxx, died of injuries suffered in an automobile crash on the film's Phoenix location. More... |
Couric:
People Want More Evening News
Hudson
And Robinson Separate
Positive Signs For Barbaro
TomKat
To The Rescue
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 Untested Conspiracy Theory Seeks to Expand DUI LiabilityThe National Law Journal If an untested and novel legal theory succeeds, the wife and brother of a binge drinker with a string of drunken driving arrests could be held civilly liable for the death of a bicyclist because they supplied the car, insurance and alcohol to the driver. The California case uses a conspiracy theory to expand third-party liability as a means to avoid traditional limits on culpability under state dram-shop laws. The theory may be a long shot, but a state judge has allowed the suit to proceed to discovery. Visit the Litigation Practice Center SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED |
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Former WilmerHale Star Resigns From Bar in Disgrace New York Law Journal A former rising star in the IP practice of WilmerHale has resigned from the bar after admitting to a litany of misconduct, including falsifying expense reports, forging client signatures and assigning associates to perform "pro bono" work for friends and family. William P. DiSalvatore, who resigned his position as a partner in WilmerHale's New York office in January, offered to resign from the bar in May as he was facing a disciplinary investigation that would have likely led to his disbarment. |
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Man Admits Threatening to Murder Federal Judge New York Law Journal A New York man has admitted that he threatened to kill a judge and use a bomb to blow up the federal courthouse in Brooklyn. Wazir Khan sent letters and made phone calls to Judge Raymond Dearie's chambers, starting in 2005. He said the judge would be killed "just like Atlanta," a reference to the shooting of a judge by a man on trial for rape, and that he had smuggled a gun into the courthouse and put a bomb on the floor where Dearie's courtroom was located. Khan faces between 57 and 71 months in prison. |
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Chicago Foie Gras Ban Sends Liver Lovers on Feeding Frenzy The Associated Press With Chicago's ban on foie gras, made of liver from force-fed ducks and geese, just days away, restaurants are serving it like never before, and worrying about the ban's ramifications. "Now it becomes ... a constitutional thing," said chef Rick Tramonto. "My biggest concern is where it will stop." A group of foie gras-related businesses have formed the North American Foie Gras Association and hired a lobbyist to make their case as other cities, including Philadelphia, contemplate following Chicago's lead. |
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| Legal News STORIES - August 14, 2006 |
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Mideast Cease-Fire Takes Hold There were minor violations, but overall, the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has stopped. Lebanese civilians are beginning to return to their homes, and Israelis are leaving their bomb shelters. More... |
The
Jill Carroll Story: Part 1
Cuban
Paper Shows New Castro Photos
Britain
Downgrades Terror Threat Level
Blasts
Strike Baghdad Neighborhood
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1,000 Phones Lead To Terror Arrests The Coast Guard has boosted security near the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan after prosecutors said they believe three men arrested after being found in possession of 1,000 cell phones were targeting the bridge. More... |
Boy
Dies At Military Academy Camp
Indiana
House Fire Kills At Least 4
U.S.
Issues New Air-Security Rules
Legal
Defender Of Poor Under Scrutiny
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Iranian Leader Opens Up Mike Wallace is back from Tehran, where he obtained an exclusive interview with Iran's outspoken president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. More... |
Report:
The U.S. Pushed Israeli Plan
Britain
Downgrades Terror Threat Level
Mideast
Cease-Fire Takes Hold
Afghan
Insurgents Clash With Police
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Bush Tried To Cut Bomb Detection Funds As the British terror plot was unfolding, the Bush administration quietly tried to take away $6 million that was supposed to be spent this year developing new explosives detection technology. More... |
Washington Plays Terror Plot Politics
Using
'Speaker Pelosi' As Scare Tactic
Bush,
Dems Talk Terror Policies
U.S.
Relaxes Cuban Immigration Rules
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D.C. Police: Site of Lawyer's Murder Shows Signs of Tampering Legal Times The crime scene where murdered Washington lawyer Robert Wone was discovered earlier this month had been tampered with before police arrived, according to an affidavit for a warrant to search the office of D.C. lawyer Joseph Price. Arent Fox partner Price owns the home in which Wone's body was found on Aug. 2. Police have yet to close their investigation and maintain that witness accounts from that evening aren't adding up. Wone was GC for Radio Free Asia and a former associate at Covington & Burling. |
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A Look Ahead to First Oral Arguments of New Supreme Court Term Special to Law.com As we draw ever closer to the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court's October 2006 term, appellate litigator Howard J. Bashman pauses to give us a glimpse of the oral arguments at the top of the justices' calendar. From sentencing to patent royalties to telecom disputes, the start of the new term offers a variety of issues. Bashman also predicts that the 9th Circuit is on its way to being reversed in at least three of the four cases to be argued in October. |
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N.Y. Panel Disbars Defense Lawyer for 14 Actions New York Law Journal A lawyer accused of providing an incompetent defense in a high-profile murder case has been disbarred for misleading and stealing from clients. Carlos Perez-Olivo made headlines after he allegedly forgot part of his closing argument in the defense of Elio Cruz, who was subsequently convicted in the shooting of his wife's lover on a Manhattan subway platform. A New York appellate panel said Perez-Olivo had committed at least 14 acts of misconduct in the representation of four other criminal defendants. |
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August 11, 2006
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Suspects' Names Fuels Pakistan Link British officials identified 19 of the suspects accused of plotting to blow up U.S.-bound aircraft, making public a list of names that fueled suspicions of a Pakistan connection. Five have been arrested in Pakistan as suspected plot "facilitators." More... |
Feds
Order Tougher Pipeline Tests
U.S.
Knew Of Plot 'For Days'
Report:
Teachers Distributed Unfairly
Kaiser
To Pay $2M In Transplant Mess
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Typhoon Death Toll Hits 111 In China China's death toll from Typhoon Saomai rose to 111 as the most powerful storm to strike the country in five decades churned across the southeast, wrecking houses and capsizing ships, state media reported. More... |
Suspects' Names Fuels Pakistan Link
Israel
Renews Attacks On Beirut Suburb
Deadly
Blast At Iraq Shiite Shrine
Hot
Temps Chill Nuclear Power's Appeal
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U.S. Knew Of Plot 'For Days' The CIA, the Homeland Security Department, and several top lawmakers knew for days of the terror plot President Bush says shows the U.S. is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those who love freedom. More... |
Report:
Teachers Distributed Unfairly
Feds
Order Tougher Pipeline Tests
Lieberman Kicks Off His Next Campaign
Espionage Act Upheld For Lobbyists
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Kaiser To Pay $2M In Transplant Mess Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay a $2 million fine over allegations that the health maintenance organization mismanaged a kidney transplant program and endangered hundreds of patients. More... |
Sugary
Drinks May Spark Weight Gain
Centenarians Reveal Keys To Long Life
Bird
Flu Monitoring Goes Nationwide
Religious Belief May Affect Well-Being
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| Woody Allen Awarded $95,000 in Attorney Fees New York Law Journal Director Woody Allen has won a round in his seemingly unending legal tug-of-war with his former producer Jean Doumanian and her production company Magnolia Productions. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Bernard J. Fried has ordered Doumanian to pay Allen attorney fees and costs of more than $95,000. Doumanian made several objections to the motion for attorney fees, including that it was unreasonable for Loeb & Loeb to use two partners to prepare its motion to enforce the original settlement. |
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| Intimidation Alleged in High-Stakes Patent Case The National Law Journal Kenyon & Kenyon faces sanctions, including the possibility of removal from a case, for alleged witness intimidation in a high-stakes federal patent case involving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ImClone Systems and Repligen. At the oral arguments, Fish & Richardson lawyers representing MIT and Repligen alleged that a Kenyon attorney intimidated a star witness in a deposition. Judge Richard G. Stearns will decide whether to disqualify the firm at a hearing Aug. 25. |
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| Teen Sues Mother for ID of Father The National Law Journal In a case that family law experts fear could set a dangerous precedent, a Michigan teenager is suing his mother to learn the identity of his father. Attorneys say the issue is a new area of law and, depending on how the judge rules in the case, courts nationally could see a new flood of lawsuits of children suing their parents. "Too few future cases would be about legitimate health concerns, and too many would be an unhappy ex-husband manipulating a child," says family law practitioner Laura Morgan. Visit the Litigation Practice Center SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED |
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Terror Plot Foiled In London Police in London say they have thwarted a plot to simulanteously blow up a number of planes over the Atlantic while flying to the U.S. Of the 21 suspects under arrest, a dozen are said to have been "very close" to success in their plot. More... |
Israel
Delays Push But Keeps Hitting
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Ex-Software Execs Charged With Fraud
Marines
Arrest 4 In Carroll Kidnapping
Google
Declares War On Badware
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Missing Egyptian Students In Custody Three of the 11 Egyptian students who went missing after arriving in the United States have been taken into custody for violating the terms of a student visa. One was found in Minnesota; two turned themselves into New Jersey authorities. More... |
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Terror Plot Foiled In London
Robin
Williams In Alcohol Rehab
Google
Declares War On Badware
Pakistani-Born Pilot Sues JetBlue
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Israel Delays Push But Keeps Hitting The wider ground offensive is on hold to give diplomatic efforts a chance, but Israeli missiles have hit Beirut itself for the first time and troops seized a key town. Hezbollah claims it destroyed 13 Israeli tanks. More... |
Air
Terror Plot Foiled In London
Iranian
Leader Speaks To Mike Wallace
Wal-Mart Nears Unionization In China
Tokyo
Tops 'Big Mac' Survey
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Dems Back Lamont, Shun Lieberman Bid Ned Lamont pocketed the support of Democratic Party leaders after a primary victory fueled by opposition to the war in Iraq. Defeated Sen. Joe Lieberman filed petitions to run as an independent and vowed, "I'm definitely going forward." More... |
Dems
Criticize Arnold's Heat Response
Alaska
Governor Freezes State Hiring
Mayor
Seeks DeLay Seat As Write-In
Part Of
Boston's Big Dig Reopens
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Robin Williams In Alcohol Rehab Actor-comedian Robin Williams is seeking treatment for alcoholism, according to his publicist. More... |
L.A.
Judge To Decide Jackson Case
Travis
Barker Files For Divorce
'WTC'
Opens, Viewers React
'Fake'
Voices Are Big Business
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Panel Admonishes Wash. Judge Who Urged Courtroom to Say 'Go
Seahawks' The Associated Press A state panel has disciplined a Washington judge who ordered cheers in court for the Super Bowl-bound Seattle Seahawks before issuing a manslaughter sentence. Judge Beverly Grant asked about 100 people to say "Go Seahawks" before taking their seats, then repeated the request after being dissatisfied with the low volume of the response. That same day, Grant sentenced a defendant to 13 1/2 years for a shooting death. She later apologized for the cheer and filed the formal conduct complaint against herself. |
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| 2nd Circuit Declines to Back Jury Instruction Mandate New York Law Journal Judges prodding divided jurors to reach a verdict do not necessarily have to tell them to follow their consciences, according to a federal appeals court. The 2nd Circuit declined to adopt a hard-and-fast rule on the words a judge should use when giving a potentially deadlocked jury a "modified" Allen charge. The court said the standard remained the same under its own case law and that of the Supreme Court: The instructions must be evaluated in context and under all the circumstances. |
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| Former GC Among Comverse Executives Facing Backdating Charges New York Law Journal Three former top executives at Comverse Technology, including the company's former top lawyer, have been charged with fraudulently manipulating the dates on stock options. In a complaint unsealed Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York alleges that the former CEO, finance chief and senior general counsel of the leading voicemail software manufacturer violated federal law and SEC rules by conspiring to hide the backdating from shareholders and the investing public. |
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Marines Arrest 4 In Carroll Kidnapping U.S. Marines have arrested four Iraqi men in connection with the kidnapping of journalist Jill Carroll. A spokesman said "sound intelligence" led the Marines to a home west of Baghdad where Carroll may have been held. She was freed last March. More... |
Dems
Shy Away From Lieberman
Hezbollah Rejects Cease-Fire Draft
One Of
11 Egyptian Students In Custody
Maurice
Clarett Tasered, 4 Guns Found
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Of 11 Egyptian Students In Custody One of the 11 Egyptian students who went missing after arriving in the U.S. has been taken into custody in Minneapolis for violating the terms of a student visa. Officials say there's no indication the men pose any kind of a threat. More... |
Alaska
Governor Freezes State Hiring
Pakistani-Born Pilot Sues JetBlue
Landis:
Maybe It Was Something I Ate
Part Of
Boston's Big Dig Reopens
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U.N.: Darfur Peace Deal 'Doomed' A peace deal signed three months ago between Sudan's government and the main rebel group in Darfur has failed to halt violence in the region, the United Nations said, citing an increase in rape and continued attacks by militias and rebel factions. More... |
Iranian
Leader Speaks To Mike Wallace
Hezbollah Rejects Cease-Fire Draft
Marines
Arrest 4 In Carroll Kidnapping
Mother,
Son Hanged By Taliban
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L.A. Judge To Decide Jackson Case The King of Pop is suing a concert promoter to prevent arbitration over a disputed 1999 concert contract. More... |
The
'Bad' Success Of Daniel Powter
Heidi
Klum Gets Her Own Bra
Did
Paul McCartney Lock Out Heather?
Mel
Gibson Tapes Won't Be Released
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Multimillion-Dollar Dispute Over World Trade Center Insurance Sent to
State Court New York Law Journal A dispute over whether up to $525 million in insurance proceeds has been jeopardized by an agreement reordering ownership rights at the reconstructed World Trade Center site must be decided in state court, a federal judge has ruled. Judge Michael B. Mukasey rebuffed a bid by seven insurance companies to remove to federal court a state lawsuit brought by the Port Authority and developer Larry A. Silverstein seeking a ruling that the new ownership arrangement doesn't affect the insurers' payment obligations. |
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ABA Condemns President Bush's Use of Signing Statements The Associated Press Delegates at the American Bar Association's annual meeting approved on Tuesday a resolution condemning President Bush's practice of writing exceptions to legislation he signs as a way of diluting or changing laws rather than using an outright veto. Bush has written exceptions to some 800 bills, more than all previous presidents combined. The signing statements say the president reserves the right to revise, interpret or disregard measures on national security and constitutional grounds. |
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Apple Execs, Former GC Seek Counsel in Face of Backdating Probe The Recorder For the last few months, the San Francisco U.S. Attorney's Office has been investigating whether Apple, like so many other Silicon Valley companies, changed the dates on stock option grants to employees in order to maximize executive payouts, according to lawyers familiar with the case. That investigation has chugged along quietly, but behind the scenes, Apple and some of its current and former executives, including a former longtime GC, are hiring some prominent attorneys. |
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Legal News STORIES - August 8, 2006 |
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A Change, No Change In Rates With the economy losing momentum, the Federal Reserve has decided to leave interest rates alone. The decision ended a two-year campaign of rate increases, the longest unbroken stretch of rate hikes in recent history. More... |
Lieberman Accuses Foe Of Hacking Site
Uphill
Battle For Mideast Cease-Fire
Phoenix
Suspect Was 'Mentally Abusive'
FBI
Hunts Hot Oil Killer
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Uphill Battle For Mideast Cease-Fire Heavy fighting continued both on the ground and in the air in the Mideast, and the timing of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon was questioned. Israel said a Lebanese proposal to move troops to the border is "interesting." More... |
Indian
Soldiers Tap Yoga, Fight Stress
Insurgent Attacks Kill 31 In Baghdad
U.S.
Sets Up Northern Afghan Base
U.S.
Told To Keep Hands Off Cuba
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Dixie Chicks Tour Skips Beats After slow ticket sales, the Dixie Chicks have canceled 14 tour dates and replaced them with others. More... |
Janet
Jackson Is Bikini-Ready In Vibe
WTC
Film Hero Too Good To Be True
Songwriters Compete In 'American Idol'
JoJo
Takes 'The High Road'
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7th Circuit Rejects Claims of Age Discrimination in IBM Pension Case The Associated Press IBM Corp. did not commit age discrimination when it changed its pension coverage to a "cash-balance" plan in the 1990s, the 7th Circuit ruled Monday in an influential case that Big Blue had agreed to settle for up to $1.4 billion if it had lost the appeal. Opponents say the setup denies older workers the gains they would have gotten under traditional pension plans, in which employees amass more retirement benefits during their last years of service. |
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Greenberg Traurig Drawn Into Estate Case New York Law Journal Greenberg Traurig has become enmeshed in a bitter family feud. Estranged sisters Linda J. Spector and Barbara Berlin were beneficiaries of a trust created by their mother. Shortly after her mother's death, Spector sought to have her then-fiancι, Greenberg partner Albert Jacobs, appointed co-trustee. But a Manhattan appellate court sided with attorney Joel Sankel, the successor designated in trust, who had argued that Spector and Jacobs might be seeking control of the trust to effectively disinherit Berlin. |
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San Diego Sues V&E Alleging Professional Negligence Texas Lawyer The city of San Diego has sued Vinson & Elkins, alleging the firm failed to fully investigate problems with the city's troubled pension system and provide a "warts and all" report into a $1.4 billion to $2 billion pension funding shortfall. In its complaint seeking at least $10 million in damages, the city alleges V&E overcharged San Diego for the firm's work from 2003 through 2005 and failed to provide a report that would be accepted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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Fired McAfee GC Faces Tough Legal Road The Recorder Since late 2000, accounting troubles have led several McAfee executives to step down and the company to enter a $50 million settlement with the SEC. Throughout those turmoils, its GC, Kent Hart Roberts, remained unscathed -- until this spring, when McAfee fired Roberts due to stock options backdating issues. His plight vividly illustrates the vulnerability of in-house counsel in the latest dust storm to hit corporate America -- and may have them looking more closely at company indemnification policies. Visit In-House Counsel |
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| Legal News STORIES - August 7, 2006 |
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Crimp In Alaska Oil Supply Oil company BP has indefinitely shut down the nation's biggest oilfield after finding a pipeline leak, removing about 8 percent of U.S. oil production and stoking fears that already high gas prices will shoot up further. More... |
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Island Senator Battles For Seat
Israel
Intensifies Strikes On Beirut
John
Glenn & Wife Home From Hospital
Surprising New Alliance For Bono
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John Glenn & Wife Home From Hospital "I do not recommend you go test your airbags the way we did," says retired astronaut and former senator John Glenn, 85, of the crash he and his wife, Annie, 86, had Friday on the way back from a political fundraiser in Ohio. More... |
Big
Crimp In Alaska Oil Supply
Shopping Carts + Kids = Danger?
Surprising New Alliance For Bono
$208M
Powerball Prize Won In Wis.
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Israel Intensifies Strikes On Beirut Israeli warplanes repeatedly bombed Beirut's southern suburbs and other areas of Lebanon as fierce fighting also continued between Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah guerrillas. This comes hours before Arab League foreign ministers meet in Beirut. More... |
Cuban
VP: Castro Back In 'A Few Weeks'
Iraq:
Suicide Bomber Targets Funeral
Japan
Marks 61st A-Bomb Anniversary
Report:
Most Korean Missiles Worked
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| DeLay? DeLay Who? GOP TO TAKE DELAY CASE TO SUPREME COURT Associated Press Texas Republicans said they will take their fight to remove indicted former congressman Tom DeLay from the election ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court. http://news.lp.findlaw.com/ap/p/620/08-04-2006/f4ac00123a700601.html Read the 5th Circuit's Opinion http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/5th/0650812cv0p.pdf August 7, 2006 |
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Suit Against Infants' Tylenol Gets $5 Million Verdict The Legal Intelligencer A wrongful death action filed by the family of a dead 1-year-old against the makers of Infants' Tylenol has resulted in a $5 million verdict from a Philadelphia jury. Plaintiffs claimed the child died from acetaminophen toxicity after being given dosages of the over-the-counter drug for three days. The family argued that the warning labels and directions on the bottle were not clear. The drug is concentrated to make it easier to administer, which the family did not know, according to their attorney. |
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White Supremacist Files $30M Malpractice Suit Against His Former
Attorney The Associated Press White supremacist Matthew Hale, who is serving a 40-year prison sentence for seeking to have U.S. District Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow murdered, has filed a malpractice lawsuit against his former attorney, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw partner Thomas Durkin. Hale is seeking $30 million in damages. He alleges that Durkin charged Hale's father legal fees for services that never were performed and claims that Durkin improperly excluded white jurors and worked to get blacks on the jury, which worked against his case. |
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Calif. High Court: No Mystery to Employee's 'At Will' Contract The Recorder California workers were put on alert by the state Supreme Court on Thursday that at-will jobs are just that: Employers don't need a reason to fire you. The unanimous ruling is a boon for the business community and clarifies an area of the law that had gotten increasingly murky because of conflicting appellate court opinions in recent years. "As long as you use the phrase 'at will,' it means at will," overjoyed defense lawyer Robert Mason III said Thursday. |
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Baker & McKenzie Goes After Potential Infringers the World Over The American Lawyer In May, Baker & McKenzie sent letters to 4,500 ISPs and Web sites, stating that its client had exclusive broadcast rights to the World Cup and warning of the perils of unauthorized downloading. The firm claims the strategy was a success, but others disagree, including a blog that poked fun at the firm -- to an audience of 1.75 million readers. Between the protections afforded by the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and the sheer scale of the Internet, was it worth the bad publicity to protect a copyright? Visit the IP Law Practice Center SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED |
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Israel Expands Lebanon Bombing In a sharp expansion of Israel's bombing of Lebanon, highway bridges were hit for the first time in the Christian heartland north of Beirut. Israel also continued pounding southern Beirut and Hezbollah said it killed 6 Israeli troops near the border. More... |
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Joe Lieberman's Worst Nightmare
Flooded
El Paso Faces New Threat
Senate
Rejects Minimum Wage Hike
Big
Bucks Oil Deals Probed
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Flooded El Paso Faces New Threat It would be like a "tidal wave," says the mayor, if a dam across the border in Mexico gives way. As many as 2,000 people have been evacuated, some of them to the convention center which formerly housed Katrina evacuees. More... |
Heat
Wave Finally Breaks
Shooting Tied To Phoenix Serial Killer
Senate
Rejects Minimum Wage Hike
Big
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Protests In Mexico Deter Tourists Political unrest in Mexico during the July 2 presidential election and growing drug violence have taken a toll on the tourism industry. Thousands of Mexican hotels and restaurants have been hit by cancellations. More... |
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Calif. Supremes Wait for Smoke to Clear Over Punitive Damages The Recorder If the U.S. Supreme Court can provide guidance, why not let it? On Wednesday, at the urging of tobacco giant Philip Morris USA, the California Supreme Court put on hold a major punitive damages case to await a ruling by the nation's highest court on identical issues. The state court's 6-0 vote freezes, for now, an April 21 appellate court ruling that OK'd a $28 million punitive damages award against Virginia-based Philip Morris -- an amount 33 times greater than the compensatory damages in the case. |
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Nonprofit Set to Get $9M in DuPont Lead Paint Deal Has Close Ties to
Company The Associated Press When Rhode Island dropped DuPont from its lawsuit against former makers of lead paint last year, the company had agreed to donate $9 million to a nonprofit group focused on preventing childhood exposure to lead. But not generally disclosed were the close ties between DuPont and the Children's Health Forum. Watchdogs say the previously unreported connection casts a cloud over the deal, which let DuPont out of a case that cost other lead paint companies billions of dollars. |
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N.J. Court Overturns $105M Verdict Against Stadium Beer Vendor The Associated Press A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday overturned a landmark $105 million verdict against a stadium vendor that sold beer to a drunken fan who later paralyzed a girl in an auto wreck. Ordering a new trial, the panel said the trial court improperly allowed testimony about the "drinking environment" at the 1999 football game at Giants Stadium. "The admission of this evidence cannot be considered harmless. A central theme of plaintiffs' case was the culture of intoxication at the stadium," the court wrote. |
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Pentagon GC's Bid for 4th Circuit Seat Threatened Corporate Counsel Things aren't looking so good for Pentagon GC William Haynes II in his quest for a seat on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. For more than a year he's drawn scattered attacks, mostly from Democrats, for his 2003 decision to sanction the use of aggressive methods in interrogations. But in July, Haynes started taking fire from a new front. Twenty retired military leaders came out against his nomination, arguing that he ignored the views of other Pentagon lawyers in approving the interrogation procedures. Visit In-House Counsel |
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Castro's Sister: 'He's Not Dead' While Fidel Castro has stayed out of public view days after naming his brother acting president, his sister says she has spoken with people who say he is very sick, but not dead. And, a parliament speaker says Castro is "very alive and very alert." More... |
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Tips, Wages In Play On Capitol Hill "Everything that has been achieved in seven states to support low wage workers who earn tips is destroyed by this bill," says Sen. Dianne Feinstein of the minimum wage legislation now before the Senate. A vote is expected by Friday. More... |
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'Revolutionary change' ahead for domestic stock market People's Daily Online - Beijing,China The imminent introduction of stock index futures and a mechanism for short selling will fundamentally change China's stock market, according to analysts. ... See all stories on this topic |
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Eight Suits in Embryo Scandal Are Dismissed The National Law Journal A California judge has granted demurrers in eight lawsuits filed against the University of California, Irvine by patients who claim they were not notified that doctors at the hospital might have stolen their eggs and embryos. The suits are the latest in a medical negligence scandal that made worldwide headlines about a decade ago when three UCI doctors were accused of stealing human eggs and embryos to conduct research or impregnate other women, some of whom gave birth. |
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11th Circuit Remands $400,000 in Sanctions Against Employment Lawyers Daily Business Review The 11th Circuit has overturned nearly $400,000 in sanctions imposed against two Florida employment lawyers for bringing an allegedly frivolous sexual harassment suit against the Denny's restaurant chain. The order by U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard was one of a series of stiff sanctions that many observers said chilled lawyers from bringing such cases in federal court. The 11th Circuit panel found that Lenard committed reversible error when she did not rely on the findings of the magistrate judge. |
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Legal Tactics 'R' Us: Internet as Witness Turns Trial Legal Tech Newsletter When Toysrus.com sued Amazon.com for breach of contract, the legal team from Wildman Harrold in Chicago played a trial trump card: The Internet as witness. To prove Amazon allowed other Web retailers to sell products Toys "R" Us considered "exclusive," counsel decided to risk showing live searches of Amazon.com in court. If identical toys from other retailers showed up, it would be hard testimony to refute. Attorneys Michael Dockterman and John Luburic detail how trial technology isn't all fun and games. Visit Legal Technology |
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Israel Strikes Deep Into Lebanon The three-week-old war seems more likely to escalate than end soon as Israel launches its deepest ground attack into Lebanon yet and Hezbollah guerrillas respond by firing at least 150 rockets at towns across northern Israel. More... |
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Salesman Accused Of Faking Son's Death A lawsuit claims an employee at an Atlanta software firm received paid leave for months by claiming his 3-year-old son was dying of cancer, only to be exposed as a fraud when the firm tried to send flowers. More... |
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Castro: Health Stable, Spirits Good Fidel Castro, who has wielded absolute power over Cuba for 47 years, remained out of sight while recovering from surgery. Castro said that his health was stable after surgery, according to a statement read on state television. More... |
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Poker Shootout While in Vegas for the World Series of Poker, Ken Adams tries his hand at an event that was a bit different from all the other events he had played. It was a "shootout" in which the winner at each of 90 tables moves forward to the next round. More... |
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Fourth Socha-Gelbmann Report Sees Growth in EDD's Future Law Technology News The wait is over. The fourth annual Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey is now available, and can be yours in its entirety for $5,000. Or, if you're comfortable with more of a high-level view, read on. The report's authors present, for your perusal, the highlights of their findings regarding trends and user preferences in the world of electronic data discovery. Included are rankings of top service and software vendors, as well as top providers by litigation stage. Visit Legal Technology |
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Supreme Court Eases Standard for Title VII Retaliation Claims Special to Law.com In Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White, the Supreme Court held that the anti-retaliation provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is broader than Title VII's anti-discrimination provision, resolving differences among the circuit courts of appeal over what constitutes actionable retaliation. Jenner & Block partners Carla J. Rozycki and David K. Haase examine the history of the case, the significance of the ruling and its impact on employers. Visit Law.com Legal Technology |
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Fourth Socha-Gelbmann Report Sees Growth in EDD's Future Law Technology News The wait is over. The fourth annual Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey is now available, and can be yours in its entirety for $5,000. Or, if you're comfortable with more of a high-level view, read on. The report's authors present, for your perusal, the highlights of their findings regarding trends and user preferences in the world of electronic data discovery. Included are rankings of top service and software vendors, as well as top providers by litigation stage. Visit Legal Technology |
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Castro Sidelined By Intestinal Surgery Fidel Castro has turned over the presidency of Cuba to his 75-year-old brother, Raul - at least temporarily, while he recuperates. It's the first time since 1959 that Castro, the world's longest-ruling president, has not been in charge. More... |
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Tort Reform Plan Causes Rough Surf at ABA Meeting The National Law Journal The American Bar Association House of Delegates is expected to take up some contentious issues at the ABA's annual meeting. But one controversy has served as a prelude to this week's events in Honolulu, as infighting among the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section has resulted in the group pulling a tort-reform measure. The proposal has created a sharp divide among members and, at least in one case, between a huge corporate client and its outside law firms as well. Visit the Litigation Practice Center SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED |
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Save a Cocktail Napkin, Win a Lawsuit The National Law Journal Idea-submission claims are on the rise in Hollywood, where ideas often are presented informally, leaving a writer without proof when a suspiciously similar project appears. Thanks to Grosso v. Miramax, it's easier to claim idea theft without copyrighted scripts. But the 9th Circuit's ruling conflicts with decisions in the 2nd, 4th and 6th circuits, says Gail Title, who represented Miramax in a brief to the Supreme Court. "There really is a need for guidance in this area," she says. Visit the IP Law Practice Center SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED |
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Justice' New York Law Journal A federal judge in New York has defended a non-guideline prison sentence for a former business executive convicted of conspiracy and securities fraud, saying to rule otherwise would be a "travesty of justice." In May, District Judge Jed S. Rakoff sentenced Richard P. Adelson, the former president of Impath Inc., to 42 months in prison, rather than 85 years as prosecutors had suggested in papers. The government filed a notice of appeal, and the judge this month issued a memorandum explaining his decision. |
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Calif. High Court Slaps Misuse of Anti-SLAPP Laws The Recorder Former paralegal Peggy Soukup and famed Irish dancer Michael Flatley don't know each other, but they share one thing in common: Both won cases last week clarifying California's complex anti-SLAPP law. By a unanimous vote in two rulings involving three cases, the state Supreme Court ruled that anti-SLAPP motions and their counterparts, SLAPP-back suits, can't be used by defendants to protect speech or activities that are illegal as a matter of law. |
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5,000 More U.S. Troops Baghdad-Bound? As many as 5,000 additional U.S. troops will be sent into Baghdad to stem escalating violence there, officials say. The plan has not been finalized, but would call into question whether the U.S. could reduce troop levels in Iraq by year's end. More... |
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Another Doping Scandal Rocks Tour Floyd Landis' stunning Tour de France victory just four days ago was thrown into question when his team said he tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race. Landis has been suspended pending more test results. More... CBSNews.com Weekday Evening-July 27, 2006 Israel Calls Up More Troops Killer Mom's Ex Bashes Prosecution Bush Signs Voting Rights Act Extension Escalating Baghdad Violence Kills 31 |
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Greenberg Traurig Launching Tampa Office Daily Business Review Miami-based Greenberg Traurig is opening its first office in Tampa, Fla., invading the home turf of rival law firm giant Holland & Knight. The office will be Greenberg's eighth in Florida and its 27th nationwide. Its attorneys will focus on key Greenberg Traurig practice areas such as real estate, transactions, business litigation and land-use work. David B. Weinstein, a litigator with a focus on civil and criminal defense work, has left Bales Weinstein to be managing partner of the new Greenberg office. |
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Israel, Hezbollah Battle For Key Town As many as a dozen Israeli soldiers are reportedly killed by Hezbollah in the battle for a key southern Lebanon town. Four U.N. observers were also killed by an Israeli air strike, as diplomats attended an emergency meeting in Rome. CBS News Summary More... |
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Cruise Is Master Of His Domain The World Intellectual Property Organization has ruled that Tom Cruise is master of his domain ... domain name that is. A Canada-based company must hand over TomCruise.com to the actor. CBS News Summary More.. |
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Wyeth Faces First Trial Over Hormone Replacement Therapy The Associated Press Linda Reeves blames her breast cancer on roughly eight years of taking Prempro, an estrogen-progestin combination made by Wyeth and prescribed to relieve menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. Next month, Reeves will face Wyeth in a federal court in Little Rock, Ark., in the first of approximately 4,500 lawsuits filed against the company over hormone replacement therapy. Key to her case are internal marketing documents her lawyers claim show Wyeth put profits ahead of patients. |
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D.C. Police On Alert For 'Wig Lady' Police in the Washington region are warning bank tellers the "Wig Lady." They say a middle-aged woman has been walking into banks wearing wigs to impersonate account holders. She has stolen over $200,000 from the checking accounts of 20 women. More... CBSNews.com Weekday Afternoon |
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ABA: President's Bill-Signing Statements Violate the Constitution The Associated Press President Bush's penchant for writing exceptions to laws he has just signed violates the Constitution, an American Bar Association task force says in a report highly critical of the practice. The attachments, known as bill-signing statements, say Bush reserves a right to revise, interpret or disregard measures on national security and constitutional grounds. ABA policymakers will decide whether to denounce the statements and encourage a legal fight over them. |
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Ethics Crusaders Crush 'SuperLawyers' New Jersey Law Journal A New Jersey Supreme Court ethics panel knocked "SuperLawyers" and "Best Lawyers in America" out of the business of ranking New Jersey lawyers last week by prohibiting attorneys from advertising their inclusion and taking part in the selection process. Word of the Committee on Attorney Advertising's opinion spread quickly among legal marketers around the country and touched off a frenzied review of ad campaigns, Web sites and letterheads at New Jersey firms whose attorneys are on the lists. |
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Are Litigators Ready for the New Meet-and-Confer Sessions? The National Law Journal Lawyers accustomed to "drive-by" meet-and-confer sessions with clients and opposing counsel should get ready to park and prepare for an extended conversation. The amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are going to profoundly affect meet-and-confer discussions concerning e-discovery. Litigators must acquaint themselves with the world of IT if they hope to keep up. Carolyn Southerland, special counsel to Baker Botts in Houston, shares some rules of survival. Visit Legal Technology |
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D.C. Federal Judge Takes Center Stage in Two Huge Telecom Mergers Legal Times Right now, the eyes of the antitrust world are locked on D.C. federal Judge Emmet Sullivan as he considers whether to approve SBC Communications' $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc.'s $8.4 billion purchase of MCI. His role in reviewing these mergers is being intensely scrutinized, not only because these are the two largest telephone mergers in U.S. history but also because they are likely to redefine the power courts have to challenge such deals. Visit In-House Counsel |
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HIGHLIGHTS Pakistan Expanding Nuclear Program Pakistan has begun building what independent analysts say is a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium, a move that, if verified, would signal a major expansion of the country's nuclear weapons capabilities and a potential new escalation in the region's arms race. (By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post) |
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Bush's Tactic of Refusing Laws Is Probed A panel of legal scholars and lawyers assembled by the American Bar Association is sharply criticizing the use of "signing statements" by President Bush that assert his right to ignore or not enforce laws passed by Congress. (By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) |
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Rice Makes Surprise Visit To Beirut Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Lebanon to launch diplomatic efforts aimed at ending 13 days of warfare. Meanwhile, Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into the country in heavy fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas. More... CBSNews.com Weekday Morning News Summary |
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Saddam Hussein Hospitalized Saddam Hussein is being fed with a tube, says a prosecutor, to ensure he'll be well enough to appear in court. Saddam and three co-defendants have been on a hunger strike since July 7th - demanding security for defense lawyers and their families. More... CBSNews.com Weekday Morning News Summary |
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