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Lawyer pleads guilty to tax count in kickback case
LOS ANGELES AP - The last defendant in a major federal kickback case involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations pleaded guilty Monday to a tax-related felony.Under an agreement with prosecutors, Paul T. Selzer entered his plea to a charge that he tried to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service code.High Anxiety for Bristol-Myers
When the patent on Bristol-Myers' drug BuSpar was set to expire, the company took possibly unlawful steps to maintain its monopoly and prevent the sale of a generic version of the anti-anxiety drug. Consumer groups, HMOs, drug wholesalers and 30 state governments have joined generic drug manufacturers in filing antitrust suits against Bristol-Meyers. A loss for the company could mean treble damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars.Second Circuit on Dual-Purpose Attorney-Client Talks
Keith D. Krakaur, a senior partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, writes that every business lawyer knows that clients often request "advice" that goes beyond the realm of legal questions and into the world of business issues, including matters of policy, strategy, communications and the like.Convicted Killer Of Pregnant Conn. Mom To Be Freed
A woman who has been in prison for 27 years for the death of an expectant mother in Hartford was granted clemency Wednesday after an extraordinary hearing before the state Board of Pardons and Paroles, despite emotional pleas to reject the leniency by the victim's relatives.Lawmakers propose to put cellphone records off-limits
By Aisha I. Jefferson Selling or obtaining another person's cell phone records would become a crime in Georgia under a proposal that is moving through the Georgia Legislature. Cell phone records are sold over the Internet, with attorneys among the top customers, according to some reports."It's wrong for attorneys to engage in actions to obtain information that is gotten through subterfuge or theft," said Sen.Beleaguered former press lord Conrad Black going on trial
CHICAGO AP - As chairman of the far-flung Hollinger newspaper empire, tall, silver-haired, magnificently tailored Conrad M. Black reigned supreme as one of the world's most powerful media moguls. His lifestyle included $60,000-plus birthday parties for his wife, dinners with the rich and famous and jaw-dropping renovations of a Park Avenue apartment.Good Legal Technology is Good Business: A Case for Bringing Employment Issues In-House
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