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Apportioning Fault: Bankruptcy Filings and Multi-Defendant Civil Proceedings
Dennis J. Dozis, an associate at Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, and Jacqueline Mandell, of counsel to the firm, write: The right to apportionment of fault in personal injury actions has been found to be so valuable that it has been held to apply "automatically" in cases where a plaintiff sues multiple defendants. However, what becomes of a defendant's right to apportion fault when a joint tortfeasor files for bankruptcy?
Framed for child porn - by a PC virus
AP - Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses - the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen.Cheney May Become Halliburton Target
Vice President Dick Cheney may be added to the list of defendants in a score of Halliburton accounting fraud cases, if a Connecticut law firm prevails in its bid to overturn a pending $6 million settlement on grounds that it is inadequate. The firm says Cheney was originally not named as a defendant because doing so would have been "inappropriate" during the war on Iraq.
As One Lawyer-CEO Steps Down, Others Step Up
Pfizer CEO and former general counsel Jeffrey Kindler surprisingly is retiring after four years as head of the pharmaceutical giant. As Kindler steps aside, other lawyers-turned-CEOs are moving up.Sidley Austin on Hand as Diamondback Capital Set to Close
Two years after insider trading allegations hit hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, the Stamford, Connecticut-based investment firm is set to shutter its operations after clients sought $526 million in redemptions.Delta pilots can't agree on seniority with Northwest pilots
ATLANTA AP - Delta Air Lines' pilots union has told company executives it can't agree on seniority issues with its counterpart at Northwest Airlines, raising serious doubts about the prospect of a combination of the two companies as Delta prepares to overhaul its operations.The disclosure was made Monday afternoon in a letter from the head of the pilots union at Delta, Lee Moak, to rank-and-file Delta pilots.Next in BP spill saga: civil trial worth billions
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