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J&J Heirs Seek Passage of Measure Allowing DNA Testing of Children
As the legislative session ends, heirs of a $350 million Johnson & Johnson trust fund are lobbying heavily for a bill that could bar a potential heir from sharing in the fortune. The legislation, which would allow for DNA testing of children and fathers if the father believes he is not the biological parent, has become snagged in an intraparty tussle: Some Democrats say it has been rewritten to solely benefit some Johnson heirs while others say it merely tries to resolve legal inequities.Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff has been stewing for years over the SEC's approach to settlements with alleged Wall Street malefactors. In his ruling Monday rejecting the agency's settlement with Citigroup over is marketing of an ill-fated CDO, the judge finally boiled over.
Five Questions: Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby
Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby is a 16-lawyer boutique specializing in the representation of large users of telecom and network-related services. LB3 was founded 10 years ago in the District by three lawyers from the D.C. office of Morrison & Foerster Henry Levine, Ellen Block, and Debra Lagapa (since retired). They were soon joined by Colleen Boothby and James Blaszak.COPY: Firm-by-Firm Survey Responses
From Allen & Overy to Winston & Strawn, the Summer Associates Survey was summers' chance to dish on their firms. And dish they did. Get the skinny on everything from quality of work assigned to approachability of associates and partners to the relative fun of karaoke nights vs. fishing, wine tasting outings, baseball games ... . (You didn't think it was all business, did you?)Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies at 80
The death of Chief Justice Rehnquist late on Saturday ends his historic 33-year career on the Supreme Court, and presents President George W. Bush with a rare challenge to fill a new vacancy just as John Roberts Jr., his nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, was about to face Senate hearings. Rehnquist was the first justice to die in office since Robert Jackson in 1954. Rehnquist had recently squelched retirement rumors, promising to stay on the Court "as long as my health permits..."Trending Stories
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