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Do banks have the right to charge huge penalty fees for checking account overdrafts? A senior judge in Florida ruled that 15 cases raising such allegations can proceed to discovery in litigation that could cost the banks hundreds of millions of dollars.
Here's another fine mess for the cleanup crew at Gibson: Last December, Texas businessman David McDavid convinced a Georgia state court jury that Turner Broadcasting breached a deal to sell two Atlanta pro sports teams to him. On Tuesday, Gibson's appellate lawyers asked the state appeals court to overturn the $281 million verdict.
Internal Memos in Discrimination Case Put CNN Hiring in Spotlight
An employment discrimination claim against CNN could turn on whether it was legal to designate specific on-air positions for minorities as the network sought to increase diversity. Internal CNN memos introduced this week at a federal trial suggest that, beginning in 1999, in some cases a job candidate's race and ethnicity were key factors in hiring on-air talent. CNN says it didn't renew the contract of anchor Marina Kolbe because she didn't meet its standards for on-air talent, not because of her race.Supreme Court Ponders Religion's Place
The U.S. Supreme Court convenes in a closed conference today to consider more than 1,900 new cases. Leading the list of cases that might be granted review are several First Amendment establishment clause disputes involving prison inmates' religious rights and Ten Commandments displays on public property. The Ten Commandments cases have been grabbing the headlines, but it's the Virginia prison rights case that may have a better chance of being granted review.Former Georgia AG to Form Lobbying Firm
Over the four years since he left public office, former Georgia Attorney General Michael J. Bowers had remade himself into the ultimate outsider, suing state and local government with considerable success. But, with the ascent of Republicans to positions of state power, the Democrat-turned-Republican is now very much a political insider. He'll be trading on that status with a new venture, the lobbying firm of Watson Bowers.Before Tuesday, we confess, we didn't know anything about Texas businessman David McDavid or his legal battle with Turner Broadcasting System over the sale of the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers, as well as operating rights to Phillips Arena. But after a state court jury awarded McDavid $316 million yesterday, we're doing our best to get up to speed.
2002 Associates Survey: From Mayer Brown to Wolf Block
The firm-by-firm breakdown of responses to the survey.We knew about MGA's turbulent history with Orrick and O'Melveny & Myers stemming from their work for the company in its sprawling litigation with Mattel over the Bratz doll brand. Skadden, meanwhile, appears to be at odds with MGA over a deal that would cap its fees in the Mattel case at $11 million.
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