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September 25, 2009 |

Hundreds of Hurricane Ike-related suits remain pending against insurers

It's been one year since Hurricane Ike blew in, but many Gulf Coast homeowners are still struggling from the fallout. And it's not heavy winds, but insurance companies, that have them reeling. Lawyers say hundreds of lawsuits remain pending against insurance carriers that have denied or underpaid claims for Hurricane Ike victims.
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May 04, 2011 |

What Was the Legal Basis for the Bin Laden Strike?

The killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is engaging some of the thorniest questions of the United States' post-Sept. 11 campaign against terrorism, including the government's legal justification for carrying out the targeted killing of suspected terrorists.
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September 08, 2011 |

Circuits Split on Standard For Removal Under CAFA

Kymberly Kochis and Francis X. Nolan IV of Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst write that prior to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 it was well-settled that proponents of removal bore the burden of establishing federal jurisdiction, and the circuit courts have upheld that rule. Significant uncertainty exists, however, as to what burden of proof should be applied in determining whether the $5 million amount in controversy threshold is met.
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September 21, 2012 |

License Revocation Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(c)

Notice to the bar.
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July 10, 2007 |

FBI Raids Judge's Chambers

Eight carloads of FBI agents recently executed a warrant and searched the chambers of the chief judge of Georgia's Alapaha Judicial Circuit, a county commissioner said. The search took place as federal grand jury subpoenas issued by Assistant U.S. Attorneys were being served on county officials in the five counties that make up the Alapaha Circuit. The subpoenas seek information about a bank account funded by court fees but kept secret from local lawmakers.
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August 03, 2009 |

Court blasts DeKalb in ruling

A federal appeals court in Atlanta has paved the way for a trial centered on claims that former DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones and his staff engaged in blatant discrimination against white county managers. "In 2001, DeKalb County, Georgia embarked on a wholesale plan to replace its white county managers with African-Americans," Judge Gerald R.
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