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November 17, 2009 |

U.S. Trustee Objects to Third-Party Releases in LandAmerica's Reorganization Plan

The U.S. trustee in LandAmerica Financial Group's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding is objecting to the company's reorganization plan because it releases nearly everyone involved, including lawyers, from liability for negligent actions. In an objection filed in Virginia federal court last week, the trustee states that the releases do not comply with the bankruptcy code or case law. LandAmerica filed for protection in 2008 after its Section 1031 exchange business collapsed due to its auction-rate securities investments.
4 minute read
April 25, 2002 |

Virginia Corporate Counsel in Bar Battle

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December 10, 2009 |

Survivor Suits Lodged in Aftermath of Fatal Tour Helicopter-Airplane Crash

Survivors of five sightseeing helicopter passengers killed in a mid-air crash over the Hudson River last summer have sued the tour operators and other defendants in federal court in Newark.
4 minute read
July 06, 2011 |

Gaming Justice

Nothing cataclysmic followed the Supreme Court putting the First Amendment over a California law restricting minors' access to violent video games. Still, I find myself a bit disheartened by the quality of the merchandise paraded before the public when the judicial discourse turns to free speech. While the U.N. declares internet access a basic human right, our high court defends the rights of pre-teenagers to dismember and set virtual people on fire. ... [MORE]
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January 04, 2010 |

Movers

George Jordan III of Fulbright & Jaworski has been elected to the board of directors of the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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January 31, 2002 |

ABA to Elect First Black President

Nearly 60 years after it first opened the door to membership by blacks, the American Bar Association is poised to elect its first black president: former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer. Archer is running unopposed, meaning he will take office in August 2003. His election is provoking mixed reactions among some minorities in the profession: happiness about his leadership, tinged by a sense that this "first" is long overdue.
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