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Judge OKs Davis Settlement in Dewey Bankruptcy
Just over a year after Dewey & LeBoeuf capped the largest firm failure in history by filing for Chapter 11 protection, a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan has approved a $19.5 million settlement of mismanagement claims between Dewey's liquidating trustee, former chairman Steven Davis, and the firm's professional liability insurer. The settlement's approval comes as some former Dewey partners have begun making their way back onto the lateral market.Puerto Rico Lobby Gains Momentum
Lobbyists for the island are feeling lucky. It may be the best chance in eight years, they say, to persuade Congress to allow a vote among Puerto Ricans on whether the island should continue as a commonwealth territory, enter the Union as a state, or become an independent country.Russian Industrialists Sue Center for Public Integrity
Alfa Bank Chairman Mikhail Fridman and another Russian industrialist are suing the Center for Public Integrity. They claim defamation by an article the center published that said the two were linked to the mob.View more book results for the query "White"
'Do Not Track' -- Online Privacy Litigation Now and in the Future
Over the last several years, attorneys for Internet users have been vigorously attempting to fashion a viable claim against Internet service providers, companies operating websites, "app" developers and Internet advertisers (collectively, "Internet companies") for collecting, transmitting or even selling personal, private data about the users. Such private information may include websites visited, advertising banners clicked on, search terms used and even key strokes made, which the users claim was collected without their informed consent. To date, based on the current laws on the books, very few, if any, of such claims have withstood court scrutiny.Filibusters an Election Casualty?
With Democratic seats in the U.S. Senate dwindling even further due to Election Day losses, the prospects for President Bush's controversial -- and filibustered -- judicial nominees seem a bit brighter. Besides losing seats, Democrats who voted to maintain the filibusters may also lose their political will. Says one law professor: "I just don't know whether the resolve will be there. They're going to have to be a lot more selective" in whom they block.Chief Judge Puts Middle District Court Filings Online
U.S. District Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie realized a central goal of his tenure as chief judge of the Middle District of Pennsylvania last March when the court became the latest federal district to implement an electronic case filing system.Who's right on the fiscal issue: S&P or the Treasury
Rarely has a credit rating company made such an astute observation of the human condition. "We believe there is a material risk that U.S. policy makers might not reach an agreement on how to address medium- and long-term budgetary challenges by 2013," Standard Poor's said on assigning a negative outlook to the U.A Buyer's Guide to Law Firm Software
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