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Attorney General's duplicity overlooked by media cheerleaders
In 1999, Eric Holder helped arrange Bill Clinton pardons for 16 unrepentant members of FALN who had been convicted of 'a variety of charges that included conspiracy, sedition, violation of the Hobbes Act (extortion by force, violence or fear), armedmore
Former Client Sues Gibson Dunn
A California venture capitalist who has admitted to bribing New York state pension officials has sued over $1.3 million in fees the firm seeks for representing him during the investigation that precipitated that admission. Elliott Broidy's lawsuit--filedmore
Attorney General Holders Non-Transparency Exposed by Watchdog Group
This week, the U.S.Ālong_spaceDepartment of Justice celebrated theĀlong_spaceone-year anniversary of Attorney General Eric Holder?s 2009 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines. Issued exactly one year ago,Ālong_spaceHolder?s guidelines weremore
United States: Blue Cross-Michigan Abandons Merger Plans in Face of US Department of Justice Antitrust Challenge - Mayer Brown
During the 2008 presidential campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama singled out health insurance mergers as an area his administration would target for increased antitrust enforcement.more
United States: FRAND Obligation?s Antitrust Consequences May Linger After Patent Finds New Home - Mayer Brown
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United States: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act Case - Mayer Brown
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ("Vaccine Act") , 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 "et seq.", expressly preempts state-law claims against vaccine manufacturers if the injury or death giving rise to such a claim "resulted from side effects thatmore
United States: FDIC Board Votes to Extend the Securitization Safe Harbor - Mayer Brown
The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has approved an extension through September 30, 2010 of the FDIC?s rule (the "Safe Harbor") relating to the treatment of securitizations in receivership or conservatorship (12more
Gov?t denies US law firm hired to fight extradition
THE Opposition walked out of yesterday's sitting of the House of Representatives after the Government dismissed claims that it had engaged the services of a United States-based law firm to, among other things, advise the administration on pendingmore
Attorney General's Duplicity Overlooked by Media Cheerleaders
In 1999, Eric Holder helped arrange Bill Clinton pardons for 16 unrepentant members of FALN who had been convicted of 'a variety of charges that included conspiracy, sedition, violation of the Hobbes Act (extortion by force, violence or fear), armedmore
Contract between Brady, US law firm puzzles Gov't
INFROMATION Minister Daryl Vaz says he is hoping that an amended contract letter between attorney-at-law Harold Brady and international law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips -- which the prominent lawyer claimed corrected the error on a document naming himmore
United States: Shareholder Reapproval of Plans Exempt from $1 Million Limit - Mayer Brown
Top officers of public companies often receive compensation that is intended to be exempt from the $1 million limit on tax-deductible compensation.more
United States: Department of Labor Expands Annual Reporting Requirements - Mayer Brown
the Department of Labor (DOL) published a revised Form 5500 applicable to most plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as well as accompanying regulations.more
Kirkland, Freshfields Lead on $5 Billion Pharma Deal
We did a bit of a double take today when we saw took the lead role advising Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world's leading generic drug company, on its $5 billion acquisition of the German generic drug-maker Ratiopharm. Nothing against Kirkland--it's amore
New Unpaid Overtime Legal Videos Added to US Overtime Lawyers Website
Morgan and Morgan is pleased to announce the addition of four new videos to it its overtime law website ā USOvertimeLawyers.com. These videos, featuring Morgan and Morgan overtime attorney Richard Celler, provide helpful information for workers who wantmore
Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee
Good afternoon, Chairman Mollohan, Ranking Member Wolf, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Today it's my privilege to discuss the President's Department of Justice Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 and to provide an update on the Justicemore
Ambassador discusses US legal system with University of Malta law students
US Ambassador Douglas Kmiec returned to his role as a Professor of Constitutional Law, after he was invited by the Faculty of Law to deliver a series of lectures to first-year law students at the University of Malta. Ambassador Kmiec?s lecture of Marchmore
White & Case City base posts 20% drop in revenues for 2009
Latham and Reed Smith buck trend to emerge as strong City performers White & Case's London office has emerged as the worst performing City arm of a US law firm in 2009 - a year in which results varied significantly between firms. White & Case saw Londonmore
Attorney General: Jurors convict member of Texas polygamist group of child sexual assault
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Prosecutors say a member of a polygamist group whose sprawling West Texas ranch was raided in 2008 has been found guilty of sexual assault of a child. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says a jury convicted 35-year-old Merril Leroymore
PREPARED REMARKS OF THOMAS E. PEREZ, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AT THE 2010 FREEDOM NETWORK CONFERENCE LOCATION: WASHINGTON, D.C. DATE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
MR. PEREZ: Good Evening, colleagues and friends. I am honored to participate in the Freedom Network's 8th Annual Conference. The core mission of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is to uphold the fundamental rights of all individuals,more
Attorney General Greg Abbott will discuss state's plan to protect Texas ranchers from costly regulations at TSCRA convention
Home The Cattleman Join Us Theft Protection Public Affairs Insurance Foundation News Desk Share | For Immediate Release March 16, 2010 Contact: Carmen Fenton 512-469-0171/512-673-3906 ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ABBOTT WILL DISCUSS STATE'S PLAN TO PROTECTmore
Zurich North America Commercial Introduces New Errors & Omissions Policy for Employed Lawyers
Employed Lawyers Selectā?¢ gives in-house counsel virtually the same level of coverage as their colleagues in private practice SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurance provider globally and in Northmore
Safety forum turns ugly for Attorney General
Queensland Attorney-General Cameron Dick faced a hostile crowd at an open forum on safety.more
3rd Circuit Bars Prosecution Threat for Teen 'Sexting'
In the a federal appeals court has upheld an injunction that barred a Pennsylvania prosecutor from bringing child pornography charges against girls who refused to attend a class he had designed to educate youths about the dangers of sexting. In , amore
Law Firms Protest Lehman Fee Committee's Cuts in Legal Bills
Fifteen law firms have since Lehman filed for bankruptcy in September 2008. By almost any standard, that's a lot of money. But the cash pouring in hasn't stopped the key firms involved from protesting aggressively when the fee committee monitoring themore
N.Y. City Bar Retracts Survey's 'Not Satisfied' Finding on Deferred Associates
The New York City Bar on Wednesday retracted a finding from a survey suggesting that deferred associates were not satisfied with the lawyers with whom they worked at public interest groups. The city bar said it misinterpreted data it collected earliermore
Goldman Sachs Sued for Not Divulging Internal Madoff Ban to Client
A Bernard Madoff victim who lost $15 million is suing Goldman Sachs for allegedly failing to tell him in 2004 that it had put a taboo on the Madoff Fund and that he should pull his money out. Retired businessman Jerome Goodman, 69, of Hardwick, N.J.,more
Jury Finds Plaintiffs Lawyers Defrauded Railroad in Asbestos Suit
When a federal jury returned a verdict against two Mississippi plaintiffs lawyers on March 8, finding that they had committed fraud against , it was the culmination of the railroad's seven-year battle to fight back against abusive asbestos claims. Itmore
High Court Justices, Legal Luminaries Debate Shakespeare's 'Henry V'
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sitting as chief justice for a change, invoked law beyond the U.S. Constitution on Tuesday night. First, she analyzed French succession law, or Salic law, in a case involving the legitimacy of English King Henrymore