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Restoring Capitalism: How to Prevent a Housing Recovery — Accept a 46-State Robo-Mortgage Fraud Settlement – Huffingtonpost.com
These people admitted that, on behalf of their firms, they broke numerous criminal laws, most likely including conspiracy, fraud, and misleading the Court. The banks have attempted to deflect their misdeeds by suggesting that these illegal acts did not harm … Continue reading
Ohio Repeals Union Law in Vote That Sets Stage for 2012 Election – BusinessWeek
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) — Ohio voters repealed a law limiting collective bargaining for public employees enacted by first-term Governor John Kasich and Republican lawmakers, buoying Democrats heading into the 2012 national elections. The measure …
Substituting "Moral Equivalence" for Actual Knowledge in Criminal Tax Cases – Forbes
In most criminal cases, the government need only prove the defendant knowingly engaged in the conduct at issue, not that he knew the conduct violated a specific law. This burden of proving criminal intent is often relaxed through the …
Let’s Rewrite Securities Law for Facebook – Gawker
Two senators introduced legislation to help Facebook further evade a 47-year-old SEC disclosure rule and take on a slew of new investors. Because that’s the problem in America lately, you see: Corporations are too well regulated, and we know too … Continue reading
Rakuten Snaps Up E-Book Seller Kobo For $315M – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (November 08, 2011, 10:14 PM ET) — Rakuten Inc. will acquire Canadian e-book retailer Kobo Inc. for $315 million in cash as part of its global expansion of its e-commerce business, the Japan-based online retailer announced Tuesday … Continue reading
Ohio voters reject anti-collective bargaining law – Salt Lake Tribune
Ohio » In a political blow to GOP Gov. John Kasich in state seen as key in the 2012 presidential election, Ohio’s new law restricting collective bargaining was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters …
Australia passes landmark carbon tax laws – SteelGuru
Australia’s parliament passed laws that impose a price on carbon emissions on Tuesday in one of the biggest economic reforms in a decade, giving new impetus to December’s global climate talks in South Africa. The laws will force Australia’s top … Continue reading
Health Law Survives Test in Court of Appeals – New York Times
The fact that Congress may have never issued an individual mandate to purchase something before, a central argument for many opposing the law, “seems to us a political judgment rather than a recognition of constitutional limitations,” he wrote.
OLYMPUS CORPORATION (ADR) Investor Investigation over possible Violations of Securities Laws – PR Inside
2011-11-09 15:49:26 – An investigation for shareholders of OLYMPUS CORPORATION (ADR) (PINK: OCPNY) over possible breaches of fiduciary duties was announced and PINK:OCPNY stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail …
Health care in court: Obama leading 3-1, but it ain’t over til it’s over – WCAX
The score in the legal battle over President Obama’s health-care reform law is now 3 to 1. In constitutional challenges to the law before federal courts of appeal, three courts have upheld it, and one has not. The latest ruling … Continue reading
