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Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Powell Industries, Inc. – Yahoo Finance
Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims on behalf of investors of Powell Industries, Inc. (“Powell” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:POWL – News) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. The investigation focuses on …
LAW: Lawyers rated in magazine survey – Riverside Press Enterprise
Best Best & Krieger’s Inland offices earned the distinction for corporate, energy, environmental, litigation (environmental), natural resources and water law. Varner & Brandt LLP in Riverside was top ranked for corporate and real estate law.
COLUMN-Benefiting from taxes: David Cay Johnston – Reuters India
The trophy for turning the burden of taxes into a benefit goes not to General Electric(GE.N), whose skillful use of tax law and lobbying for tax breaks is famous, but to Pepco Holdings(POM.N), which owns the monopoly electric utility in … Continue reading
United States: Mexico Non-Compete And Trade Secrets Law: A Primer For U.S. In-House Counsel – Mondaq
On paper, the restrictive covenant law in Mexico looks a bit like California, but on closer examination it may be easier for a company to achieve certain goals in Mexico. For U.S. practitioners, Mexico offers an interesting example of just … Continue reading
Army Desertion Rate Lowest Since Vietnam – Military.com
“The normal way you get rid of them is with an administrative separation called a Chapter 10, a discharge in lieu of court-martial,” said one-time Army lawyer Geoffrey Corn, a professor at South Texas College of Law in Houston. “It’s … Continue reading
Votes loom on Ohio union law, health care overhaul – Akron Beacon Journal
COLUMBUS: A nationally watched fight over the bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized public workers tops a list of ballot questions that face Ohio voters in an unusually vigorous off-year election Tuesday. Voters will also decide whether to allow the …
Kempner & Partners Named Top IP Law Firm – PRLog (free press release)
Kempner & Partners, Yorkshire’s leading intellectual property law firm, is celebrating after winning a clutch of awards and being named as the region’s top intellectual property law firm in the prestigious Chambers & Partners annual guide to UK law firms.
Johnsburg revamps adult entertainment ordinance – Northwest Herald
“We have to allow use for that type of entertainment by law – we’re just trying to control where it could be.” The “definitions” section of the ordinance is necessarily anatomically descriptive and conjures up visuals that could …
Legality of routing law divides foes – Omaha World-Herald
“I don’t think it’s a (legal) minefield now.” An environmental law professor with the University of Nebraska School of Law, Sandra Zellmer, also disputed a contention by TransCanada that if state regulations were passed and the pipeline …
Numerous flaws in ‘personhood’ movement, says family law expert – PhysOrg
“Many have rightly condemned this so-called ‘personhood’ initiative as an attack not only on abortion rights, but also on the ability to practice widely used methods of birth control, to attempt in vitro fertilization, and to grieve a …
