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Napolitano: No help on Ala. immigration law – Politico.com

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday the agency is not working with Alabama to help the state implement its controversial new immigration law and she expressed concerns about the impact of the measure on Hispanics …

SCOTUS firms up health challenge timeline – Washington Post

The Supreme Court will take its first look at the challenges to the new federal health care law at its Conference on Thursday, November 10. Five of the six pending petitions (the sixth is not ready yet) were distributed to … Continue reading

Crime Stoppers comes to Rochester and Olmsted County – KTTC

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) — Crime Stoppers of Minnesota has been in operation since 1979 and is now partnered up with Rochester Police Department and Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. Local law enforcement joined Crime Stoppers to fight crime using the offer … Continue reading

Antitrust Whistleblower Gets 2 Years For Falsified Doc – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (October 26, 2011, 2:31 PM ET) — A former Champion Laboratories Inc. employee who blew the whistle on the company and other auto filter manufacturers for alleged price-fixing, helping spawn multidistrict litigation targeting the industry …

Samuel J. Sears, Jr. Appointed to BioDelivery Sciences Board of Directors – Yahoo Finance

Mr. Sears has extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical, nutraceutical and biotechnology industries.  Since 2006, Mr. Sears has been a partner at the law firm of Cetrulo and Capone, PC, where he currently serves as managing partner, and from 2000 to … Continue reading

Immigrants face Alabama civil rights backlash – YAHOO!

Alabama is in the grip of another civil rights crisis, only this time one affecting Hispanics. “People are fleeing the state, they’re afraid to step out of their homes, they’re made to be criminals,” said Sam Brooke, a lawyer with … Continue reading

Consumer Law Group Inc. announces the filing of a national class action against RIM for BlackBerry outage demanding refund of data fees – TMCnet

MONTREAL, Oct. 25, 2011, 2011 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) — Consumer Law Group Inc. today announced the filing in the Quebec Superior Court of a proposed national class action lawsuit against Research in Motion on behalf of individuals who …

Dechert’s London Office Brings Aboard EU Trade Expert – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (October 26, 2011, 1:59 PM ET) — Dechert LLP on Tuesday announced that heralded European Union trade attorney Miriam Gonzalez is set to join the firm’s London office as head of its EU trade and government affairs … Continue reading

Mary Pivec Joins Labor and Employment Team at Williams Mullen – YAHOO!

Mary E. Pivec, noted labor and employment attorney, has joined Williams Mullen in the law firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mary E. Pivec, noted labor and employment attorney, has joined Williams Mullen as a partner in the law firm’s Washington …

Idling beyond 2 minutes outlawed in Salt Lake City – Salt Lake Tribune

Mayor Ralph Becker and the City Council agreed on that premise Tuesday, passing a new law that outlaws idling beyond two minutes but exempts drive-through business windows — considered the biggest air-polluting culprits — provided the …