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Small business group backs Ohio’s new union law – Houston Chronicle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest small business association is throwing its support behind a campaign that is defending the state’s contentious new collective bargaining law against a repeal effort on the November ballot. The law signed by Gov. John … Continue reading
Securities and Exchange Commission Claim Involving Tom Kivisto Resolved, Said John Tucker, Attorney at Rhodes Hieronymus – PRWeb
“The SEC did not allege or claim in its resolution that Mr. Kivisto intentionally violated any securities laws.” The SEC and Mr. Kivisto agreed to the filing of a civil complaint, a consent and an agreed judgment. According to the … Continue reading
Law student Ilan Grapel’s family in Queens still awaits release from Egypt – New York Daily News
There was no celebration Tuesday night at the home of a Queens law student who many hoped would soon be sprung from an Egyptian jail. Instead, as the Israelis celebrated the release of Gilad Shalit from Palestinian bondage, the parents of … Continue reading
Ban calls for integrated strategy against maritime piracy in Gulf of Guinea – UN News Centre
“I also encourage them to build on the existing Memorandum of Understanding on maritime law enforcement developed by the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa and the [United Nations] International Maritime Organization [IMO) with the support …
Law Firm Profits From Custom App, Eyes New Business – Law.com
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based LaVan & Neidenberg specializes in social security disability, veterans’ disability compensation, and long-term disability cases. A year after it opened in 2004, it had three employees and 600 clients. Today it has 120 …
Amid Crackdown on Dispensaries, New Poll Shows Most Americans Support Legal Marijuana – AlterNet
That’s right, today a greater percentage of Americans of every age, political ideology, and from every region of the country back marijuana law reform than did just six years ago. Among the startling statistics: * Fifty-four percent of mid …
Concerns over Palestinian children in Israeli custody – All Headline News
Since Israel’s “disengagement” from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Palestinians from Gaza detained by Israeli authorities are generally prosecuted in Israel under civilian security legislation, and not under military law. It is a violation of …
Peter Mullen, Power at a Leading Law Firm, Dies at 83 – New York Times
Skadden Arps spotted the potential of mergers and acquisitions early on and then captured that business when New York’s more genteel corporate law firms were mostly shunning it. The white-shoe firms “said that takeovers were a one-time blip …
Remarks to Security Council on "Peace and Security in Africa: Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea" – UN News Centre
I also encourage them to build on the existing Memorandum of Understanding on maritime law enforcement developed by the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa and the International Maritime Organization with the support of the UN agencies.
U.S. and U.K. Corporate Counsel See Less Litigation, More Regulation – Law.com
Law departments have looked into both their ledgers and their crystal balls, and have seen a little less litigation but a lot more regulation. These are the top-line results of the 2011 Fulbright & Jaworski Litigation Trends Survey, released …
