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Appeals court cuts down Forest Service plan – Capital Press (subscription)
The U.S. Forest Service violated environmental law by approving a plan to greatly increase allowable logging levels on national forests in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to a federal appeals court. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …
Attorneys: The Student Debt Bomb Is About To Blow – The Business Insider
The vast majority (94 percent) of lawyers in a new study by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys said students don’t stand much of a chance arguing the law in court. But that’s not to say they wouldn’t take … Continue reading
Sanford Golf Design renovating 54-hole complex in Sapporo, Japan – WorldGolf.com
JSG Capital purchased Kosaido, a private club, through “corporate rehabilitation,” a relatively new bankruptcy law in Japan. The facility includes 18 holes designed by the Australian golfing great Peter Thompson, which opened in 1995. The Old Course and …
Craft Brewers Challenging Florida Laws Over Growlers – The Ledger
nonsensical law that prohibits us from selling them. Ridiculous, isn’t it?” Florida’s craft brewers would like to see many changes to beer sales regulations, hoping to lower costs and to boost business. They would like Florida to be as beer … Continue reading
More males falling victim to human trafficking – Jamaica Gleaner
Anastasia Cunningham, Senior Gleaner Writer Despite an increase in the number … told The Gleaner that the workshop – which ends on Wednesday and is geared toward customs and law enforcement officers – would cover the areas of national …
Are NGOs fanning unrest in Egypt? – Aljazeera.com
Relations between Egypt’s military rulers and the US government have hit a distinctly rocky patch. “The rule of law should prevail in any country. No one organisation that’s working in the international arena should work in any country without a … Continue reading
Health care law changes and debate continue – WatertownDailyTimes.com
Rep. William L. Owens, a Plattsburgh Democrat, joined House Republicans in a mostly symbolic vote last week to veto a portion of President Barack Obama’s 2009 health care law. The vote demonstrated the evolving nature of the lengthy, landmark …
Overseas Expansion Challenged by Regulation, Cultural And Management Differences – Insurance News Net
A.M. Best Company, Inc. Wide diversity across Asia-Pacific insurance and reinsurance markets makes mergers and acquisitions a complex affair for … global head of corporate insurance at law firm Clyde & Co. Major insurance and reinsurance companies …
Monk skips bankruptcy hearing in Waterloo – Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
Corporate bankruptcy cases by law require legal representation, and the deadline for Scott to find a lawyer was Monday. The court later allowed Pondenis to also withdraw from Scott’s case in Iowa, but a bankruptcy trustee official, Janet Reasoner …
What Tax Reform Would Mean For The States – Forbes
Last Friday, I participated in a joint Tax Policy Center and UCLA Law School conference sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation on what federal reform would mean to governments beyond the Beltway. And the short answer is: a lot. Some change … Continue reading
