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5 reasons to care about new FAA law – CNN
Congress is hinting that airlines should cut troops a break on airline rules surrounding luggage and traveling family members. Overall, says Leocha, the new FAA law could end up saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars — perhaps …
U.S. Student Debt Could Be Next ‘Bomb’ – Bloomberg
Under U.S. law, student-loan debt — unlike credit-card borrowings — can rarely be discharged in bankruptcy court. “Take it from those of us on the frontline of economic distress in America,” William E. Brewer, Jr., president of the group …
Government ‘wishes to see Abu Qatada deported’ – BBC
The government has decided not to take legal action against footballer Joey Barton who said … Mr Grieve said the government had to operate within the law and there was no law in Britain which allowed people to be held … Continue reading
Magic mushrooms, international law and the failed ‘war on drugs’ | Amanda Feilding – The Guardian
It’s been a busy fortnight. First the publication of two major peer-reviewed research papers about magic mushrooms that attracted worldwide publicity. Then off to Prague for an international drugs policy symposium. And just last week, news of a …
Bankruptcy can be a reprieve for some – Morris County Daily Record
The United States’ unique bankruptcy law makes it possible for insolvent companies to do what’s not possible in most other countries: survive by shedding legal debts and obligations that they can’t or don’t want to pay. “Chapter 11 in …
Law broken for fake citizenship ceremony? – Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA — The personal information of hundreds of new Canadians might have been misused during the planning of a citizenship ceremony televised on the Sun News network, say privacy and immigrant advocates. The NDP lodged a complaint with the federal … Continue reading
Fred Dunbar, NERA Securities Expert Who Later Joined SEC, Dies at Age 67 – Bloomberg
He founded the firm’s securities practice in the late 1980s. He was an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law and Columbia University Law School, both in New York, and co-wrote “Estimating Future Claims: Case Studies from Mass …
U.S. federal judge says he can’t block Texas sonogram law – Catholic Online
Ruling clears the way for full-enforcement of the law A U.S. federal judge has upheld the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion, saying an appeals court had previously forced him to declare the law … Continue reading
General Maritime Execs In Hot Seat Over Oaktree Deal – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (February 07, 2012, 3:51 PM ET) — A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted a request from General Maritime Corp.’s creditors committee to subpoena the oil tanker company’s chairman, chief financial officer and others who negotiated … Continue reading
General Maritime Execs On Hot Seat Over Oaktree Deal – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (February 07, 2012, 3:51 PM ET) — A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted a request from General Maritime Corp.’s creditors committee to subpoena the oil tanker company’s chairman, chief financial officer and others who negotiated … Continue reading
