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Calif. insurance department, insurer groups reach settlement on Iran investments – Business Insurance
of California Life & Health Insurance Cos. and the Personal Insurance Federation of California. In October 2010 in a nonbinding ruling, the Office of Administrative Law agreed with the insurers that Mr. Poizner had not followed proper procedures.
Is Obama Using Tax Plan for His Campaign? – CNBC
Obama has embraced a Buffett rule, named for billionaire Warren Buffett, who has cited the inequity of laws that let him pay a lower tax rate than his secretary. On Monday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said he would introduce legislation … Continue reading
Law Student Earns Coveted U.S. Army Internship – Naples Daily News
Todd Vlazny, a second year law student at Ave Maria School of Law received a personal phone call from Lieutenant Colonel Gary Johnson himself late Wednesday afternoon informing him of his appointment to the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s …
Chevron CEO’s Plan to Evade $18b Ecuador Liability Falters As Courts Slam Oil Giant, Says Amazon Defense Coalition – Marketwatch
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Analysis of Litigation Offered to Company Shareholders by Leaders of Indigenous Groups U.S. courts are showing increasing hostility toward Chevron and its CEO John Watson over the company’s $18 …
Overwatch Awards IM-PACT Excellence in Policing Grants to 16 Law Enforcement Agencies – TMCnet
Its strategic business Overwatch is a leading provider of intelligence software solutions and robust satellite communications systems for U.S. and international defense, intelligence and law enforcement communities. The Advanced Systems business …
Analysis: Jackpot justice issues remain – Anchorage Daily News
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – As the number of tort reform cases before the Mississippi Supreme Court keeps growing, state lawmakers don’t seem quite as concerned about the court’s rulings as are Mississippi’s legal and corporate communities.
Law Lecturers Crisis Hits Varsities – AllAfrica.com
The Faculty of Law at the University of Nairobi has become a casualty of the reforms in government after senior lecturers quit in favour of plum jobs in commissions and the Judiciary. The dean at Parklands School of Law, Prof … Continue reading
Plaintiffs Challenging Affordable Care Act In The Supreme Court Admit That The Law Is Constitutional – Think Progress
This insurance coverage provision exists because without it, the law’s other provisions ensuring that people with preexisting conditions can obtain insurance cannot be implemented. If patients can wait until they get sick to buy insurance …
Cost-Shifting Could Be a Pleasant Surprise After Litigation – Law.com
Until electronic discovery became the norm in complex litigation, shifting the high costs associated with it was a pipe dream. But that is changing. For those successful litigants who do their homework and take copious notes, you may get an … Continue reading
Applying E-Discovery Best Practices to Cloud Computing – Law.com
What implications will cloud computing have for civil litigation? This was the question posed by David Campbell, chair of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules and professor Richard Marcus, associate reporter of the Advisory Committee in a June …
