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Two firms tapped to assist with Braves' sale
By Andy Peters Time Warner is relying on two of its veteran outside law firms to handle its sale of the Atlanta Braves and Turner South cable television network.Cravath, Swaine Moore, based in New York, has been hired as the lead legal adviser and Troutman Sanders is acting as sub-adviser, said Greg Hughes, a spokesman for Turner Broadcasting System Inc.Georgia to court: Revisit history
On the cover sheet of the brief Georgia's water-wars lawyers filed in federal court last year was a 1940s photo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' sign at Lake Lanier's construction site. Clearly displayed on the sign, just below the words "Buford Dam" and "U.S. Army" are these words: "Primary Purposes: Flood Control-Power-Water Supply-Increased Flow for Navigation.Panel: 8-year delay violated speedy trial right
A state Court of Appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of child molestation charges, holding that an eight-year delay in bringing the case to trial in Fulton County Superior Court violated the defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial. In its opinion, the appeals court cited a finding by Fulton Superior Court Judge T.
Court Sides With Company Seeking Fees In Hospital Battle
A recent ruling by the state Court of Appeals may deter some competitors' challenges to the opening of new health care facilities in the state.Full 11th Circuit Will Hear Satan Worshipper's Arson Case
Jonathan [email protected] took 16 months, but federal prosecutors finally got what they wanted from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: a second chance.The full 11th Circuit last week agreed to rehear a case in which a split panel tossed the arson convictions of a Satan worshipper who set fire to five North Georgia churches during the 1998 Christmas and New Year's holidays.Consumer confidence falls to lowest since February
NEW YORK AP - Americans' confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a still-stagnant job market. The report raised concerns about the economic recovery and the back-to-school shopping season.The Conference Board, a private research group, said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 50.Long Conn. standoff ends with husband's surrender
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. AP - An advertising executive who snatched his ex-wife from a parking lot, held her hostage for hours during a standoff with police and then refused to leave their burning home finally surrendered when flames made their way to the basement where he was hiding, authorities said.Richard Shenkman was taken by ambulance away from the gutted remains of the South Windsor home early Wednesday, police Cmdr.Uncle Sam wants your money, not a confession
Sitting in a federal prison for the rest of his life, Bernard Madoff neither admits nor denies that he committed civil securities fraud. Yes, he pleaded guilty to criminal fraud and drew a 150-year sentence for his $20 billion bilking. But the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled its civil fraud case against him without making him acknowledge a solitary lie.Americans are figuring out who is world's No. 1
Nine percent of Americans think Japan is the world's top economic power, and that raises an obvious question: Huh If we knew exactly who that current-events-challenged minority was, we could make a bundle sending them e-mails on how to redeem unclaimed fortunes in Nigerian banks. Thankfully, most Americans got it right in a Jan.Trending Stories
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