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Don't get burned by new Coen film
When the Coen brothers go commercial, the results can be blood-curdling. Think "Intolerable Cruelty," a turgid romantic comedy set in the world of divorce law starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Or if you really want to work up a sweat, consider "The Ladykillers," their disastrous remake of a mid-'50s British comedy, with Tom Hanks replacing Alec Guinness.Georgia Justices Adopt JQC's Rule Changes for Campaigns
Jonathan [email protected] state Supreme Court this week adopted recommendations made by the Judicial Qualifications Commission that loosen JQC oversight of judicial campaign conduct.The high court made no changes to the JQC's suggestions, which were prompted when a federal appeals court in 2002 threw out JQC bans on candidates' making misleading statements and personally soliciting campaign donations.Judicial Budget Victim of Veto
Greg [email protected] Prosecuting Attorneys' Council and the Council of Superior Court Judges are scrambling to deal with more than $6.3 million in unexpected budget cuts ordered by the governor. Gov. Sonny Perdue's line-item veto last week struck about $5.5 million from the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council's operating budget and another $880,000 from the Superior Court council's funding.Justices tap former aide for clerk of court
THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA has selected Therese "Tee" Barnes, a longtime judicial law clerk who has served two of its members, to be its next clerk of court.Barnes, 49, will replace Sherie M. Welch, the court's clerk since 1992 and one of its longest-serving clerks ever. The court announced Welch's retirement, effective at the end of July, in April.Bill gets to bottom of brownfield sites
Proposed legislation would streamline state law to spur the redevelopment of blighted, abandoned properties, perhaps leading to the creation of more mixed-use developments like Atlantic Station, according to supporters.But the same legislation also carries the risk of saddling contaminated property with legal language that could prevent the land from ever being fully cleaned of pollutants, two environmental groups say.Ex-American Home CEO settles with SEC for $2.45M
WASHINGTON AP - The former head of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. has agreed to pay nearly $2.5 million to settle federal civil charges of accounting fraud and concealing the company's deteriorating finances as the subprime mortgage crisis hit in 2007.The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Tuesday with former American Home Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Strauss, the company's founder.Calif.'s Nazi loot recovery law fails again
Citing precedent, federal judge rules in suit to recover Pissarro painting that U.S. foreign policy pre-empts state lawLatest business trend could be gold mine or money pit
A SHOE MANUFACTURER, a former telephone company and a onetime shrimp farmer are among Asia's 10 best performing stocks this year. Their new focus: mining. Shares of Nority International Ltd., a Hong Kong shoemaker that last week bought a stake in an iron ore explorer, have soared 6,411 percent in 2007. Mongolia Energy Ltd.Calif. AG files charges against 5 in HP scandal
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