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Bank collapses cause new fear for lawyers
Following the failure of California's IndyMac and the very real potential of other bank collapses, lawyers have been flooding bar associations with questions about whether they would be responsible for client trust accounts if a bank fails.In response, bar associations have been posting guidance to lawyers on their Web sites, holding internal meetings on the issue and issuing formal ethics opinions.21 to watch: Shelley A. Senterfitt
It was either ballet or academics. That was the choice Shelley A. Senterfitt faced as a junior in high school.The red-headed ballerina, who'd danced for nine years in the Atlanta Ballet's "Nutcracker" and spent seven hours a day practicing ballet, was invited to attend a special high school in New York where she could focus on dance.China's new paradigm isn't cheap or cheerful
When millions of workers didn't return to their southern China factory jobs after Lunar New Year holidays, a turning point was reached for foreign manufacturers scraping by with slim profit margins.Companies were already under pressure from rising raw material costs, restive workers and lower payments for exports because of a stronger Chinese currency.
International child custody case perplexes Supremes
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to find no easy way to resolve an international child custody battle between a U.S. Army soldier and a Scottish woman, a battle with important ramifications for the power of federal courts.Death toll at 10 as Southeast floods start to ebb
AUSTELL, Ga. AP - As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged homes."I'm toast," Penny Freeman, who moved into a first-floor apartment five days ago, said Tuesday. "I don't have a place to stay. I'm losing my mind right now.
Ultra-marathoner sets his own pace for the long run
Whether he's lobbying as the executive director/CEO for the Medical Association of Georgia, or running on mountain trails, Donald Palmisano can go the distance. The long distance—as in 32 to 40 miles, or more.PD Council Seeks Help For Nichols' Legal Bills
Steven H. [email protected] accused courthouse shooter Brian G. Nichols will cost so much that the state's indigent defense director has asked the judge presiding over the case to consider directing Fulton County to help the state pay the bill."At the rate at which these lawyers are being paid, this is going to be the most expensive death penalty trial in Georgia history," said B.Law firms in Cairo react to Egyptian unrest
Every so often, Am Law 200 firms with offices in far-flung locales are faced with an international crisis that requires fancy footwork on the ground and cautionary statements from abroad. We saw it last year in Bangkok and, if the events unfolding in Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan are any indication, it appears that the Middle East is the next flashpoint.Experts debunk stock market myths
Everybody knows that January predicts the stock market's direction for the year and that the best time to sell stocks is at their spring peak. And among stock market experts, it's a sure bet that the market will soar in the year before an election.But what passes for stock market wisdom is suspect when given a closer look.Trending Stories
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- 4Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension
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