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All states get ethanol, but not everyone is sold
BELFIELD, N.D. AP - Ethanol has a toe-hold in every state, pushed by increased production, government subsidies and people looking to save a few pennies at the pump."For the farmer, it's another market for our product _ this is a good thing," said Mike Clemens, a Wimbledon farmer and a director of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association.
JQC: Bogus charge has 'chilling' effect on future judicial probes
Two members of the state Judicial Qualifications Commission say a bogus drug charge against one of the commission's cooperating witnesses is a matter of grave concern that could affect JQC protocols in removing judges from office.Generics seek entry into biologics industry
Hamster ovaries, mare's urine, pig intestines, blood. It's not a recipe for a witch's stew-they're all components of high-tech biologic drugs. Used to treat everything from cancer to arthritis, biologics are the fastest-growing class of medicines, with more than 40 billion in annual sales in the United States.Cleary, Wachtell lead on Google's $12.5 billion Motorola buy
Stanford CCO Found Liable For Securities Fraud
An administrative law judge has found Bernerd Young, who served as chief compliance officer for convicted Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford's now-defunct brokerage, liable for securities fraud. The judge's order bars Young from working in the securities industry.Lawyers, firms stake claims in Masry & Vititoe bankruptcy
At least four lawyers and law firms are among the top creditors of Masry Vititoe, the personal injury law firm of Erin Brockovich fame that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 14. The firm, based in Westlake Village, Calif., said in bankruptcy court papers that it has spent $3 million defending lawsuits filed by the family and estate of former name partner Edward Masry, who died in 2005.Experts: Election could strengthen market
Growing dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama before this year's elections is good news for stock investors, if history is any guide. The Standard Poor's 500 Index has surged 48 percent on average starting in the second year of each U.S. presidential term, measured from its lowest level through the high the next year, according to data going back to 1928 compiled by Bloomberg.Lawyer Rushes to Handle Her Mystery Cases
Trisha [email protected] court notices for Atlanta lawyer Susan Morgan Robinson began piling up earlier this year-notices to appear on behalf of clients she had never met for cases she knew nothing about.Robinson, in a recently filed Fulton suit, alleges that her former employer was behind it all. Robinson has accused Atlanta lawyer W.Lawyer: KPMG settles Fulton case on faulty tax shelters
A TRIAL SCHEDULED to begin Monday between accounting giant KPMG and former clients suing over tax shelters later ruled illegal by the Internal Revenue Service appears to have been averted by a settlement."The case hasn't been dismissed yet but it is settled and is not going to trial," plaintiffs' counsel H.Trending Stories
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