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Corporate Successor Liability Expanded Under De Facto Merger Doctrine
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued an important decision that potentially affects how corporate acquisitions are best structured and the liability risks confronting the buyer. In a 5-2 decision in Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products v. XLN Inc., the court addressed the law of corporate successor liability.
More Firms Offer Qualified, IRS-OK'd Plans
According to the Altman Weil 2002 Retirement and Withdrawal Survey for Private Law Firms, the number of law firms with an active, IRS-approved qualified retirement plan has increased dramatically in recent years. James Cotterman, the Altman Weil principal who conducted the survey, said firms have responded to a heightened need for qualified plans because more attorneys are retiring earlier.Scalia to address University of Chicago students
CHICAGO (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is expected to address law students at the University of Chicago later in the day.
Appeals Judge Again Advocates Parental Rights
A state Court of Appeals judge is continuing his drumbeat for the court to be more cautious in terminating parents' legal ties to their children—this time from the winning side.
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Last Wrongful Death Suit in BP Fire Settles on Eve of Trial
BP PLC has settled the last remaining death-related lawsuit from a 2005 Texas City refinery blast that killed 15 and wounded 170. Just as jury selection was beginning in what would have been the first civil case from the explosion to go to trial, Eva Rowe, whose parents had been killed in the blast, ended her refusal to settle. The amount accepted by Rowe was unknown, but the settlement also called for BP to continue to release relevant documents and to donate millions to schools and medical facilities.
In Book, Scalia Warns of Decisions Leading to 'Descent Into Social Rancor'
A new book co-authored by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writing expert Bryan Garner accuses judges — including some on the Supreme Court — of loose and unprincipled decisionmaking that has tarnished the reputation of the judiciary. It is the second collaboration between Scalia and Garner, and could become the standard guide for judges and lawyers on how statutes and the Constitution are — or should be — interpreted, at least in the view of the authors.
Automotive building sells for $10.2 million
The 29,970-square-foot automotive building completed in 1987 on 3 acres sold for $340.23 per square foot
Mediation Confidentiality: Meaningful but Not Absolute
In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul, principals of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that while the promise of confidentiality for mediation materials is broad, it is not sacrosanct, and judges have struggled with defining when and under what circumstances a third party may obtain discovery of mediation materials.Trending Stories
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