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Circuit Finds Right to Sue to Enforce Custody Treaty
The Second Circuit has ruled that parents can sue in U.S. courts to vindicate access rights under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act, rejecting the argument that the U.S. State Department is the only avenue for pursuing a remedy under the Hague Convention's Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Justices Hear Oral Arguments on Rock Band Distribution
Attorneys for Viacom International Inc. told the Delaware Supreme Court last week that their client did not breach the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing when it failed to renegotiate an agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. to distribute the video game Rock Band, thereby reducing the earn-out payments to shareholders of the game's developer, Harmonix Music Systems Inc., which merged with the entertainment conglomerate in 2006.After China backed out of a deal to buy $60 million worth of televisions from Syntax-Brillian, the company went under, leaving its hedge fund lender, Silver Point, with a $55 million loss. Silver Point blamed E&Y for a flawed audit of the TV maker, but MoFo won exoneration for the accounting company.
Complex $46M Fee Request Argued in Wal-Mart Break-Time Class Action
Attorneys in the Wal-Mart break-time class action appeared in a Philadelphia courtroom Tuesday to debate the plaintiffs' request for counsel fees totaling more than $46 million. Wal-Mart's lawyers called to the stand fees-related expert witnesses who took issue with some of the hourly rates claimed by attorneys and called attention to alleged problems with the fees petition. The $78.5 million awarded by a jury in October likely will not mark the full amount that will ultimately be paid to the class.Recovery Tops $270M in Suits Alleging Insurance Price-Fixing
A final settlement has been reached in litigation against dozens of insurance brokers accused of price-rigging, pushing the total recovery to more than $270 million.Land O'Lakes settles case over egg price-fixing for $25M
Land O'Lakes Inc. and two subsidiaries have agreed to a $25 million settlement in a class action alleging that they participated in an industry-wide price-fixing conspiracy among egg farmers.Noncitizens Entitled to Fourth Amendment Protection at Border
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that noncitizens stopped at the U.S. border have the same constitutional rights as citizens to be free from false imprisonment and the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.Associates Survey Responses Firms Listed A to Z 2008
Firms mulled raising California associate pay
This month's decision by several top law firms to raise first-year associate salaries in California to $160,000 didn't come without some hesitation. "It was hard to pin down what the market was for the West Coast," said Orrick chairman Ralph Baxter.Trending Stories
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