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Senate Hearing on Airline Mergers Highlights Delta Issues
A Senate hearing on airline mergers Wednesday provided unexpected support for US Airways' bid to buy Delta. A Transportation Department official testified that fewer, larger network carriers might benefit smaller communities, which is in line with US Airways' arguments. But Delta Air Lines CEO Gerald Grinstein countered that the benefit only applies to mergers between airlines with little overlap -- not the case with Delta and US Airways. The hearing comes as two key deadlines loom for Delta.Insurance Suit Ends With $14 Million Settlement
After six years and a circuitous route through state and federal courts, a class action claiming that interrelated insurance companies illegally raised health policy premiums on small-group policyholders has settled for more than $14.6 million. "There are going to be substantial refunds for the folks who bought these policies," said one of the lead attorneys. "This is not one of those settlements where you get coupons or a $25 discount on your next purchase." The agreement includes $3.6 million for the plaintiffs lawyers.In The Trenches: Indy firm plants Atlanta flag
Laid-off lawyers from big firms, take note: An Am Law 200 firm from Indianapolis has opened an Atlanta office.Indiana's largest firm, Barnes Thornburg, has launched an Atlanta branch with two partners from Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein, Stuart C. Johnson and Jason A. Bernstein. Johnson, the managing partner for the new operation, is a corporate lawyer whose focus is private equity transactions for middle-market companies.Law Firm Conversion to Windows 7 Is Inevitable
Windows Vista may have been a dud -- a sluggish operating system that had some hefty system requirements and didn't always play well with other software -- but for most lawyers it was a nonissue. They, and their firms, happily stuck with Microsoft's earlier operating system, Windows XP. And why not? XP was proven, worked fine, and was regularly updated with all the security patches and bug fixes anyone needed. If it ain't broken, don't fix it, and all that.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
Hogan Lovells bolsters its IP practice with five new partners in California; Crowell & Moring recruits top lawyer at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; and Burr & Forman adds a counsel from Greenburg Traurig in Orlando. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Trending Stories
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