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Notice Requirement Waived in Over 200 Suits Claiming Injuries From 9/11 Efforts
More than 200 lawsuits filed against New York City by people who allegedly suffered injuries when exposed to toxics during 9/11 rescue-and-cleaning efforts will go forward following a Manhattan judge's decision to allow late claim notices. Attorneys for the petitioners argued that the majority of their clients did not realize until long after the 90-day period to file a notice of claim had expired that their symptoms might be related to the noxious atmosphere surrounding Ground Zero.Specter Files Supreme Court Brief in Torture Case
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., filed a brief on behalf of himself and two other members of Congress on Wednesday in a closely watched human rights case testing whether foreign torture victims can seek damages in U.S. courts. The case, which will be argued at the Supreme Court on March 3, is a dispute over the meaning of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, which Specter sponsored. In his brief Specter asserted emphatically that Congress intended to cover cases like the one now before the Court.
The Globalization of Corporate Criminal Investigations
Over the past several years, the Department of Justice has expanded its tools and efforts to gather evidence from abroad, and reciprocates by helping foreign prosecutors gather evidence in the U.S. Attorneys Benjamin Goldberger and Michael Kendall discuss agreements that have arisen between countries to provide such aid, called mutual legal assistance treaties. The law regarding MLATs is currently sparse, providing defense counsel with opportunities to make new law protecting their clients' rights.9/11 Lawyers Return To Bargaining Table To Refine Statement
As lawyers in the mammoth 9/11 respiratory litigation returned to the bargaining table yesterday, they faced the daunting challenge of reaching an agreement that will satisfy Southern District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein. Judge Hellerstein has complained the settlement paid too little to victims and that its terms were confusing, making it difficult for some 10,000 individual plaintiffs to make a decision on whether to accept or reject payments.First-Years Are Hot Summer Commodities
A heightened demand for entry-level lawyers is spurring more law firms to recruit first-year law students to help boost their summer associate ranks.Chevron Deal Another Mega-Merger With Mega-Money
What's $16.4 billion to Terry Kee? Over the course of 26 years representing ChevronTexaco, the Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partner has become accustomed to monstrous mergers involving the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil giant. So, work on Chevron's acquisition of fellow oil giant Unocal Corp. is familiar territory. In addition to big money, Kee said that oil industry transactions generally involve big companies and big personalities.
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