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MCI-Verizon Plans to Slash Legal Team
At some point in the coming months, the proverbial blood may be hitting the floor.San Francisco U.S. Attorney Mueller Nominated to be FBI Director
San Francisco U.S. Attorney Robert Mueller III was nominated Thursday to be the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The selection follows weeks of speculation that he was the leading candidate to assume the reins of an agency beset by a series of missteps in high-profile cases. The San Francisco legal community and President Bush saluted Mueller for his steadying hand and no-nonsense leadership.Wide Range of Queries For High Court Nominee
N.Y. Panel Backs N.J. Law for Insurance Dispute
A Manhattan appellate court has ruled that New Jersey law should apply instead of New York law in determining the amount of a company's excess insurance coverage for defending and paying asbestos-related personal injury claims. The decision of the Appellate Division, 1st Department, last week was based on the premise that the state of an insured company's "principal place of business takes precedence over the state of incorporation."It's been a tough slog through the courts for a group of pharmacy plaintiffs with antitrust claims against some of the biggest drug companies in the land. Plaintiffs lawyer Joseph Alioto stuck with the case for nearly a decade, including through two trips to the California Supreme Court. Now he's finally run out of appeals.
D.C.'s New Attorney General to Do It Her Way
Just three weeks on the job as Washington, D.C., attorney general, Linda Singer has ordered a shake-up in some key administrative positions and has proposed taking over local felony cases now handled by federal prosecutors. Singer says she wants the office to do more to protect consumers and vulnerable populations such as immigrants and the elderly. She spent the past 13 years leading the Appleseed Foundation, building it into a pro bono legal network with 18 centers in the United States and Mexico.Trending Stories
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