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Debtor Can Assume Lease Without Curing Non-Monetary Defaults
In In re Bankvest Capital Corp., the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Chapter 11 debtor might assume an unexpired equipment lease without first curing non-monetary defaults.D.C. Circuit Hears Atheists' Suit Over Presidential Oath
Atheist lawyer Michael Newdow, who has unsuccessfully challenged religious trappings of presidential inaugurations past, took his latest dispute -- this one involving Barack Obama's inauguration -- to the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday. Newdow and his fellow plaintiffs say the phrase "so help me God" at the end of the oath of office violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment. Newdow argued that he has suffered "stigmatic" injury. Atheists, he said, are considered "second-class citizens" in the United States.If Terra Firma decided to bid $6.4 billion for EMI because Citigroup lied and said Cerberus was making a competing bid, why are there no documents that say so?
Litigating Against Empty Chair Means No Award of Legal Fees Under EAJA
A psychologist who beat the government's attempt to recover an alleged $604,000 in Medicare overpayments did did less well trying to recover legal fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The reason: The victory was not an "adversary adjudication" within the meaning of the statute, because no one from the government had appeared at the administrative proceeding.The Future of Legal Recruitment: Technology Gets Personal
During the recruiting process, many candidates are just trying to get offers -- they'll worry later about what firm will be the best fit. Yet firms want to make the right match the first time around. Treeba, a new company on the legal recruiting scene, says its Virtual Interview Portal -- which combines Internet technology with psychology and the desire to match the right candidate with the right firm -- is the solution.View more book results for the query "*"
After Acquittal on All Charges, Client Fights Paying Firm's Bill for Years
In 2009, Zuckerman Spaeder scored a full acquittal for James Auffenberg Jr., a St. Louis-area car dealer, after he was indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the federal government of millions of dollars in taxes.Politics of Environmental Policy
Governmental policies designed to promote environment protection involve much more than just formulating and implementing pollution control strategies. They have significant political implications, as well.Toyota pays fine; temporary lead counsel appointed in litigation
Toyota Motor Corp. agreed on Monday to pay a record $16.4 million fine that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration imposed earlier this month after finding that Toyota waited four months to report sudden acceleration defects in its vehicles.Gelade Designated Middlesex County Supervising Special Civil Part Judge
Notice to the bar.9th Circuit Gives Boies Firm Reprieve Over Mistake Termed 'Lawyer's Nightmare'
It was an embarrassing mistake for famed litigator David Boies, one that turned into what the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called "a lawyer's nightmare." On Monday, an en banc panel decided 8-3 to give Boies a reprieve. The error -- a missed filing deadline -- was made by a calendaring clerk at Boies, Schiller & Flexner. But the case became a debate about how much and what kind of work lawyers should delegate to non-lawyers.Trending Stories
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