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The Forum of Executive Women announced its new president, three officers and eight new directors for fiscal year 2013-14.Legal Fight Looms Over Med Mal Payouts
A courtroom showdown is scheduled for later this month over whether a New Jersey newspaper should have access to notices submitted to the state by insurance companies that pay medical malpractice settlements and verdicts.Latin America runs risk of boom-bust cycle, IMF official says
Latin American economies are at risk of overheating and must implement fiscal and currency policies to prevent a recurrence of the region's boom-bust cycle, an International Monetary Fund official said today.2nd Circuit: Public Has Right to Inspect Court Dockets
The press and public have a qualified First Amendment right to inspect court docket sheets, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, reviving a case that had been brought by two newspapers challenging Connecticut state courts' decades-long practice of sealing files and, in some cases, refusing to acknowledge the cases even existed. The circuit remanded the case for more extensive discovery.Pandice v. Kowalczyk, PICS Case No. 12-1816 (C.P. Lawrence Sept. 10, 2012) Piccione, J. (16 pages).
Where the parties' experts utilized the same methodology to analyze the subject motor vehicle accident but disagreed on their final conclusions, there was no indication that plaintiff's expert used methodologies that were contrary to the generally accepted practices in the field of accident reconstruction. Motion to exclude denied.View more book results for the query "*"
Retail sales rose strongly in September on autos
Consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy. They spent more on autos, clothing and furniture last month to boost retail sales 1.1 percent, the Commerce Department said Friday.Corporations may need saving from themselves
Last week, when American taxpayers learned that a bank receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds had thrown a lavish bash and spared no expense to celebrate with the bands Chicago and Earth, Wind Fire, I introduced legislation based on a simple concept: If a company accepts bailout funds from the taxpayer, it can't waste money on lavish parties, expensive dinners and Tiffany trinkets.Family Law Attorneys Beware: Follow the Rules
Attorneys new to family court are often surprised that the Rules of Evidence are not always strictly followed, Rules of Civil Procedure are sometimes ignored, statutes are not always strictly applied and procedural oversights are not always a big deal. While defenders of these practices will argue that they are necessary to promote judicial efficiency in an already overwhelmed system, this may soon be a thing of the past.Baker & Hostetler Partner Dead in Apparent Suicide
Police have determined that the death of John Mason Mings last week on a beach in Galveston, Texas, was an apparent suicide. At the time of his death, the 45-year-old Mings was a partner in the Houston office of Baker & Hostetler, where he specialized in intellectual property and patent law. He joined the firm in December 2008 from Fulbright & Jaworski, where he was a partner and practiced for several years.Trending Stories
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