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State bankruptcy option 'not the answer,' House panel is told
Giving states the power to file for bankruptcy protection to escape their debts is unnecessary and may exacerbate their fiscal strains, two groups with differing political viewpoints told House lawmakers.Methodology: Behind The Curtain
Very spring, when corporations file their annual proxy statements, Corporate Counsel gets busy digging into those documents to find the best-paid law department heads at Fortune 500 companies.Exxon asks justices to limit spill tab
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to review the $2.5 billion punitive damages award levied against Exxon Mobil Corp. for its role in the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska 18 years ago.View more book results for the query "New York"
Road Worker Exempted from Ethics Rule
Curtailing the NY state Ethics Commission's broad interpretation of lobbying restrictions on public employees, a NY Supreme Court justice on Monday overturned the $1,000 fine the panel imposed on a laborer who worked on a state highway project after leaving his state job as traffic light repairman. The justice ruled the commission went too far in enforcing the ban against an electrician who "derived no inappropriate benefit for himself or his employer."Uneven Senate Treatment Has Marked Roberts' Previous Nominations to the Bench
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts has received uneven treatment in the Senate since 1991, a period in which he was three times nominated to the federal appeals court. Each time, he became entangled in a wider, long-running partisan struggle between Republicans and Democrats over the judiciary. Whatever the outcome of his hearings, Roberts is no stranger to confirmation wars. Here is a short summary of Roberts' long road to the federal bench.$1.4 Million Award Expected in Employment Case Against Cintas
A California Superior Court judge is expected to award a $1.4 million judgment this week to some 200 Cintas employees over failure to comply with the city of Hayward's living-wage ordinance. The case is significant not only because plaintiffs are receiving an award for unpaid wages under the city ordinance -- which might be a first in California -- but also because the case will yield almost $260,000 in penalties obtained under the Private Attorney General's Act, also known as the "Sue Your Boss" law.Plaintiff Loses Claim After Collapse Of Bar Stool
Archie Campbell v. PEH I et al.: A Hartford Superior Court jury recently ruled against a North Carolina man who filed a lawsuit after injuring his back when a bar stool at an East Hartford hotel collapsed.Trending Stories
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