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November 25, 2009 |

Green Tech: Can IT Outsourcing Help Cure Our Energy Blues?

Robert M. Finkel, a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, writes: It is becoming clear that IT services, software and outsourcing solutions will play an important role in the green revolution. To begin with, IT services and service providers themselves will inevitably have to become more energy efficient, as IT related energy consumption will no doubt comprise an ever increasing percentage of total energy use. But efficiency on the delivery side is only part of the story - and probably in the long term not the most significant contribution IT will make. What is more compelling in the long run is the transformational role that IT services, software and outsourcing will play in making everything else greener: to help make governments, businesses and other institutions operate in a leaner, smarter and cleaner manner.
7 minute read
May 14, 2010 |

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.
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July 29, 2008 |

Bush: Former Army cook's crimes warrant execution

WASHINGTON AP - President Bush could have commuted the death sentence of Ronald A. Gray, a former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders.But Bush decided Monday that Gray's crimes were so repugnant that execution was the only just punishment.Bush's decision marked the first time in 51 years that a president has affirmed a death sentence for a member of the U.
4 minute read
June 26, 2001 |

MetLife Loses Bid to Dismiss Race Discrimination Suit

A federal judge in New York refused to dismiss a putative class action charging that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company discriminated for decades against minorities in the selling of insurance policies. The judge rejected a motion for summary judgment, ruling that plaintiffs presented material issues of fact on company practices, including the allegation that the company concealed its discriminatory practices.
5 minute read
March 29, 2011 |

Committee to Examine AOC for Bloat

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June 16, 2009 |

Federal Judge Throws Out Fraud Suit Against Aetna

A federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud suit that accused executives at health insurance giant Aetna Inc. of making false statements about the company's "disciplined" pricing strategies that were designed to drive up stock price so that they could cash in and sell $61 million in stock.
5 minute read
November 15, 2000 |

Practicing Isn't Always Perfect

We've all heard it said: "You can do so many things with a law degree!" For many of us, especially those who were pressed by family members into applying for law school, it was like a mantra. It's true, of course. But the easiest and most obvious thing to do with a law degree is to practice law. Doing anything else requires flexibility, determination, luck, and a willingness to take risks.
8 minute read
February 16, 2006 |

Jackson's Ex Can Revisit Parental Rights

When Michael Jackson's ex-wife surrendered all rights to their kids, the court didn't take the children's welfare into consideration. On Wednesday, she took the order into court and beat it.
4 minute read
April 01, 2013 |

Was Tension Between Del. Supreme, Chancery Courts on Display at Tulane?

Delaware's corporate bar is buzzing over remarks made in late March by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron T. Steele at Tulane University Law School's Corporate Law Institute and whether those comments further escalated the tension between his court and the Delaware Court of Chancery.
4 minute read
April 12, 2010 |

Federal Judge Tosses Out Trade Secrets Verdict for Lockheed Martin

A federal judge has tossed out a $37.3 million trade secrets verdict for Lockheed Martin Corp. and ordered a new trial after finding that the aircraft company failed to turn over to the defendant, a competitor, documents that were critical to the case. In his order, U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. also tossed out Lockheed's motion for more than $16 million in legal fees.
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