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Judge Tosses BP Shareholders' Claims Arising From Oil Spill
A consolidated shareholder suit against BP PLC's current and former directors and officers alleging that lapses in security procedures contributed to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been dismissed, with a federal judge in Houston concluding that the case belongs in England. The case was one of three shareholder actions pending before U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison.Athens-Clarke officer who was stabbed returns home
ATHENS, Ga. AP-An Athens-Clarke police officer who was stabbed by a man at a grocery store is back at home after months of rehabilitation.Sergeant Courtney Gale was discharged Wednesday from an outpatient rehabilitation program in Decatur. Her mother, Linda Gale, says she spent the first night at home in Bishop since being attacked December 11th.In 'Weaver,' Court Retains Some Privacy in World Without Walls
Ken Strutin, director of legal information services at the New York State Defenders Association, writes: When the Fourth Amendment was written, surveillance was rooted in our five senses and enhanced by uncomplicated aids like the spyglass. The advent of GPS and similar technologies has empowered government to observe the movements of its citizens across the latticework of time and space. Yet, along with every advancement in technology is the recognition that the concept of privacy enshrined in the federal and state constitutions cannot remain static. New York has become the latest state to join those jurisdictions finding that placement of a satellite-tracking device on someone's vehicle must be preceded by a warrant supported by probable cause. And some scholars believe there may be a Fourth Amendment justification for holding new forms of electronic surveillance to the warrant requirement as well.Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt increase
China bought more U.S. Treasury debt in September and total foreign holdings rose for a second straight month. Total foreign holdings of Treasury debt increased 1.9 percent to $4.66 trillion, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.Cozen O'Connor Defamation Suit Dismissed by Philadelphia Judge
A Philadelphia judge has tossed a defamation action brought against Cozen O'Connor by a Main Line building fortune heir involved in a dispute over a family trust. In court papers initially filed in the underlying litigation, Lillian Meyers accused son Lincoln, himself an attorney, of fraud in transferring ownership of a Rolls Royce Corniche belonging to Lillian. The key question in the case was whether attorneys' actions in the events resulting in the Meyers litigation were extrajudicial.View more book results for the query "*"
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Big fall in energy pushes consumer prices down
WASHINGTON AP-Consumer prices in August posted the first monthly decline in nearly two years as Americans finally get a break from surging energy prices.The Labor Department reported Tuesday that consumer prices edged down 0.1 percent last month, a significant improvement from a 1.1 percent price spike in June and a 0.Daffy's Wins Bid to Keep Its Lease Despite Late Notice of Renewal
Justice Saxe, writing for the First Department panel, said that the landlord was not prejudiced by Daffy's delay, that the delay was "an honest mistake," and that the store had garnered substantial goodwill in its 15 years at that location, an asset which would be damaged by its ouster.Social Media Marketing and Niche Legal Practices: A Match Made in Heaven
Many lawyers understand the importance of defining a niche, but these same professionals often fall short when it comes to effective business development.Trending Stories
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