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Despite Noose Photos, 11th Circuit Finds Statistics Don't Back Race Discrimination Claim
Lawyers for black employees who claimed they suffered race discrimination while working for Southern Co. produced a mountain of evidence -- most notably photos of nooses hung at Georgia Power facilities. But statistics backing allegations of a pattern of race discrimination did not hold up in court. Upholding a decision that charges by seven employees did not justify certifying a class action, an 11th Circuit panel also tossed out the seven individual claims on summary judgment.A Late-Night Search For The True Jesus
At 12:45, I turned the light on. My wife did not stir. Neither did the cars. All else was quiet, my mind once again drawn to an impossible thought, a question that has been haunting me now for decades, but which I can rarely mutter the courage to utter aloud: Is the Kingdom of God at hand?High court lets government take fee awards for clients' debts
Attorney fee awards under a major federal fee-shifting statute are paid to the client, not to the attorney, and can be offset to pay a client's debt to the federal government, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday.Faneuil Begins Testimony in Martha Stewart Trial
Douglas Faneuil said Tuesday that his boss, stockbroker Peter Bacanovic, told him to warn Martha Stewart to sell her shares in ImClone Systems Inc. The broker's assistant said he asked his boss whether it was appropriate to tell Stewart that ImClone company founder and Stewart's confidant, Samuel Waksal, was trying to unload millions of dollars of shares himself. "Of course you must," Bacanovic allegedly replied. "That's the whole point."View more book results for the query "*"
Davis Wright Scores Coup by Hosting Part of Chinese President's U.S. Visit
Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke -- and his Davis Wright Tremaine colleagues -- will host part of Chinese President Hu Jintao's historic visit to the U.S. this week, a move that partners tout as a coup for the firm's growing China practice. Davis Wright is one of many West Coast firms that have been promoting their China practices as the Chinese economy continues to boom.Enforce Technology-Use Policies to Manage Privacy Conflicts
Business communications are no longer limited to meetings, telephone or mail. Employers routinely provide employees with laptops, cell phones and handheld devices.In a Corporate Crisis, There's a Need for Speed
In too many instances, a company and its senior advisors can't get their crisis-communications act together quickly enough to respond. And without a doubt, it is the speed and coordination of response that makes the difference in effectively managing communications when a crisis hits.Is justice for sale in Georgia
JUST HOW MUCH does a Georgia Supreme Court justice go for these days Is $3 million enough Hopefully not. In 2004, state judicial candidates across America raised a record $46.8 million-more than double the amount in 1994. But the cost of running for a state Supreme Court seat isn't the most troubling issue.V&E raises associate salaries in Texas and D.C.
Vinson & Elkins this week became the first Texas-based firm to increase Texas associate salaries to match the raises doled out by New York-based firms. The firm also raised salaries in its Washington, D.C., office. Starting in their third year, however, V&E associates will be ineligible for a portion of the raises unless they work 2,000 hours. Managing partner Joe Dilg says the novel pay structure is the result of input by associates, who didn't necessarily want the pressure linked to the New York market.Trending Stories
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