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Fight over false claims decisions
A whistleblower's dispute in the D.C. Court of Appeals over the DOJ's decision to settle her government-contracting fraud suit tests the scope of the government's authority to abruptly end such a suit in order to protect the interests of the United States.
Goldman case gets decisive, compassionate jurist
The federal judge presiding over civil fraud charges brought against Wall Street's most powerful firm can be counted on to run a tight courtroom as she considers claims that Goldman Sachs & Co. took unfair advantage of lax controls on financial institutions.State Agency Settles Former Employee's Discrimination Suit
Karen Hanson Messer got what she wanted: a promise that the Texas Education Agency would change its affirmative action policy and $150,000 for her legal troubles. Messer and the TEA signed a settlement that requires the agency, among other things, to "announce to all current employees that TEA does not consider race or gender for any purpose in making any TEA personnel decision." A spokeswoman for the Texas Office of the Attorney General, says the settlement will not affect other state agencies.Brown v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
When prison officials provide a method for identifying mail as legal mail and the inmate has not followed that method, the prison is justified in opening that inmate's legal mail outside his presence. The court granted the Department of Corrections' motion for summary relief.
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Lieutenant in alleged mortgage fraud gets 7-year sentence
ATLANTA AP - A man accused of being the second-in-command in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud was sentenced Thursday to seven years in federal prison and ordered to pay $40.2 million in restitution.Leslie Rector, 35, of Atlanta was convicted in March of conspiracy, loan fraud, mail and wire fraud and money laundering.
Arbitration centers turn up the heat
As arbitration becomes increasingly popular throughout the world as a method of dispute resolution, international lawyers and corporate counsel are being wooed by an array of cities around the world positioning themselves to become major arbitration centers.21 to Watch: David S. McLaughlin
I's an old, criminal lawyers' joke: If you're going to steal, steal big. Those who take $5 million might face a suit. But take $500, and you're probably going to jail.It's a perception that frustrates Assistant Attorney General David S. McLaughlin."You have people who are gutting corporations and stealing millions and millions of dollars, and they're not being treated like crooks," he says.Trending Stories
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