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Log blames Ohio execution problems on drug use
LUCASVILLE, Ohio AP - A prison log blames a condemned Ohio inmate's past drug use for problems finding a usable vein during an execution attempt that was stopped Tuesday after an unprecedented two hours.The log of Tuesday's scheduled execution of Romell Broom indicates that executioners made the observation at 3:11 p.Former student: Ex-lawmaker made her touch him
A woman testified Wednesday that a former longtime state legislator who served as her high school principal kissed her and forced her to touch him in his office when she was a 17-year-old student.Former Paul, Hastings IP Chairman Joins Sheppard, Mullin
AIG-Greenberg Battle Ends With $150 Million Legal Tab
American International Group's litigation against former CEO Hank Greenberg has been very, very good to Boies, Schiller & Flexner (the Greenberg team) and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (the AIG team). How good? As part of the settlement that the parties reached last week, AIG agreed to pay up to $150 million to cover certain legal fees and expenses incurred by Greenberg and former AIG CFO Howard Smith. And that $150 million doesn't include the amount that AIG spent in this litigation.View more book results for the query "*"
SOX ruling a break for executives
PUBLIC COMPANY executives who are squeamish about Sarbanes-Oxley Act rules requiring them to personally certify complex financial documents can breathe a little easier, thanks to a recent federal appeals court decision. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Oct. 12 that plaintiffs have to show that the executives acted with intent to deceive or were severely reckless.Judicial Profiles: Robert Dondero
Driven and thorough, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Robert Dondero expects no less from the lawyers who appear before him. "You better be prepared, because he's on top of everything,� says plaintiffs lawyer David Baum. Lawyers on both sides of the bar emphasize Dondero's fairness, sharp mind, and ability to get his arms around the law in criminal and civil cases -- describing him as an intellectual, known for looking beyond the arguments he's given.SEC's New Role: Grammar Police
Plain English is in and legalese is out at the SEC, where Chairman Christopher Cox has been emphasizing that disclosure documents must be understandable to the average investor, as outlined in a Feb. 8 proposed rule. Serious consequences await corporations whose filings don't meet the readability test. A SEC spokesperson says such documents will draw a comment letter from agency staff and won't be approved until reviewers' concerns are satisfied. The SEC Web site now includes a "Plain English Handbook."Trending Stories
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