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Montana wins a round in water lawsuit
BILLINGS, Mont. AP - A U.S. Supreme Court appointee has rejected Wyoming's bid to dismiss a lawsuit in which it is accused, by Montana, of taking too much water from rivers shared by the two states.Montana filed its lawsuit before the nation's highest court in 2007. The suit alleged Wyoming's agriculture and energy industries were pulling too much water from the Tongue and Powder rivers, tributaries of the Yellowstone.Panelists Say Recession Changed Management, Training for Lawyers
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Appellate Courts Wrestle With Diversity Issues
Texas appellate court jurists interviewed by Texas Lawyer say that diversity among their attorney ranks is important at their courts. The percentage of minorities working as staff attorneys at the courts is lower than the percentage of minorities licensed to practice law in Texas. David Chew of El Paso's Court of Appeals says, "As the only Asian-American judge in Texas, I'm keen on it [diversity]."Lawyers seek halt on Georgia executions
DEATH PENALTY lawyers have, in the past, unsuccessfully argued in Georgia courts that the state's lethal injection procedures are inhumane, but they hope to have better luck now as they try to stop two executions set for later this month.Standing in their way are prosecutors seeking justice for the victims, backed by aggressive enforcement of Georgia's death penalty from Attorney General Thurbert Baker's office.Default Is Not Needed to Force Buy-Back of Securities, Panel Decides
Bond insurer MBIA Inc., which nearly went broke insuring mortgage-backed securities underwritten by Countrywide Financial Corporation, scored a victory on April 2 in its effort to wrest back $1.4 billion from the lender.Ramseys, Star Settle $25M Libel Suit
The Star tabloid, which falsely named JonBenet Ramsey's brother as a murder suspect, settled a $25 million libel suit with John and Patsy Ramsey for an undisclosed amount. Gerson A. Zweifach, a partner with Williams & Connolly in Washington, and L. Lin Wood Jr. of Wood & Grant in Atlanta confirmed the Ramseys and the Star settled the suit Friday in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. The Ramseys "are very satisfied with the settlement," says Wood, who would not discuss the terms.Trending Stories
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