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Lawyer sees ruling on jailed missionaries Thursday
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti AP - The Haitian judge deciding whether 10 U.S. missionaries should face trial for attempting to take a busload of children out of the country is probably ready to make his ruling, a defense lawyer said.Judge Bernard Saint-Vil finished questioning the Americans on Wednesday and now must transmit his recommendation to the prosecutor, lawyer Gary Lassade said.Those Plaintiff Guys Aren't So Bad
Peter Koenig, the managing partner of Tucker Ellis' San Francisco office, is hanging up his defense spikes to go play for the other team. Will working at Walker Hamilton & White bring him the control over his case that he seeks?Department of Homeland Security Takes Aim at H-1B Visa Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that adjudicates immigration benefits, issued sweeping new guidance on Jan. 8 that limits the ability of many staffing companies to hire foreign professional workers. Many of those companies rely heavily on the H-1B visa category, which allows a company to sponsor foreign professionals to work in the United States for up to six years. As the economy improves, many companies will find it increasingly difficult to hire and retain skilled foreign workers.View more book results for the query "*"
Midsize Pa. Firms Making Few Changes to Associate Hiring
Although large Pennsylvania firms have recently reported increased associate hiring, midsize firms say they aren't ramping up hiring because, frankly, they never had to ramp it down, having avoided most of the drastic changes that many large firms were forced to make in recent years.Minority Shareholder Settles Bucks County Case for $12 Million
A minority shareholder whose stake in a Bucks County chemical company was nearly cut in half over several years has settled with the majority owners for more than $12 million in stock value and $1.4 million in attorney fees.Commonwealth v. Hush, PICS Case No. 10-3295 (C.P. Lehigh Oct. 8, 2010) Steinberg, J. (13 pages).
Defendant Deishan Hush was charged with drug-related offenses after police conducted a vehicle stop. The police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle and seize the marijuana found during a search of defendant's person. Cocaine in plain view was lawfully seized from the vehicle. Motion to suppress denied.Congress should try for new 'honest services' law
A prison gate in Florida opened this week to free former newspaper magnate Conrad Black. The first white-collar convict helped by a new decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, Black won't be the last. The ruling isn't going to empty U.S. prisons of all ex-executives and public officials accused of cheating shareholders or taxpayers.How's the Job Market for In-House Lawyers? It Depends Who You Ask
Amongst the bleak talk about jobs in and around The Great Recession are dismal numbers for attorneys who are looking for work. Which led CorpCounsel.com to wonder: Is in-house hiring up or down? And given the choice between candidates for a law department job, do lawyers who are long in the tooth fare better or worse than their less-experienced and cheaper counterparts?Trending Stories
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