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Daily Business Review

Chiquita Trial Set to Start in Decadelong Colombian Terror Case

The families of six Americans slain by Colombian terrorists are set to have their day in court against the banana company over alleged payments to a guerrilla group.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Primer on International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration for Litigators

Arbitration, whether compulsory or voluntary, is commonplace these days as a less expensive and more efficient resolution to litigation than trial. Litigators in Pennsylvania are familiar with the Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program for cases with an amount in controversy of $50,000 or less.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Gives Condo Associations Boost in Ruling Over Surpluses From Tax Deed Sales

The homeowner challenged an order granting the surplus funds to the association, arguing the creditor never recorded a claim of lien or moved to obtain a final judgment.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Smith Gambrell Beats Back Bid to 'Re-Brand' Midtown Promenade Offices

An arbitration panel agreed with Smith, Gambrell & Russell that Cousins Properties may not place illuminated logos for an accounting firm atop Atlanta's iconic Promenade.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Akerman Picks Up Partners as Sedgwick Shuts Down in California

Akerman, Duane Morris, Goldberg Segalla and Steptoe & Johnson start 2018 by making several lateral hires from the soon-to-be-shuttered Sedgwick.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mattress Firm Lawsuit Proves Internal Monitoring Is Necessary in Business Development

There is an old adage: “Pigs get fat while hogs get slaughtered.” In the case of two of Mattress Firm's former vice presidents, Colliers International Atlanta, one of its former executives, and several developers nationwide, the outcome of a recent lawsuit will determine whether and how badly they will be punished for their alleged greed.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Starrett City Sale Is OK'd as Judge Denies Injunction Attempt

Justice Saliann Scarpulla has found there was no danger of irreparable injury to the plaintiffs, a group of dissenting limited partners in Starrett City who sued claiming the sales price was too low.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Ad Firm Fetch Fires Back at Uber With Accusations of Forum-Shopping

After facing allegations from Uber that it nurtured online advertising fraud to extract millions of dollars, the global advertising firm Fetch Media Ltd. has fired back with a new lawsuit that accuses Uber of forum-shopping and evading its bills.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pinkston Joins CoreLogic Inc. as Chief Legal Officer

Veteran in-house counsel Arnold Pinkston began work this week as the new chief legal officer at CoreLogic Inc., an Irvine, California-based property and data technology company.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

ADR Regulations, Part II: Useless Red Tape or Necessary Protections?

Resisting regulation when it is truly needed would put many disputants at a distinct disadvantage. But overregulation would sap ADR of the very vitality which has been its lifeblood: party determination and control.
4 minute read

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