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U.S. government sues Lance Armstrong over doping scandal

If you thought the shame of Lance Armstrongs doping scandal had finally blown away with the sands of time, you would be wrong.
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International Edition

New litigation boutique recruits former Blackstone head Beazley QC as partner

Former Blackstone Chambers head Thomas Beazley QC has left the set to join newly launched litigation boutique Hage Aaronson as a partner. Beazley, who will make the move this month, will become head of international litigation and the eighth partner since the firm was set up in March this year by former One Essex Court barrister Joe Hage.
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Inside Counsel

Suits target fertilizer plant owner in wake of deadly Texas explosion

Just two days after the Boston Marathon bombings, another deadly explosion killed innocent people halfway across the country.
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International Edition

Former Dewey chief Davis settles for $500k over mismanagement claims

Steve Davis, the former chairman of Dewey & LeBoeuf, has agreed to a half-a-million-dollar settlement with the firm's trustee and insurer over claims that bad management contributed to the US firm's high-profile collapse. Davis has agreed to pay $511,145 (£335,000) to resolve all claims, while XL Specialty Insurance, which issued Dewey's management liability insurance policy, said it would pay $19m (£12.4m) in the proposed settlement.
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Inside Counsel

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf chairman agrees to settle mismanagement claims

Dewey & LeBoeufs former chairman has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle claims that he mismanaged the law firm leading up to its collapse, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.
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Inside Counsel

MF Global’s bankruptcy trustee sues company’s former CEO

The bankruptcy trustee for broke brokerage MF Global has sued its former CEO, Jon Corzine, for causing the companys downfall.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

News Corp. agrees to $139 million shareholder settlement

News Corp. is paying up big time for its misdeeds.
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Inside Counsel

Florida sues BP for oil spill damages

Three years to the day after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Florida became the fourth state to sue for damages over the 2010 catastrophe
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Inside Counsel

Anheuser-Busch, DOJ reach agreement over Grupo Modelo acquisition

On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with Anheuser-Busch InBev over the companys acquisition of Mexico-based Grupo Modelo.
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Inside Counsel

5 notable GCs in the news

GCs sound off on gene patentability, surveillance, copyright infringement and more
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