Tom Horton, the new chief executive of American Airlines and its parent company AMR said the fact the company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection did not mean its pension plans would definitely move to the PBGC, but he signaled it was a real ...more »
Even the risk of fatal food poisoning isn't enough to stop some diehard customers of "yakiniku" grills from ordering raw meat dishes. Handle with care: An employee at a "yakiniku" grillroom shows a plate of "yukke" shredded uncooked beef ...more »
Kirstein's major accomplishments include selling one of the five largest federal government contracts in EDS/HPES history, as well as selling $1.1 billion in total contract value in a five-year period. He also previously held management positions at ...more »
Pakistan offers tremendous opportunities for foreign direct investments and joint ventures in infrastructure development; electricity generation, agricultural based industries, insurance and real estate. Being a huge market Pakistan on the back of 180 ...more »
Click here Supreme Court rejects Bridgeport antitrust case Originally published: December 2, 2011 10:01 AM Updated: December 2, 2011 3:21 PM By The Associated Press STEPHANIE REITZ (Associated Press) (AP) -- A Connecticut real estate developer has lost ...more »
Shahid R. Khan, who has an agreement to buy the Jacksonville Jaguars for $760 million, with his wife, Ann Carlson Khan. By RICHARD SANDOMIR Shahid R. Khan, who agreed this week to acquire the Jacksonville Jaguars, has coveted an NFL team for several ...more »
Daniel Eremian leaves US District Court in Boston today after being convicted of racketeering in connection with an Internet gambling case. By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff Daniel Eremian, brother-in-law of US Representative John Tierney, ...more »
He contacted the IRS, which told him that someone had already filed his tax return for 2010 under his name and Social Security number. The victim assumes that someone has stolen his identity since he had not yet filed his taxes. On Nov. ...more »
SHANGHAI (AP) — China's manufacturing contracted in November for the first time since early 2009, as weak export orders and a slowing economy at home sapped demand for most products, a government survey shows. The China Federation of Logistics and ...more »
Patricia Millett, a lawyer for Rajaratnam, told the court his appeal presents a “substantial question of law” and said he's unlikely to flee to his native Sri Lanka before the appeal is decided. “His passport was surrendered ages ago. ...more »
William Boockvor, 66, of Deerfield Beach, was charged in federal court with conspiring with Rothstein by falsifying the law firm's trust account records that it held at Toronto Dominion Bank. Marybeth Feiss, 42, of Fort Lauderdale was charged with ...more »
He said Congress did intend to give a pass to cable companies, banks or Internet service providers in Internet gambling prosecutions unless they take a controlling role in gambling businesses. Frederick Hafetz, a lawyer for Campos, argued that Campos ...more »
The National Defense Authorization Act also allows military officials not to place a prisoner in the US criminal court system if it is in the interest of national security. People are at their wits ends by the new piece of legislation and a reader says ...more »
The complaint against Rafferty says he participated in the crimes with Beasley, who has not been charged in the Craigslist case. Beasley walked into court but later complained that he felt ill, and he was wheeled by deputies before the judge. ...more »
...internal communications” about the drafting of a February letter in an effort to show that agency officials did not knowingly mislead lawmakers in connection with a disputed gun trafficking investigation called Operation Fast and Furious. ...more »
The FAA's guidelines describing when a flight is considered a government operation not subject to oversight are misleading and being rewritten, Karen Petronis, an agency lawyer, said today at the forum. Government aircraft fly about one-tenth as many ...more »
The legislation authorizes the US administration to bar foreign financial institutions that engage in financial transactions with the Central Bank of Iran, thereby making it difficult for Tehran to sell its crude oil in the international market. ...more »
Tim Ringsdore, MD of JT's Global Enterprise Division, said: “Having built close ties with China through our partnership with international telecommunications company UTStarcom (UTSI), we are now keen to secure new business in other regions. ...more »
The university then pays the researchers or professors who helped develop the licensed technology. The money also is shared with the academic departments that helped in the development. A federal law passed in 1980 called the Bayh-Dole Act prompted the ...more »
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Opening yet another case against Islamabad's main civic agency, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has started probe into the sale of plot and file processing for the construction of a five-star hotel in the city. ...more »
It's free money, due solely to the RIC Modernization Act. The passage of most bills into law unleashes unintended consequences. As the case of Cornerstone's revised DRIPs show, the RIC Modernization Act rewards investors in funds trading at a premium, ...more »
Lastly, the Dodd-Frank Act maintains a company's ability to hedge particularized risk through customized transactions. To enhance market integrity, we finished an important rule Congress included in the Dodd-Frank Act giving the Commission more ...more »
7, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Grigsby, a business law firm with headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pa. and an office in Bonita Springs, Fl., is pleased to announce the promotion of two of the firm's associates to the position of director: Jennifer Park ...more »
1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance ("Department") issued an advisory opinion providing that tenant-installed niche walls, wall fittings, and paneling are capital improvements, not subject to sales and use tax. ...more »
Under Michigan law, bankruptcy is a final option, a possibility only after an emergency manager named by the governor fails to balance the budget with the extraordinary powers he or she can use to break labor contracts and sell city assets. ...more »
20 hearing where Borders also hopes the bankruptcy court will confirm the liquidating Chapter 11 plan. The plan distributes assets in the order of priority called for in bankruptcy law. The disclosure statement says that unsecured creditors with $812 ...more »
She quit high-dollar corporate law and became a staff attorney at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In 1999, she and four friends, including civil rights lawyer Connie Rice, created the nonprofit Advancement Project. The organization, whose ...more »
The ECJ made its ruling based on questions referred to it from two legal disputes, including a case that will be ruled on by the UK's Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal asked the ECJ whether a customs authority can seize fakes if there is no evidence ...more »
... public relations, engineering, finance, hospitality and law. ID Media, in particular, is a company that excels at providing "no shortage of employee appreciation," the staff of Crain's New York Business said during a celebratory luncheon, ...more »
Jamie H. of Riverside County is now a college student and she, too, got a demand letter to pay back benefits her family received when she was 16 years old. Her wages and tax refund are being garnished -- money she needs for school. ...more »
Both said the agency's mission is to protect children from abuse and neglect, and each case is different. "We make many referrals to law enforcement," said Hudson. Health and Human Services officials also said such agreements where allegations of child ...more »
American's pension funding woes, experts say, also were exacerbated by an exemption from tougher funding rules that Congress passed in 2006 as part of the Pension Protection Act. Under that law, employers have to amortize plan liabilities over a ...more »
AE) Wednesday said the administrator responsible for restructuring its troubled Swedish car maker Saab Automobile AB will abandon its reorganization plans. The company said that the administrator, Guy Lofalk, will apply to the Vanersborg district court ...more »
For a price comparatively nominal to the cost of litigation, employers can purchase an employment-practices liability insurance policy (EPLI). An EPLI policy provides protection for the employer from the economic and noneconomic losses resulting from ...more »
BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Dec 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Magma Design Automation, Inc. ("Magma" or the "Company") ...more »
The score on those 36 is: five true, three mostly true, four half-true, seven mostly false, 14 false and three pants on fire. Then, just this past Sunday, PolitiFact rated another Walker claim — that most school districts have maintained staffs ...more »
Under a 1934 US law, a company insider may be guilty of fraud if he uses nonpublic, material information to trade in a way that is deceptive or violates a duty of loyalty. Lawmakers might not have the same duty as corporate employees, he said. ...more »
"The set-aside law provides that for purposes of meeting the Secretary's annual goals for contracting with VOSBs and SDVOSBs, the department shall set aside contracts for them if certain conditions are met." And Thompson quickly pointed to VA's success ...more »
Vinod Khosla, seen here at a biotech conference in Florida in March 2007, is the founding chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems and one of the world's most well-known venture capitalists, creating Khosla Ventures in 2004. He has invested millions ...more »
Issa argued Thursday that the potential for politics to determine who gets federal grants is the “more complicated issue.” “We must ensure that the grant process can never be called an earmark process based on ideology or political appointees' whims,” ...more »
