The trade union dispute has again sparked integration problems for Southwest Airlines ( LUV ). The carrier has been trying to integrate operations with subsidiary AirTran Airways, but even after a year it continues to see setbacks with its labor...more »
This is the second major change to animal cruelty laws since the bodies of the dogs were dug up. BC now has the toughest animal cruelty penalties in Canada and other changes ensure that sled dog companies operating on Crown land are inspected annually ...more »
The Kansas proposal also is notable because it complicates the debate over immigration issues in the home state of Kris Kobach, a former law professor who helped draft tough laws against illegal immigration in Alabama and Arizona.more »
Urging the state government and central government to expedite matters, Sharan said, "Although Posco has been billed as the biggest FDI (foreign direct investment) in the country, its progress has been very slow and frustrating.more »
We have previously posted on this interesting example of international litigation ( here). The case is captioned In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, 05-CV-0453 (EDNY), and is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New ...more »
...company, today announced that THE HUNGER GAMES ADVENTURES will launch day and date with the highly anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' runaway bestselling novel on March 23rd, 2012. The perfect companion for fans of the franchise, ...more »
Janet Bimer took the opportunity to get a good look at the lights, games and layout. “If you've ever been to Vegas, it looks like Vegas,” she said, nodding her head in approval. Mary Summers of Tonganoxie said she begged her daughter-in-law, ...more »
This would be particularly useful since the QCB is rewriting the central bank law - which addresses among others corporate governance issues - to make it more consistent with the single regulatory regime. The guidelines issued by the QCB in 2008 ...more »
By Favour Nnabugwu House of Representatives has threatened to revoke the concession contract between Federal Government and Bi-Courtney, following the slow pace of work on the reconstruction of Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Chief Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi, member ...more »
North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory's system director will address the North Shreveport Business Association's membership luncheon Feb. 14. Jimmy Barnhill will be guest speaker at the gathering in the auditorium (Building E) at Northwest Lousiana ...more »
It is the highly visible tip of a growing iceberg of student debt that threatens all of higher education. It's not a surprise to regular readers of the Student Loan Ranger that most law students borrow to finance their legal education (88.6 percent ...more »
AP BUFFALO, NY — Lawyers for Facebook are looking for $84000 in legal fees from a New York man after a judge ruled he caused delays in his lawsuit seeking part ownership in the $50 billion social networking site. The attorney for Paul Ceglia, ...more »
Some are pressing for new laws or regulations that would benefit their interests in energy, mining and high finance. The Associated Press reviewed financial reports, regulatory filings, court records, public statements and more to identify favors that ...more »
Libby asbestos victims got some long-awaited good news on Tuesday with the announcement of a proposed $19.5 million settlement of bankruptcy court litigation between WR Grace & Co. and those sickened by exposure from Grace's former vermiculite plant ...more »
Nine county employees are on administrative leave, and a criminal investigation is underway. Pasco police started an internal fraud investigation at the request of the state attorney general's office. Police locked down the public works office and ...more »
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He previously served as deputy assistant general counsel for enforcement and intelligence at the Treasury Department, worked as senior counsel in the legal service of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland and at the Federal ...more »
The case hinged on a section of the law that allows privilege against self-incrimination, but not if the information is commercial or involves intellectual property. In his judgment, Neuberger said Coogan argued that 70% of his voicemails were business...more »
... into law the following eight bills: House Bill 169 - This bill amends the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act to create new definitions, increase prize limits, and provide for additional rules and regulations for licensing of organizations.more »
BY LAURA OLENIACZ DURHAM – Greenfire Development, a real estate development company that hit some turbulence last year following the partial collapse of the roof of one of its properties, announced Wednesday that it has new plans for construction...more »
“The FIRE Act was written here in northern New Jersey with the purpose of helping communities like Nutley support their first responders. For too long, the federal government turned a deaf ear to the pressing needs of fire departments. This grant...more »
The person also cannot be a director or officer of the company getting public contracts and cannot be personally convicted of specific tax-related criminal offences. That means there's a way for businesspeople who are in the crosshairs of Quebec's ...more »
Glencore's proposed takeover, the biggest mining transaction ever, is the latest sign executives are becoming bolder after mergers and acquisitions in January slumped to the lowest level since August 2009, the slowest start to a year in almost a decade ...more »
LaPine says Chapter S-chartered community banks, like credit unions, are exempt from paying corporate income taxes. The truth is that for Chapter S, which is a benefit allowed by law for many small businesses, the owners pay state and federal taxes ...more »
Investors need to be aware of the changing rules of engagement. The Bank of Italy, for example, issued new regulations in recent days regarding bank buyback rules of hybrid securities. The apparent technical adjustment is worth about 25 bp of Tier 1 ...more »
s American Airlines will seek to save $2 billion through bankruptcy protection by cutting labor costs, grounding planes, reworking supplier contracts and restructuring its debt and aircraft leases, Chief Executive Tom Horton said.more »
By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun A major funder of legal services for the poor will shave its grants by at least 5 percent across Maryland — even after dipping into its reserves. The 34 agencies that receive money from the Maryland Legal...more »
The Tax and Customs Board is in the process of hiring 70 auditors and 10 debt collectors to step up efforts to fight tax evasion. According to Postimees, one area to be tackled is entrepreneurs who set up a company and then abandon it - about 350 such ...more »
... and for general corporate purposes, including potential repurchases of common stock and acquisitions. The notes are being offered inside the United States to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, ...more »
The government also said yesterday that the insider-trading conspiracy continued beyond when Gutpa's lawyer has said his client's friendship with Rajaratnam deteriorated. Gupta still faces the same charges, five counts of securities fraud and one count ...more »
As associate attorney general, he is the third-ranking official in the agency and part of the executive team for Attorney General John Kroger. He also is chief counsel for the General Counsel Division, whose lawyers provide advice to state agencies.more »
For people with debts of less than €20000, it is proposed to issue Debt Relief Certificates, while Debt Settlement Arrangements can be reached for larger mortgage loans. There is also a provision for the reform of the bankruptcy laws, from 12 years to ...more »
... the anticipated savings and expense reductions from restructuring and lower staffing; (9) adverse affects on product development, innovation and the ability to retain and attract key personnel following the restructuring and reorganization actions; ...more »
By JEFFREY SAULTON (jsaulton@newsandsentinel.com) , Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG - A bill passed Wednesday by the Senate to pay down the state's liability for future health care benefits for retired state and public school employees, ...more »
But to liberals he is notorious as the brains behind Arizona's tough anti-immigration law. They are betting that his endorsement of Romney will make the presidential candidate toxic to Latino voters. "He can't walk back his fondness of Kris Kobach, ...more »
Kerry Rich, R-Albertville, and Micky Hammon, R-Decatur, after signing into law what critics and supporters are calling the strongest bill in the nation cracking down on illegal immigration, on Thursday June 9, 2011 at the state Capitol in Montgomery.more »
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Congress will formally express its opposition to a European law aimed at reducing pollution from jetliners, a thorny diplomatic issue that has threatened to escalate transatlantic trade tensions.more »
In February 2008, he released a statement saying: "It is time to end the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants." Yet he has failed to prevent large corporations from hijacking federal small business contracts.more »
There have been cases in the past where unsolicited toll road and highway projects have been awarded to those who conceived it without going through the competitive process. It appears unfair to the government and the decision makers if the originators ...more »
The expected initial public offering of social media juggernaut Facebook could result in a substantial payday for at least one Chicago investor: local venture capitalist JB Pritzker. Pritzker's operations were part of a group that purchased $100 ...more »
