Through the court-approved private sale, the law seeks to support the mortgagee and other creditors of a defaulting owner by ensuring the best price for the vessel (which is associated with a private sale and not a judicial sale by auction), ...more »
In June, Illinois lawmakers made it legal for same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, meaning they have the same rights as married couples. That includes the ability to become foster parents. With the new law came the stipulation that any ...more »
See generally Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers §58 (2000), which sets out broad principles of vicarious liability. A lawyer may be held responsible for violating Rule 5.1 whether or not state law shields the lawyer from tort liability ...more »
MEXICO CITY — Officials of a Mexican political party are apologizing to 650 Indians and other people who suffered food poisoning after attending a campaign rally in southern Mexico. But the leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in Guerrero ...more »
Jonas Bering Liisberg, Denmark's deputy permanent representative to the EU, said forging agreements on an alternative dispute resolution option for customers and online shoppers appeared possible this year. Denmark holds the rotating presidency of the ...more »
The move by Hospira is the second challenge to Cubicin in three years under the Hatch-Waxman Act, a 28-year-old US law that encourages makers of generic drugs to contest patents on proprietary medicines so consumers can get cheaper versions sooner.more »
Clarence R. “Zim” Zimbelman spent the last half of his 40-year career with the Bureau of Reclamation working on the Fry-Ark Project from 1962, when it was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, until his retirement in ...more »
The National Consumer Commission is mandated by the Consumer Protection Act to prohibit any practices likely to unfairly affect consumers. Motau said the commission must also promote fairness and choice for consumers in purchasing products and services ...more »
By Kent Faulk -- The Birmingham News BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A Florida woman and a man from Illinois who were indicted by a federal grand jury in Birmingham today for conspiracy, attempted bank fraud and identity theft had tried to attach a secret ...more »
“We'd be far better off to outsource e-verify to American Express, MasterCard or Visa, because they actually know how to run a program like that without massive fraud,” said Gingrich last September. Credit card companies playing a part in verifying ...more »
Recipients of Johnson & Johnson hip implants recalled by the company were solicited as clients by an Atlanta law firm that improperly used confidential patient data, according to lawyers defending a suit against a J&J distributor.more »
CHK faces a prisoner's dilemma: high-return liquids growth versus balance sheet repair. In a weak gas tape, we do not believe that CHK has the means to exploit its liquids-rich acreage while deleveraging its balance sheet. In 2012, we expect shares to ...more »
