Vietnamese police have arrested two senior executives at a major state-owned shipping company and issued a warrant for its chief for alleged mismanagement in another high-profile scandal, state media reported.Police ...

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Ailing law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is considering a bankruptcy filing as new debtholders take a more aggressive track, shifting away from earlier attempts at an out-of-court liquidation, a person familiar ...

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George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of using his music without proper permission.The settlement was reached after mediation and ...

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Citigroup Inc and its Chief Executive Vikram Pandit on Friday won a dismissal of New York real estate developer Sheldon Solow's lawsuit accusing them of securities fraud for hiding the bank's risks during ...

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A well-regarded longtime California practitioner who found he bit off more than he could chew when he took on the project of turning around a troubled consumer law firm will lose his law license for a year as a result. According to a stipulation he signed Friday with the state bar, Kerry Steigerwalt, who is in his seventies, sold multiple pieces of property in order to make partial refunds totaling about $1 million to some 800 clients, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. The attorney disciplinary agreement also includes two years of probation. His Pacific Law Center was closed down in 2010. Earlier coverage: ABAJournal.com:…

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A well-regarded longtime California practitioner who found he bit off more than he could chew when he took on the project of turning around a troubled consumer law firm will lose his law license for a year as a result. According to a stipulation he signed Friday with the state bar, Kerry Steigerwalt sold multiple pieces of property in order to make partial refunds totaling about $1 million to some 800 clients, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The attorney disciplinary agreement also includes two years of probation. His Pacific Law Center was closed down in 2010. Earlier coverage: ABAJournal.com: "Attorney’s Failed Dream of Revitalizing…

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A Chinese immigrant jailed in Indiana for over a year on charges that she killed her viable fetus by eating rat poison in a suicide attempt while pregnant has lost her bid to have the controversial criminal case dismissed by the state supreme court. However, in letting stand a prior Indiana Court of Appeals order requiring a Marion County judge to set bond for Bei Bei Shuai, the court also effectuated her potential release, according to the Associated Press and the Indianapolis Star. Bail was set at $50,000 on Friday for the 35-year-old, who apparently remains incarcerated at this point.…

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Lawyers tried to ruin Mark Zuckerberg's big day with a sprawling lawsuit that portrays the Facebook founder as a rogue hacker, and accuses the company of tracking users on their computers and iPhones. ...

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Time Warner Cable Inc. finally settled the longstanding legal tussle with Viacom Inc. regarding the streaming of cable TV shows on the iPad.

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Citing unidentified sources, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) is reporting that Dewey & LeBoeuf is working with a restructuring specialist hopes to be ready to make a potential bankruptcy filing by the end of next week. However, an actual filing could come some time later or conceivably not at all, according to the newspaper, since no final decisions have been made. While the law firm is clearly on the verge of winding up its operations, its representatives have been saying publicly that a bankruptcy filing is not planned. Meanwhile, a steady stream of partners continues to head to other…

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It was during a quiet afternoon in the sixth week of the insider-trading trial of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam that prosecutor Reed Brodsky sprang one of those rare surprises usually seen only ...

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Kansas legislators struggling with redistricting issues sent mixed signals Friday about whether they were growing closer to agreeing on new political boundaries and avoiding maps imposed by a federal court.Senators ...

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In the first day of a contempt hearing concerning evidence that wasn't produced in a federal civil case that resulted in a $67 million judgment against Toronto-Dominion Bank, the institution's new counsel, McGuireWoods, pointed the finger at its former counsel. Greenberg Traurig, the bank contended Thursday, had access to all documents related to a claim by investors in a venture promoted by now-convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein that TD Bank had aided and abetted fraud by the ex-attorney. Rothstein, who at the time was operating a prominent Fort Lauderdale, Fla., law firm as its managing partner, is now serving a…

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A longtime Kansas lawyer has been suspended from practice for one year, due in part to his concurrent representation of two spouses. One (the wife) was a suspect in a criminal arson investigation concerning the couple's home and had been videotaped purchasing accelerants on the day of the fire, according to an order (PDF) Friday by the Kansas Supreme Court. Meanwhile, attorney Brian R. Johnson also agreed to represent the husband in determining whether he should make a fire insurance claim, as an innocent spouse. Johnson admittedly did not obtain written, informed consent in advance to the potential conflict from the couple, who are referred to in the…

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A longtime Kansas lawyer has been suspended from practice for one year, due in part to his concurrent representation of two spouses. One (the wife) was a suspect in a criminal arson investigation concerning the couple's home and had been videotaped purchasing accelerants on the day of the fire, according to an order (PDF) Friday by the Kansas Supreme Court. Meanwhile, attorney Brian R. Johnson also agreed to represent the husband in determining whether he should make a fire insurance claim, as an innocent spouse. Johnson admittedly did not obtain written, informed consent in advance to the potential conflict from the couple, who are referred to in the…

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The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to Omaha's 2.5 percent dining tax on all restaurants within city limits.The appeal came from two Omaha restaurants and restaurant owner Anthony ...

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Russia's leading social network, Facebook copycat vKontakte, loses an appeal against a copyright conviction - is that an opportunity for Mark Zuckerberg in Moscow?

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has relieved Justice Joan Orie Melvin of all judicial and administrative responsibilities, ordered her records secured and directed the court administrator to “ensure that the premises are vacated.” The action, announced in a press advisory, follows news today that Melvin has been charged with nine counts, including four felonies, based on accusations she used state-paid staff for campaign work, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. An earlier story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette had news of the impending charges. Before the court action, Melvin had announced she was voluntarily recusing herself from judicial duties, but she…

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has relieved Justice Joan Orie Melvin of all judicial and administrative responsibilities, ordered her records secured and directed the court administrator to “ensure that the premises are vacated.” The action, announced in a press advisory, follows news today that Melvin has been charged with nine counts, including four felonies, based on accusations she used state-paid staff for campaign work, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. An earlier story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette had news of the impending charges. Before the court action, Melvin had announced she was voluntarily recusing herself from judicial duties, but she…

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Developing: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has relieved Justice Joan Orie Melvin of all judicial and administrative responsibilities, ordered her records secured and directed the court administrator to “ensure that the premises are vacated.” The action, announced in a press advisory, follows news today that Melvin has been charged with nine counts, including four felonies, based on accusations she used state-paid staff for campaign work, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. An earlier story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette had news of the impending charges. Before the court action, Melvin had announced she was voluntarily recusing herself from judicial duties, but she was not resigning from…

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