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Americans don't know much about Romneycare — except that it's very similar to …Washington Post (blog)(SOURCE: HARRIS INTERACTIVE) Mitt Romney's opponents in the Republican primary campaign haven't gotten tired of reminding voters how similar the former governor's health reforms in Massachusetts are to President Obama's federal law (the White House is …Health Reform Law Gaining [...]

FuelFix Chevron CEO talks about Ecuador legal caseCBS News(AP) NEW YORK — Chevron Corp. continues to be dogged by a court battle over environmental damages in the Ecuadorean rainforest. A court in Ecuador handed down an $18 billion judgment against the company, and a federal appeals court in New York said …US court: Judge can't [...]

SFGate.com (blog) Mayor Ed Lee to phone Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi tody about legal “distraction”SFGate.com (blog)Mayor Ed Lee says he intends to talk to embattled Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today about the possibility of taking a leave of absence while the sheriff defends himself against misdemeanor domestic violence and related charges, saying the legal issues had …and [...]

Drew Peterson calls Lifetime movie about his legal troubles "hysterical"CBS News(CBS) JOLIET, Ill. – Drew Peterson said the Lifetime made-for-TV movie about his legal troubles that aired over the weekend was "hysterical." CBS Chicago reports Peterson watched the movie in the Will County Jail, and chuckled several time during the …and more » View full post [...]

TECH.BLORGE.com What's the controversial site Megaupload.com all about?CNNFormer Megaupload users took to Twitter and other sites to complain that they'd lost legal material because of the crackdown. Megaupload, the file-sharing website shut down Thursday by the US federal government, is a Web hosting tool that now finds …Report: Megaupload founder retains top legal teamMonsters and [...]

Why Greek bondholder law is “too awful to think about"Internatioonal Financial Law ReviewWith talks between Greece and its private creditors still unresolved and a Greek default likely, private practice and in-house are equally concerned about the prospect of a law that would force bondholders into a debt exchange. …and more » View full post on law [...]

Investors and the public were misled about the deteriorating condition of BankAtlantic Bancorp, the SEC has alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court. The suit alleges that BankAtlantic and its chairman, Alan Levan, made misleading statements in public filings, and also committed accounting fraud. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

New York Daily News Jude Law gets about $200000 in phone hacking settlement from MurdochChristian Science MonitorActor Jude Law accepted over 100000 pounds after he was physically surveilled abroad as well as in Britain. Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper company on Thursday agreed to pay damages to 36 high-profile victims of tabloid phone-hacking, …Jude Law wins [...]

Following months of discussion, a committee reviewing ABA accreditation standards has agreed upon changes in the way law schools report graduate employment and salaries. If approved in March, the changes would mark the most dramatic step to date toward improving law school consumer information. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

On top of legal challenges, EU also raises complaints about media freedom in …Washington PostEU Vice President Neelie Kroes said Wednesday that besides three existing legal challenges against the former Soviet-bloc country — which many fear may be slipping back toward authoritarianism — she is also worried that press freedom is under threat. … View [...]