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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17 declined to review a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that AT&T Inc.’s conversion of its defined benefits plan for management employees to a cash-balance plan did not violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s disclosure, [...]

DURHAM, N.C. – Bankrupt energy company Clean Burn Fuels LLC, along with the General Unsecured Creditors’ Committee, on Dec. 20 filed motions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina opposing a motion filed by a creditor seeking to convert the case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 (In Re: Clean [...]

NEWARK, N.J. – Although a plaintiff architectural firm saw its allegations of fraud against a church and several other defendants dismissed, its allegation of copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) survived, thanks to a Nov. 29 ruling by a New Jersey federal judge (Hanover Architectural Service P.A. v. Christian Testimony-Morris [...]

BOSTON – A federal judge in Massachusetts on Aug. 2 ruled that a debtor couple’s adversary proceedings were without merit and attempted to relitigate matters that had already been decided; therefore, the judge would not entertain their contention that their bankruptcy had been improperly converted from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 (Barry Reynolds, et al. [...]

The Guardian After Blair's conversion to Catholicism, his sister in law says: I'm a MuslimDaily MailOne post read: 'Now a war criminal has an innocent sister in law! God bless her!' But not all the comments were so favourable. Another read: 'Lauren Booth …Blair's sister-in-law converts to IslamTimes of IndiaBlair's sister-in-law converts to Islam after [...]

Lexington Herald Leader COASTAL WEALTH Change in federal law makes Roth IRA conversion easierDelmarva Daily Times… adjusted gross income of $100000 or less could convert an IRA to a Roth IRA, but a recent change in federal law has made it easier to convert this year. …New Law Allows 401(k) Pan Account To Be Converted [...]

Ha’aretz Israel Puts Off Crisis Over Conversion LawNew York TimesJERUSALEM — A growing crisis between American Jews and the Israeli government over a proposed law on religious conversion was averted — or …Anshel Pfeffer / US Jews should help Israel redraft its immoral citizenship lawsHa’aretzHaredim reject conversion bill freezeJerusalem PostShas: We didn't agree to conversion [...]

Kansas City Star Amar: 'Either pass the conversion law, or we're leaving.'Jerusalem Post"If the conversion law doesn't pass, there will be a serious crisis in the Jewish people," the rabbi said on Israel Radio. "This isn't politics or policy …Conversion bill debate heats upJerusalem PostPM says opposes conversion billYnetnewsMK Rotem convinced conversion bill will passYnetnewsJerusalem [...]

Ha’aretz ISRAEL: Conversion bill rattles relations with US Jews and Israeli politicsLos Angeles Times (blog)The interesting religious issue has practical civic repercussions in Israel, which passed the "Law of Return" in 1950. In a nutshell, it determined that …Conversion law threatens usYnetnewsUS Jews rally against conversion billJerusalem PostLiberal groups slam new Israel law on conversionThe [...]

Ha’aretz Conversion law threatens usYnetnews… by law, thereby undemocratically annulling the legal achievements of non-Orthodox movements accomplished through great effort over the years. …ISRAEL: Conversion bill rattles relations with US Jews and Israeli politicsLos Angeles Times (blog)US Jews rally against conversion billJerusalem PostLiberal groups slam new Israel law on conversionThe Associated PressJerusalem Post -Jewish Telegraphic Agency [...]