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WILMINGTON, Del. – A Delaware federal judge on Jan. 30 overruled all remaining objections to W.R. Grace & Co.’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and confirmed the plan, which includes establishment of a trust to pay asbestos personal injury claims having an estimated total value of more than $ 6 billion (In re: W.R. Grace [...]

Md. delegate proposing 'Phylicia's Law,' a plan to maximize search resources …Washington Post“Phylicia's Law” is named in memory of North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes, who disappeared in 2010 while visiting Baltimore and was found dead months later. Carter plans to introduce it this session. The case spurred broader interest in missing …and more » View full [...]

Indiana liquor law could squeeze Super Bowl party hosts who don't plan aheadWashington PostThere was never much chance of getting Indiana's “blue law” suspended, just this once. A spokeswoman for Gov. Mitch Daniels, Jane Jankowski, said the issue was never raised and some of the city's business owners say they understand why.and more » View full [...]

CAMDEN, N.J. – A New Jersey federal judge on Jan. 26 denied summary judgment to both a former driver for a bakery company and the company’s insurer in a dispute over long-term disability benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and remanded the case to the ERISA plan administrator for a ruling (Stephen [...]

Education leaders offer plan to fix school funding lawBaltimore SunBy Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun State education leaders have offered legislators their recommendations for fixing the state law that requires local governments to fund their public schools at a minimum level. The state's superintendents, teachers union …and more » View full post on law – Google [...]

Independent Online Legal action plan by irate passengersIndependent OnlinePictures: Zanele Zulu Irate passengers are planning legal action against the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) after an “unfair” policy “robbed” the group of a cruise to Mozambique. Minutes after the weekly MSC Starlight cruise set sail, … View full post on legal – Google News

Gov. Brown's plan on shelter law stirs backlashSan Francisco ChronicleJerry Brown's proposal to roll back major portions of a state law aimed at protecting stray and abandoned animals from death has sparked outrage. The fury spread quickly last week after the animal rights group Dog Park Media posted a video of the law's …and more » [...]

Justia Verdict Some Legal and Policy Ramifications of Newt Gingrich's Plan to Colonize the MoonJustia VerdictBefore evaluating the legal and policy ramifications of Moon colonization, we might ask whether it is technologically feasible. Promising in 2012 to establish a Moon colony by 2020 looks quite similar to President Kennedy's 1961 goal of putting a man [...]

NEW YORK – A union representing employees of bankrupt grocer A&P on Jan. 24 filed its objection to the reorganization plan on grounds that it violates several sections of federal bankruptcy law (In Re: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, No. 10-24549, Chapter 11, S.D. N.Y. Bkcy.). View full post on LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Daily [...]

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Delaware bankruptcy judge presiding over the Chapter 11 proceeding of Lee Enterprises on Jan. 23 approved a restructuring plan that calls for paying all claims in full other than the prepetition credit agreement claims (In Re: Lee Enterprises Inc., No. 11-13918, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.). View full post on LexisNexis® [...]