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A new court filing suggests the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Kelley Drye & Warren may be on the verge of settling a two-year-old lawsuit over Kelley Drye’s policy of forcing partners to give up their equity in the law firm at age 70. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

LEAD: Legal experts resume discussion of UN draft resolution on SyriaMonsters and Critics.comNew York – United Nations Security Council's legal experts resumed Monday discussion of a draft resolution demanding an end to the bloodshed in Syria and protection of civilians, the United States said. 'We think what is contained in this draft …and more » View [...]

Legal experts resume discussion of UN draft resolution on SyriaMonsters and Critics.comNew York – United Nations Security Council's legal experts resumed Monday discussion of a draft resolution demanding an end to the bloodshed in Syria and protection of civilians, the United States said. 'We think what is contained in this draft …and more » View full [...]

ROANOKE, Va. – Because Virginia law requires adjudication of a breach of contract claim prior to determining a finding of bad faith by an insurer, a Virginia federal judge on Jan. 9 stayed a bad faith claim while denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss or bifurcate the claim (Massachusetts Bay Insurance Co. v. Bonnie M. [...]

Press TV Full text of NAM statement on IAEA resolutionIranian Students News AgencyNAM reaffirms the basic and inalienable right of all states to the development, research, production and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, without any discrimination and in conformity with their respective legal obligations. …'P5+1 draft lacks legal, political value'Press TVall 1,769 news [...]

NEW YORK – Finding that a New York federal bankruptcy court’s alternative dispute resolution procedures order was not an appealable final order, a federal judge in New York on Oct. 26 granted Lehman Brothers’ motion to dismiss an appeal from the order (In re Lehman Brothers Holding Inc., et al., No. 11-cv-02721, S.D. N.Y.). View [...]

It took opposing papers on summary judgment and a partial ruling on the burden of proof to tee up a settlement in the last remaining wrongful death action seeking to hold United Airlines and its security subcontractor liable for allowing five armed terrorists to hijack Flight 175 on Sept. 11, 2001. View full post on [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) on Sept. 13 adopted a final rule implementing Section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which requires bank holding companies with assets of $ 50 billion or more to “report periodically to the FDIC and Federal Reserve [Board] the company’s plan [...]

Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, LLC Reaches New MilestonesMarketWatch (press release)CHICAGO, IL, Aug 29, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, LLC is pleased to announce a new milestone: the firm has surpassed 12000 clients served, and now represents more than $500 million worth of debt in the United States. …and more » View full [...]

Legal Professional: UK aims to make London centre for dispute resolutionChiefOfficers.NetWhen Dubai wanted a model for its courts system for the (then) new financial centre, it chose that of the English legal system. Now the British government wants to capitalise on the standing and reputation of the UK Courts and ancillary services, …New Legal Services [...]