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Legal Analyst Says Girlfriend Adoption Makes No Sense – MyFox Houston

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:05:58 +0000

Legal Analyst Says Girlfriend Adoption Makes No Sense
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HOUSTON – It's a legal move that's raising a lot of eyebrows and making headlines across the country. A 48-year-old Houston billionaire has adopted his 42-year old girlfriend. It's a pretty bizarre story — the founder of the International Polo Club …
Fla. Heir Legally Adopts 42-Year-Old GirlfriendKSTP.com
Legal twist: Boyfriend adopts his girlfriendStuff.co.nz
Millionaire from Houston legally adopts 42-year-old girlfriendabc13.com
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Louisiana Federal Judge Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend In Pollution Liability Suit

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:41:14 +0000

BATON ROUGE, La. – An insurer has a duty to defend its insured in a pollution liability suit brought by the United States because the insurer failed to prove that coverage is excluded under the policy, a Louisiana federal judge said Jan. 30 (Louisiana Generating, L.L.C., et al. v. Illinois Union Insurance Company, No. 10-cv-0516, M.D. La.).

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Shoulder Pain Pump Case Tolled, Adequately Pleaded, Federal Judge Says

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:59:50 +0000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee federal judge on Jan. 27 said the state’s discovery rule tolls a plaintiff’s shoulder pain pump case against Stryker Corp. and that the plaintiff’s complaint adequately pleaded elements of fraud (Jacob Cates, et al. v. Stryker Corp., et al., No. 3:10-546, E.D. Tenn., Knoxville Div.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9825).

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Iraq’s Energy Law May Be Delayed for Rest of Year, Ghadhban Says – Bloomberg

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:06 +0000

Iraq's Energy Law May Be Delayed for Rest of Year, Ghadhban Says
Bloomberg
Iraq's proposed energy law, intended to spur foreign investment in the world's fifth-largest oil producer, will be delayed for the rest of this year due to political divisions, the prime minister's top adviser said. The draft law, held up since 2005, …

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Italy to Revamp Labor Laws Even Without Unions, Fornero Says – BusinessWeek

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:08:22 +0000

Bloomberg

Italy to Revamp Labor Laws Even Without Unions, Fornero Says
BusinessWeek
Changing labor laws to make them it easier for companies to shed workers can't be “taboo,” Monti said last night in an interview on Canale 5's “Matrix” show. The code in the labor law known as Article 18 that bans firing without just cause and forces …
Monti Says Overhauling Italy's Labor Law to Ease Firings Can't Be 'Taboo'Bloomberg

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Italy to Overhaul Labor Law Even Without Unions, Fornero Says – BusinessWeek

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:45:54 +0000

Bloomberg

Italy to Overhaul Labor Law Even Without Unions, Fornero Says
BusinessWeek
Changing labor laws to make them it easier for companies to shed workers can't be “taboo,” Monti said last night in an interview on Canale 5's “Matrix” show. The code in the labor law known as Article 18 that bans firing without just cause and forces …
Monti Says Overhauling Italy's Labor Law to Ease Firings Can't Be 'Taboo'Bloomberg

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Monti Says Overhauling Italy’s Labor Law to Ease Firings Can’t Be ‘Taboo’ – Bloomberg

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:14:50 +0000

Monti Says Overhauling Italy's Labor Law to Ease Firings Can't Be 'Taboo'
Bloomberg
Italy's rigid firing rules can hurt economic growth and changing the laws to make it easier for companies to shed workers can't be “taboo,” Prime Minister Mario Monti said. The code in the labor law known as Article 18, which bans firing without just …

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6th Circuit Vacates, Says Government Lacks Standing To Sue Chapter 13 Trustees

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:23:47 +0000

CINCINNATI – A panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 30 reversed and remanded a district court ruling and held that the U.S. government, which sued a group of Chapter 13 trustees alleging that they violated the government’s sovereign immunity, lacked standing to bring its claim because it sued the wrong party (United States of America v. Krispen S. Carroll, et al., No. 10-1400, 6th Cir.).

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Legal Expert Says Bevilacqua’s Death Won’t Affect Philadelphia Priest Child … – CBS Local

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:05:08 +0000

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Legal Expert Says Bevilacqua's Death Won't Affect Philadelphia Priest Child …
CBS Local
Not much, says one legal expert who is very familiar with the case. There is now a gag order imposed on all parties in the case (related story), so neither the prosecution nor defense can make statements in reaction to Bevilacqua's death.
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadelphia dies at 88Kansas City Star

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Alabama’s Immigration Law to Cost State Millions in Lost Taxes, Study Says – Fox News

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:24:33 +0000

Politico

Alabama's Immigration Law to Cost State Millions in Lost Taxes, Study Says
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Alabama employers say Latinos — including legal immigrants — are not showing up at their jobs because of the hostile environment they feel since an immigration law took effect.AP Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories New Immig.
Alabama immigration law costs $11 billion, study showsPolitico
Cost of Alabama immigration law disputedmsnbc.com
Alabama immigration crackdown costs state up to $11 bln: studyChicago Tribune

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