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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 31 denied an insurer’s motion to stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari of a $ 92.9 million judgment that was reinstated against it in a class action lawsuit arising from hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Louisiana Citizens v. Oubre, [...]

Health Reform Law Gaining Wider AcceptanceU.S. News & World Report30 (HealthDay News) — Americans are slowly starting to embrace some key components of the controversial health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama nearly two years ago, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found.Parts of Health Reform Law Gaining in Acceptance: PollMarketWatch (press [...]

Politico Keystone Bill Raises 'Legal Questions,' U.S. Official SaysBloomberg(TRP)'s Keystone XL pipeline raises “serious questions” about legal authority, a State Department official said. The legislation offered after the Obama administration denied a permit for the project also “appears to override foreign-policy and …Obama administration says GOP pipeline bill raises 'serious' legal questionsWashington PostState Dept: House [...]

In a pair of rulings, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed nearly $2.9 million in awards to the families of three murder victims killed by mobsters Whitey Bulger and Steve Flemmi while they were government informants. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

SAN FRANCISCO – The involvement of a Takeda Pharmaceuticals San Diego subsidiary in the testing of the company’s anti-diabetes drug Actos created a reasonable possibility that the company would be liable under California state law, a federal judge ruled Jan. 20 in remanding a bladder cancer case to state court (Jerry Hill v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals [...]

AMR's Request to Hire Law Firms, Advisers Questioned by U.S. TrusteeBloomberg(AAMRQ)'s request to hire four law firms in addition to main bankruptcy counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP was questioned by the US Trustee, who is seeking more disclosure about Weil and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. AMR, which is reorganizing its American …and more » View [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 23 declined to hear a case in which the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals had determined that a law firm’s communication with a Chapter 13 debtor pertaining to the foreclosure of her home was a violation of federal debt collection law (Fein, Such, Kahn & [...]

The “Occupy the Courts” group has been denied permission to demonstrate outside a Manhattan courthouse as part of a national day of protests near federal courthouses over Citizens United, which prohibits the government from limiting independent spending for political purposes by corporations and unions. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Law Review Leads to Legal Jobs, Recruiters SayU.S. News & World ReportFor those who can't make law review, other legal journals may offer similar experience. By Menachem Wecker There are a lot of options for law students who want to publish legal research. At Yale Law School, for example, students can write for journals …and [...]

KEY WEST, Fla. – A Florida federal judge on Jan 10 entered an order of dismissal after an insurer that was seeking reimbursement for costs incurred by its insured for a jet fuel cleanup notified the court that it was dropping its subrogation claim against the U.S. Navy and others (Gotham Insurance Co., as subrogee [...]