Law.com Newswire
01/27/2012
Circuit Faults Use of State Law to Block Chevron Judgment
Following through on a September ruling vacating a preliminary injunction issued by Southern District of New York Judge Lewis Kaplan, the 2nd Circuit has ruled that New York law and the principles of international comity denied Kaplan the authority to block throughout the world the enforcement of a $17.2 billion environmental judgment secured against Chevron in Ecuador.Related story: For more on the case, see Where the 2nd Circuit Leaves Chevron
AG Holder 'Bound and Determined' for Justice in Residential Mortgage Securities Market
The financial fraud group that is investigating the market for residential mortgage-backed securities has already issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said today in formally announcing the team of lawyers and federal agents.
Are E.U. and Google Data Policies the Future of Online Privacy?
This week, the European Union proposed an overhaul of its data protection law, and Google announced a new privacy policy for its users. With the FTC and the Department of Commerce getting ready to join the global chorus, what does this sudden explosion in attention to data privacy mean for companies?
Ad agency's copyright suit against law firm heads to trial, minus contract claim
An advertising agency's copyright suit against personal injury firm Parker Waichman can move forward to trial next month, but without a breach-of-contract claim. Market Masters-Legal claims the firm, a former client, improperly used certain phrases, sounds and visual effects in ads created by the agency.
More Bloodletting at Legal Services
Civil legal aid groups that receive money from the Legal Services Corp. estimated that they will cut 163 lawyers and 230 other employees this year after Congress trimmed the agency's budget by 14 percent for fiscal 2012, according to an LSC survey released Thursday.
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