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Business Groups Sue SEC Over New Proxy Rules

Master — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:53:27 +0000

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, objecting to new proxy access rules for nominating corporate directors.

Bid to Eradicate ‘Ladies Nights’ Fails at 2nd Circuit

Master — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:34:37 +0000

A one-man campaign against “Ladies Nights” did not get far. The 2nd Circuit has rejected Roy Den Hollander’s claim that the Copacabana Nightclub and other establishments were “state actors” who violated the U.S. Constitution by charging men more for admission and drinks than women.

Iceland Report on Financial Crisis Lashes Out at Government, Banks

Master — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:52:08 +0000

A mammoth 2,300-page report compiled by a Special Investigation Commission for the Icelandic parliament heavily criticizes some of Iceland’s leading political figures and banking officials over the crisis that brought the country to the brink of insolvency. The report, the result of a 15-month investigation, exposes failings in the financial system for the island nation.

Temporary Lawyer Sues Wilmer for Defamation

Master — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:39:46 +0000

A lawyer who was fired from a temporary legal staffing company has filed a defamation suit against Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. James Zhang was working at Wilmer’s D.C. office as a lawyer with Special Counsel when one of Wilmer’s attorneys asked him if he was downloading firm documents onto his flash drive

Lehman to Judge: Make the Examiner’s Report Public

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:08 +0000

Lehman Brothers and its lawyers at Weil, Gotshal & Manges sent a clear message this week to the judge hearing Lehman’s bankruptcy case: Make public the full report about Lehman’s demise. In a motion filed Monday by Weil’s Harvey Miller, Lehman says it has cooperated fully with the special examiner investigating the bank’s failure and has turned over more than 20 million pages of e-mail.

Fitzgerald Makes Rare Court Appearance in Chicago Terrorism Case

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:39:36 +0000

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is taking on a courtroom role for the first time since he was the special prosecutor in the 2007 I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby trial

Both Sides Object to Special Master’s Findings in Judge Sharon Keller Case

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:02:28 +0000

Prosecutors for the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct argue in objections filed Wednesday that Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller’s “willful and/or persistent conduct” in the case of Michael Richard authorizes the commission to sanction her. They were responding to the findings of fact the special master in Keller’s case submitted to the commission last month, finding that Keller should not be removed from office or be publicly reprimanded for her conduct in connection with Richard’s case.

Supreme Court Announces Special Sitting, Issues 3 Rulings

Master — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:10:53 +0000

The Supreme Court issued three noteworthy opinions Wednesday, but not its long-awaited decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Was Chief Justice’s Comment on Special Masters Too Harsh?

Master — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:12:25 +0000

Continuing to reverberate around Supreme Court circles is a comment made by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

Leaks in ESI Searches Can Be Costly

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:13:05 +0000

EDD Special Master Craig Ball was once trial counsel for a Mexican city’s water authority employing a patchwork system riddled with leaks, an apt metaphor for e-discovery for Ball.