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Hack of Researchers' Email Triggers "Climategate"
Posted on December 09, 2009Source: Lexology, December 9, 2009. ncident of the week: hack of researchers' email triggers "Climategate"Foley Hoag LLP"Compared to security breaches that involve credit card and bank account information, other breaches in security often get somewhat short-changed in the media, notwithstanding the occasional hack of a celebrity cell phone...
FDA Issues Warning Letters To Web Site Operators
Posted on December 09, 2009Source: Lexology, December 9, 2009. FDA issues warning letters to web site operatorsReed Smith LLP"On November 19, 2009, FDA completed a coordinated and collaborative international effort intended to curb illegal actions involving medical products sold via the internet".
Mccarran Ferguson Versus New York Convention
Posted on December 09, 2009Source:Lexology, December 9, 2009. Mccarran-Ferguson versus New York ConventionMorris Manning & Martin LLP"The McCarran-Ferguson Act allows the states generally to regulate the business of insurance."
National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update
Posted on December 09, 2009Source: NLJ.com, December 8, 2009 Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Government Announces $1.4 Billion Settlement in Indian Trust Case "After more than a decade of litigation, U.S. officials announced today that the federal government has agreed to pay $1...
Selections From National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 9, 2009
Posted on December 09, 2009Source: NLJ.com, December 9, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Government agrees to settle American Indian trust suit "Capping more than 13 years of litigation, the Obama administration said Tuesday the government will pay $1...
Publishers Collaborate On e-Reader Platform
Posted on December 09, 2009Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 9, 2009. Publishers Collaborate On E-Reader PlatformT"op magazine publishers will launch a digital storefront and software platform for publishing on e-readers, smartphones, and laptops".
White House Issues Open Government Directive
Posted on December 09, 2009Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 9, 2009. White House Issues Open Government Directive"The Obama administration outlines steps that federal agencies must take to become more open, participatory, and collaborative, including release of 'high value' data...
Governor David Paterson and New York Finance
Posted on December 09, 2009Source: Google News Alert Service, December 9, 2009. NY Awards $3M to Clean Energy BusinessesThe Gouverneur TimesTheir work will help New York reach Governor David Paterson's ambitious goals for reducing our energy consumption and improving our environment...
List of Selected U.S. Documents from Gallerywatch.com
Posted on December 09, 2009Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reports, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the GalleryWatch.com service...
New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County
Posted on December 09, 2009In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view the full text of cases listed below: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, 177/03 v...
New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest December 9, 2009
Posted on December 09, 2009If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online accfess unless otherwise noted: DUTCHESS COUNTYTrusts & EstatesFree With Registration: Man Near Death Due to Liver Disease Held Not Legally Capable of Executing New Will Matter of Stachiw NEW YORK COUNTYLandlord/Tenant LawTenant Granted 'Yellowstone' Injunctions on Default Notices Enjoining Landlord From Terminating Tenancy1286 RR Operating Inc...
New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists December 9, 2009
Posted on December 09, 2009If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscriptioin required for online access unless otherwise noted: Free: Insider Trading Probe Nets Lawyers "Attorneys Arthur J...
New York Law Journal: Lead Articles December 9, 2009
Posted on December 09, 2009If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Free With Registration: Court System Moves to Bolster Merger Showing 'Mixed Results' Vance Appoints Transition Chair, 'Broad Range' of Policy Advisers Amended Charging Document Undercuts Proof of Intent, Judge Says News In Brief
New York Criminal Law News December 7, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: LexisNexis, December 8, 2009. Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. The Associated Press State & Local Wire, December 8, 2009 Tuesday 3:25 AM GMT, , STATE AND REGIONAL, 783 words, NY jury convicts ex-Sen...
Crime Related News and Blog Alerts December 7, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: Google News Alert Service, December 7, 2009. NEWS: Doubts on DNA evidence let convicted rapist walk freeThe AustralianOpposition police spokesman Peter Ryan described Mr Jama's case as a "stain" on the criminal justice system...
Businesses Planning on Giving Holiday Gifts to their Contacts at Certain U.S. Firms Should be Aware of the Federal Bank Bribery Act
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: Lexology, December 8, 2009. Businesses planning on giving holiday gifts to their contacts at certain U.S. financial firms should be aware of the Federal Bank Bribery ActWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP"Businesses that typically send holiday gifts to their contacts at U...
Ireland's Central Criminal Court Imposes its First Custodial Sentence on an Individual for Involvement in a Cartel
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: Lexology, December 8, 2009. Imprisonment of executive in Ireland for non-payment of antitrust fine highlights the growing risk of jail time for price fixingJones Day"On 30 November, Ireland?s Central Criminal Court imposed its first custodial sentence on an individual for involvement in a cartel".
U.S. Department of Justice Gives Up On Lori Drew Case
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: Lexology, December 8, 2009. DoJ gives up on Lori Drew caseSteptoe & Johnson LLP"We warned a year and a half ago that federal prosecutors? use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to prosecute Lori Drew in the infamous MySpace "cyberbullying" case threatened to squelch free speech and anonymity on the Internet, and would turn the violation of a website?s Terms of Service -- an everyday occurrence for many web users -- into a criminal offense...
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Proposes Rules to Preserve an Open Internet
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: Lexology, December 8, 2009. Federal Communications Commission proposes rules to preserve an ?open Internet?Venable LLP"The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") is seeking to codify four Internet policy principles issued four years ago through the Commission?s Internet Policy Statement...
Bruno, Former New York State Leader Found Guilty of Corruption
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: NYTimes.com, December 8, 2009. Bruno, Former State Leader, Guilty of CorruptionBy NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and DANNY HAKIM"Joseph L. Bruno, the former top Republican in New York State, is facing up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine on each of two felony counts".
Google Search Goes Real Time
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 8, 2009. Google Search Goes Real Time"Search is changing at Google, with new real-time, voice-driven translation, and image recognition capabilities."
List of Selected U.S. Documents from Gallerywatch.com
Posted on December 08, 2009Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reports, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the GalleryWatch.com service...
Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 8, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: NLJ.com, December 8, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Justices likely to leave accounting oversight board as is "The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined to leave well enough alone Monday and not tinker with the structure of an accounting oversight board created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002...
National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update December 7, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009Source: NLJ.com, December 8, 2009. Subscription required for online access: Civil Rights Lawyer John Silard Dead at 80 "John Silard, who along with his law partner Joseph Rauh Jr. was one of the pioneers of civil rights law in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, died on Nov...
New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest December 8, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: U...
New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists December 8, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Professional LiabilityTuesday, December 8, 2009By Norman B...
New York Law Journal: Lead Articles December 8, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 U...
LAW.COM Newswire Highlights December 8, 2009
Posted on December 08, 2009If you are already an online subscriber to the LAW.COM service you should be able to click on any of the links below, sign in, and access the full text of all articles listed. A subscription to LAW.COM is needed for online access to this service...
New York Criminal Law News December 4, 2009
Posted on December 04, 2009Source:LexisNexis Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. The Journal News (Westchester County, New York), December 4, 2009 Friday, NEWS; Pg. 10Awp, 3Ark, 587 words, Lau drops private lawyer in slaying of Suffern gym teacher, By, Steve Lieberman...
Lexis Launches New Web Community for Litigators
Posted on December 04, 2009Source: LexisNexis Newsletter, November 2009. Litigation Resource Center Launched ? New Web Community for Litigators "The Litigation Resource Center, a new Web community designed for litigators, contains links to news and content of interest to all litigators and showcases litigation-related tools and products...
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He is a very smart man who is always looking for ways around things. The judge granted our divorce for December 12,2007, and my ex-husband told me that he just got married just before Thanksgiving. He is a student at Cal
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