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Lanny Breuer, assistant attorney general for the criminal division at the U.S. Department of Justice, said that the increased use of deferred prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements over the last decade had a "transformative effect" on corporate compliance across the globe.- ActivityRecentReuters Legal added a milestone from September 5, 2012 to their timeline: 10,000...
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Civil and immigrant rights activists on Thursday lodged a last-ditch appeal seeking to block a controversial Arizona "show-your-papers" immigration provision upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court from taking effect.Reuters Legal shared a link.
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The plaintiffs had sought reimbursement of portions of their tuition as well as compensation they would have received had they been hired out of law school, according to court papers.Reuters Legal shared a link.
A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more -- Facebook Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and the Walt Disney Co.Reuters Legal shared a link.
A movie studio has agreed to recall pornographic DVDs whose titles and packaging mimic those of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.Reuters Legal shared a link.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Oklahoma, seeks a permanent injunction against the government on behalf of Hobby Lobby and other companies that have religious convictions against abortion.Reuters Legal shared a link.
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The company, whose founders include "Titanic" director James Cameron, listed total debts of $214.9 million and total assets of $205.0 million in its Chapter 11 filing.Reuters Legal shared a link.
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In allowing that measure to proceed, District Court Judge Susan Bolton ruled the law's challengers had failed to show they were likely to prevail on the merits of the case, but noted that the top court had left open the possibility of contesting the provision "after it goes into effect."Reuters Legal shared a link.
The company changed some of Ben & Jerry's best-known ice cream flavors into titles for its movies, according to a complaint filed by Ben & Jerry's in Manhattan federal court.Reuters Legal shared a link.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has hired the head of Wilmer Hale's corporate department who specializes in health care and technology mergers and acquisitions.- 10,000 Twitter followersSeptember 5
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The private equity industry's role in the economy and its tax status have become political issues in the 2012 presidential campaign because Bain Capital was co-founded and once led by Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate hoping to unseat President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election.Reuters Legal shared a link.
As journalist and lawsuit co-conspirator Lynn Povich recounts in "The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace," both Newsweek and rival Time operated with a 50s "Madmen" atmosphere of women in supporting "office wife" roles.Reuters Legal updated their cover photo.
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The arrest of Zimmerman followed weeks of civil rights demonstrations in Florida and across the nation after police initially determined that the Feb. 26 shooting of Martin was justified under Florida's landmark "Stand Your Ground" gun law. Zimmerman, a 28-year-old white Hispanic, has pleaded not guilty.Reuters Legal shared a link.
In a letter obtained by Reuters, and subsequently released by the Pentagon, the Pentagon's top attorney said the Department of Defense was also considering legal action against anyone "acting in concert" with the author. It hinted that the book's royalties might be subject to government claims.Reuters Legal shared a link.
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If approved, the settlement could avoid years of litigation between Dewey's estate and its former partners, a fate that has become all too normal in other law firm bankruptcies.Reuters Legal shared a link.
The decision from the three-judge panel came in response to a motion filed by Zimmerman's lawyer asking the court to overturn a ruling by Judge Kenneth Lester refusing to step down from the case.Reuters Legal shared a link.
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The settlement would put an end to three years of litigation between Holland & Knight and the receiver for hedge funds controlled by Arthur Nadel, who was dubbed a "mini-Madoff" after his scam came apart shortly after the arrest of Bernard Madoff.Reuters Legal shared a link.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Terry Means in Fort Worth, Texas, which had been under seal, was made public on Tuesday following a request by the parties to unseal the order.Reuters Legal shared a link.
A U.S. judge set a Dec. 6 court date to hear Apple's request for a permanent injunction against Samsung's smartphones, which could delay the potential impact of Apple's crushing legal victory.Reuters Legal shared a link.
Concluding that erroneous labeling as a "sexually violent predator" implicated a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause, the 7th Circuit noted that Indiana had recently begun letting current prisoners challenge pending registry listings, but gave other registrants no such opportunity.Reuters Legal shared a link.
South Carolina defended its new voter-identification law in federal court, arguing the requirement that all voters show a form of photo ID prevents fraud without discriminating against black voters.- Apple seeks quick bans on eight Samsung phones. Full story: http://bit.ly/U7YHen
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The Apple attorneys were blunt: "Android is designed to lead companies to imitate the iPhone product design and strategy," read the second slide in their presentation.Reuters Legal shared a link.
While the verdict was a big win for Apple, the damages are less than half the $2.5 billion compensation it sought - although that could yet be increased by the judge - and are just 1.5 percent of annual revenues from Samsung's telecoms business.
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