Lawsuits

It’s Judgment Day for Eddie Lampert’s Last-Ditch Sears Rescue Plan - Bloomberg

01/04/19

It’s Judgment Day for Eddie Lampert’s Last-Ditch Sears Rescue Plan  Bloomberg

Eddie Lampert has filled in the blanks on his own $4.4 billion rescue bid for Sears, but a couple of key numbers were still missing less than a day before a key ...

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YPF 2012 nationalization case reaches US Supreme Court: US$ 2.5bn at stake - MercoPress

01/04/19

YPF 2012 nationalization case reaches US Supreme Court: US$ 2.5bn at stake  MercoPress

The US Supreme Court will hear this Friday an appeal against an intermediate court decision accepting jurisdiction over Argentina and its majority state-owned ...

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The North End Pub fire still burns: insurance company asks the court to declare Grafton-Connor bankrupt - Halifax Examiner

01/04/19

The North End Pub fire still burns: insurance company asks the court to declare Grafton-Connor bankrupt  Halifax Examiner

A fire destroyed the North End Pub on March 7, 2007, but the insurance fight continues. Local lore has it that the day of the fire there was a guy on a winning ...

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The Government's Knee-jerk, Hurried and Scorched-earth Policy! - Moneylife

01/04/19

The Government's Knee-jerk, Hurried and Scorched-earth Policy!  Moneylife

Whichever way one looks at it, we are staring at a bleak year for the nation, as we get ready for another general election and the prospect of several months of ...

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Embracing change | Canadian Lawyer Mag - Canadian Lawyer Magazine

01/04/19

Embracing change | Canadian Lawyer Mag  Canadian Lawyer Magazine

“It's kind of an exciting time to be a lawyer in insurance defence,” says William Chalmers, managing partner at Hughes Amys LLP. Privacy in the digital realm, ...

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Maynard Cooper promotes 8 Birmingham attorneys to shareholder - Birmingham Business Journal

01/04/19

Maynard Cooper promotes 8 Birmingham attorneys to shareholder  Birmingham Business Journal

Eight attorneys in the Birmingham office of Maynard Cooper & Gale have been promoted to shareholder.

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Perkins Coie's 2019 Partner Class - 27 Counsel & Senior Counsel Promoted - Lawfuel

01/04/19

Perkins Coie's 2019 Partner Class - 27 Counsel & Senior Counsel Promoted  Lawfuel

SEATTLE, Wash. (January 2, 2019) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 27 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. The new partner ...

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Senate OKs Schneider as U.S. attorney in Detroit - The Detroit News

01/03/19

Senate OKs Schneider as U.S. attorney in Detroit  The Detroit News

Matthew Schneider, a former federal prosecutor who also worked for ex-Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, has been U.S. attorney for a year.

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Herb Kelleher, Whose Southwest Airlines Reshaped the Industry, Dies at 87 - The New York Times

01/03/19

Herb Kelleher, Whose Southwest Airlines Reshaped the Industry, Dies at 87  The New York Times

Mr. Kelleher built Southwest into one of the nation's most successful and admired companies by combining low fares with good customer *service*.

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