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Bernard Madoff is escorted into federal court in New York on Thursday. Madoff, who defrauded thousands of clients out of billions of dollars and becoming a symbol of investor distrust in the global recession, pleaded guilty to directing the largest ...
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BP wins court approval of $50 million plea deal
Bloomberg News BP won federal court approval of a $50 million criminal plea deal, ending prosecution over a 2005 explosion at its Texas refinery that killed 15 and injured hundreds. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal in Houston on Thursday rebuffed ...
Read More »Ogden, Perrelli confirmed for attorney general posts
The U.S. Senate began filling the Justice Department’s leadership ranks, confirming David Ogden to be deputy attorney general and Thomas Perrelli’s nomination for the agency’s No. 3 post. The confirmations of Ogden and Perrelli will provide reinforcements for Attorney General ...
Read More »Defender rule goes to court
Greg Mermelstein, appellate division director for the Missouri State Public Defender’s Office, leaves the Court of Appeals building in Kansas City on Thursday. The public defender system has asked the court to uphold a rule allowing it to turn away ...
Read More »Husch lets go 17 attorneys
Decision not linked to economy, firm says Husch Blackwell Sanders let go 17 attorneys and 45 staff members firmwide on Thursday, citing performance and consolidation. The cuts are not being made for economic reasons, Co-Chairman David Fenley said in a ...
Read More »Madoff moves from penthouse to big house
Bernard Madoff, who pleaded guilty Thursday to masterminding the largest Ponzi scheme in history, may have to fight off prison inmates who want to squeeze him for money or blame him for the Wall Street crash. “Madoff isn’t going to ...
Read More »Carnahan sues Stifel Nicolaus
Shirley Weiss of Olivette, talks about the frustration she feels at not being able to withdraw her money from the auction-rate securities she bought from Stifel, Nicholaus & Co. Listening to her relate her story at the press conference are ...
Read More »How to try a patent case on a budget … and win
Tough economic times have forced companies across the country to trim budgets in all areas of operation. Legal budgets are no exception. This article provides tried and true tips for maximizing your legal budget by making strategic decisions about the ...
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Suit seeks return of frozen assets in auction-rate securities market
Read More »Hamby: Going to trial can be a waste of time
Americans hold a romantic view of what suing for our rights or defending ourselves against scurrilous attacks in a court of law is like. We wait for the Perry Mason moment that shocks the other side into submission. We offer ...
Read More »Husch Blackwell lets go 17 attorneys
Decision not linked to economy, Fenley says
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