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IN RE FISHER FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT LLC
Attorney Robert Scott appeals sanctions imposed against him by the bankruptcy court. The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") upheld the sanctions as an appropriate exercise of the court's inherent power. We affirm. 1.
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:47A
Union Carbide Wants Verdict in Mississippi Case Tossed
Union Carbide Corp. has asked a Mississippi judge to throw out a $322 million asbestos verdict and, at the same time, remove himself from presiding over the case any longer. In a motion filed Tuesday, attorneys for Union Carbide said Circuit Judge
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:46A
Nigeria: FRSC And Challenges of Actualising UN Decade of Action On Road Safety
The Decade seeks to prevent road traffic deaths and injuries which experts project will take the lives of 1.9million people annually by 2020. According to World Health Organisation, over 1.3million people are killed by Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) and 50
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:46A
Mejia's two 'sins'
What is omitted is the mention of the DLSU College of Business and Economics where Mejia was a faculty member teaching commercial law to business and economics undergraduates from 1989 to the present, not law students in a professional law school.
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:46A
AYALA v. HOLDER
We review de novo questions of law, including whether a group constitutes a "particular social group" under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). See Perdomo v. Holder. 611 F.3d 662, 665 (9th Cir. 2010). We examine the BIA's factual findings,
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:46A
MARPLE v. T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC
T-Mobile sued Missouri municipalities for refund of certain tax payments that it had paid under protest. Because Missouri law requires taxpayers to file a declaratory judgment action within ninety days of paying the disputed taxes, T-Mobile filed ten
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:46A
October trial date set for Pakistan cricketers on corruption charges over spot
Prosecutors disclosed at Friday's hearing that they are trying to obtain transcripts from the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption tribunal that led to the three players each being banned from the sport for at least five years.
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:43A
Contador's doping case to be held June 6-8
The court has said it aims to deliver a verdict by the end of June, which would allow Contador to defend his Tour title if exonerated. The UCI and WADA are challenging Contador's acquittal on doping charges by Spanish authorities in February.
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:43A
Prime minister insists Greece will repay all its loans as borrowing costs rise
Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is relying on a 110 billion ($157 billion) bailout package to save it from bankruptcy, said Friday that "we will pay back the loans." Many have said the sheer size of Greece's debt means the country
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:43A
Spain Bans Mass Protests Ahead Of Weekend Elections
Thousands of people have jammed dozens of Spanish cities, including Madrid, protesting the country's skyrocketing unemployment rate; it jumped to more than 21 percent at the beginning of the year, according to AFP. But Spanish law
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:43A
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