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Top Georgia court sides with millionaire's mistress in legal battle with his kin
ATLANTA — Georgia's top court ruled in favor of the mistress of a multimillionaire in a long-running legal battle that has helped shape the state's divorce law. The Georgia Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling Tuesday found that the proceeds
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:06A
French see red on speeding law
Since president Jacques Chirac made road safety a national priority in 2002, "fear of the gendarme" has slowed traffic and diminished somewhat some of the most lethal habits such as aggressive tailgating on motorways. The speed cameras have caused
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:06A
Arent Fox LLP | Arent Fox's This Week in Telecom - May 30, 2011
The minimum loan amount is $100000 and the maximum is $100 million. A copy of the Federal Register notice regarding the loans can be found here. Please contact Ross Buntrock, Jon Canis, Alan Fishel, Jeffrey Rummel, or Stephanie Joyce (contact
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:06A
Iberdrola gets shareholder green light for Renovables buy-back
Under Spanish corporate law the operation is classified as a merger and Iberdrola is allowed to vote with its 80% stake, overriding minority shareholders. Some minority investors also questioned the wisdom of de-listing Renovables in the aftermath of
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:06A
Iberdrola gets shareholder nod for Renovables buy-back
Under Spanish corporate law the operation is classified as a merger and Iberdrola is allowed to vote with its 80% stake, overriding minority shareholders. Some minority investors also questioned the wisdom of de-listing Renovables in the aftermath of
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:06A
Romania - Address by PM Emil Boc at the fourth meeting of the "Association of
Those who say that "make the deficits " need to think about the fact that it is a cost of the loan, and as the country is unreformed, without structural reforms, the interest on loans are higher and the cost of loans is doubled.
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:06A
Arizona hotel files for Chapter 11
A hotel in Tucson, Arizona, recently filed for bankruptcy protection in order to prevent it from being auctioned off through foreclosure. A hotel in Tucson, Arizona, recently filed for bankruptcy protection in order to prevent it from
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:05A
Sikh Body to Move Fresh Mercy Petition for Bhullar
The Supreme Court verdict confirming his death sentence was a split verdict. The SC judgement itself had said that the split nature of the verdict could be considered while examining the mercy petition," DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna said.
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:05A
Matchim Found Guilty of Shaking Baby
Matchim sat quietly in Supreme Court Monday morning as the verdict was read. He was charged after his three-month-old daughter was hospitalized with brain damage in March 2009. Judge Wayne Diamond was confident that the Crown had proven,
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:05A
Morning Take-Out
While divorce agreements are generally ironclad and rarely rescinded, this challenge has now reached New York's highest court. Deeply divided appellate justices requested what is considered an unusual review of settled law involving contracts.
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:05A