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LAT Publisher Wants Quick Approval of Bankruptcy Plan
A top executive with Tribune Co. wants a judge to approve the company's plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection as soon as possible. Eddy Hartenstein, the company's co-president and publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times, testified Monday that
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:58P
Dumpit to remain in Cebu City Jail
Veloso, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 6, ruled that the suggestion of the Talisay City jail warden that Cebu City Jail may assign escorts for Dumpit whenever he attends hearings is “not well taken.” Dumpit's lawyer Pedro Leslie
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:57P
Single sentence on gay rights added to guide
Unrelated to the guide, a group of a dozen or so rowdy protesters showed up to confront Kenney over other aspects of his immigration record, including tougher refugee laws. The protesters blocked a door into the citizenship ceremony for about half an
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:57P
'Blood money' tradition might help resolve U.S.-Pakistani row
Washington and Islamabad are locked in a standoff over the case of Raymond Davis, the 36-year-old CIA contractor facing murder charges in the deaths of two Pakistani men in the eastern city of Lahore in late January. Davis says he was the victim of a
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:56P
Sucker Punch
Time for some kick-ass chick music to and support the estrogen bad-assery of Zach Snyder's upcoming film Sucker Punch. The director boosts that the film is like “Alice In Wonderland with machine guns” – big shoes to fill… I like it!
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:56P
Attorney Dennis L. Carder Ordered Disbarred
Carder was found to have abandoned clients after taking their money in a variety of matters, including bankruptcy, family law and estates. “In ten client matters, Respondent [Carder] failed to communicate with his clients and failed to perform work on
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:55P
Attorney Dennis L. Carder Ordered Disbarred
Carder was found to have abandoned clients after taking their money in a variety of matters, including bankruptcy, family law and estates. “In ten client matters, Respondent [Carder] failed to communicate with his clients and failed to perform work on
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:55P
Cornell University Ranks 'Best Graduate School' in Veterinary Medicine
The rankings, released today, highlight the top programs in business, law, medicine, education, engineering and health, which veterinary medicine falls under, among other specialties. University of California, Davis ranked No.
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:53P
FDIC Sets Claw Back, Bank Failure Rules
The FDIC said that in response to comments, it was making an effort to "harmonize" the liquidation rules with the UD Bankruptcy code. The new rule proposal also addresses "broader issues that define the rights of creditors" of companies in FDIC
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:52P
Borders Gets Extension to Assume or Reject Leases
At this morning's omnibus hearing in Borders's Chapter 11 proceedings, Judge Martin Glenn of federal bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York granted the chain's motion to extend the time it can assume or reject leases for
Updated: 03/15/2011 02:51P
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