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TODAY'S POSTS
Mandatory Mediation in Italy? Not if the Lawyers Have Any Say!
Lawyers in Italy are preparing to go on strike Wednesday to protest a new law requiring mediation in commercial cases.
Out West, Senior Judges More Than Carrying Their Weight
A little over a year ago, we went on record saying that the mandatory retirement age for federal judges should be 85.
In Raj Case, Much Talk Monday of Tips on Big Tech Deal
Who knows how Amil Kumar might react on cross-examination?
Everything You Need to Know About the NFL Antitrust Lawsuit
On Friday, negotiations between the NFL players and owners over a new collective bargaining agreement fell apart after 17 days.
Ex-Goldman Programmer Aleynikov, Prosecutors Divided On Potential Sentence
Former
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov's lawyer
and federal prosecutors in Manhattan have a very different view of how
long and whether he should spend in jail.
To Judge Trials on Fictional Characters or Not to Judge Them? That is the Question
One
of the innumerable perques of being a Supreme Court justice: You get
called to participate in these little pieces of legal theater, in which
historical events are re-tried, or fictional characters are called to
court to answer for their behavior.
U.S. Companies Taking Lessons From Renault Snafu
LBers, have you paid attention to this crazy corporate-espionage situation across the pond involving French car maker Renault?
In Raj Trial, Asking 'Why?' Doesn't Lead to Easy Answers
After
the frenetic opening week in the Raj Rajaratnam (pictured)
insider-trading trial, Friday's break provided a nice opportunity for
WSJ reporters Susan Pulliam and Michael Rothfeld to take a step back and
ask, well: "Why?"
Florida Challengers to Health Care Law Go, Well, Medium
Last
month, as we wrote here, The Cooch went large. By that, of course, we
mean that the Virginia Attorney General asked the U.S. Supreme Court to
take an immediate appeal of his challenge to the constitutionality of
the health-care law.
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| Judges Relax by Trying the Fictitious, Dead
It's
harder than ever to get a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. But there
are cases many justices find irresistible: fictitious ones.
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| Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Term in Goldman Code Case
A
former Goldman Sachs computer programmer should be sentenced to up to
10 years and one month in prison for stealing the confidential source
code of the investment bank's trading system, prosecutors said.
Galleon Witness Testifies of 'Super Confidential' Deal Tips
Anil
Kumar, a government witness at the insider-trading trial of Galleon
Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, pictured, told the jury how he leaked
details of "super confidential" negotiations between two technology
companies.
Recent U.S. Disclosure Rules Help Investors Spot Flaws in Advisers' Records
Recent
disclosure rules make it important for investors to understand whether
an adviser has a questionable record—or is getting a bum rap.
Motive for Stock Leaks: Respect and Love, Not Just Greed
Why
would rich, powerful people leak inside information and risk going to
jail for it? Some answers are starting to emerge in the Galleon trial.
Police Probe if Renault Was Victim of Fraud in Spy Case
In
the latest twist in Renault's embarrassing corporate-espionage affair,
French prosecutors have begun investigating whether the car company has
been the victim of fraud.
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