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Thursday May 17, 2012
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- LexisNexis CounselLink Software Adds New Matter Journal Tool and Enhanced Microsoft Outlook Integration - LexisNexis (Sunday, 29 April) - NEW YORK – LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today enhancements to its LexisNexis® CounselLink® legal software that make it easier for corporate legal teams to capture, organize and share critical case and matter details. Among these enhancements are a new matter journaling tool and...
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Gateley leads for administrators on Aquascutum collapse - LegalWeek (Sunday, 29 April) - Gateley has landed an advisory role on the administration of Aquascutum, the 160-year-old luxury clothing brand which collapsed earlier this month.Corporate recovery partner Ken Titchen is leading a London team at Gateley advising the company's administrators, FRP Advisory, alongside employment partner Guy Guinan.... -
Ex-Dewey chair Davis faces criminal probe as firm opens internal inquiry - LegalWeek (Sunday, 29 April) - The Manhattan district attorney's office has opened an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by former Dewey & LeBoeuf chairman Steven Davis, while the firm has turned to two of its own lawyers to lead an internal probe, according to a memo issued by Dewey management and obtained by The Am... -
Zimmerman Web Donations Trigger Bail Dispute - FindLaw (Friday, 27 April) - Turns out the real George Zimmerman had a lot more money than what he revealed at his bail hearing last week, thanks to website donations. Prosecutors want Zimmerman's bail increased accordingly, Reuters reports. Zimmerman's website, TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com, raised more than $200,000 from online donors before it was taken down, his lawyer......Continue... - Holder: 'More Work To Do' Before Term Is Over - NPR Legal (Friday, 27 April) - Attorney General Eric Holder is in the homestretch of his first, and probably last, full term as the nation's top law enforcement officer. He talks to NPR about the country's ongoing struggle over civil rights, and what he wants to accomplish in his last months of government service....
- Potential Lawsuit: Diamond Pet Foods Expands Dry Dog Food Recall - Lawyers and Settlement (Friday, 27 April) - Diamond Pet Foods Expands Dry Dog Food Recall...
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Mitt Romney to Declare Victory in New Hampshire Speech - JD Journal Law Firm News (Friday, 27 April) - A speech in Manchester, New Hampshire will feature Mitt Romney declaring himself the the nominee of the Republican party. The speech will be called ‘A Better America Begins Tonight.’ Excerpts from the speech were released ahead of time by the Romney campaign as he will define the election of... -
Farewell Intercourse Law Proposed in Egypt - JD Journal Law Firm News (Friday, 27 April) - The most shocking news of the day comes out of Egypt. Proposals that would permit Egyptian husbands to have intercourse with their dead wives for up to six hours following their death have been labeled as complete nonsense. The law, which has been dubbed ‘farewell intercourse,’ is supposed to... -
Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan to Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner - JD Journal Law Firm News (Friday, 27 April) - On Saturday night, Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian will share a table at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The two were invited to the dinner by the Fox News Channel and will be seated face-to-face at the same table, according to sources planning the event. It seems that the... -
Accretive Health, Debt Collection Agency, Under Fire from Government - JD Journal Law Firm News (Friday, 27 April) - According to a congressman from California, a debt collection company should be investigated by federal authorities for trying to obtain money that was owed by patients in U.S. hospitals. The senior Democrat from the subcommittee that oversees Medicare, Representative Pete Stark, has requested that two health care agencies investigate...
