Obama Announces Bid for Re-election in 2012
On Monday, April 4, current U.S. President Barack Obama announced his bid for re-election in 2012. He said that he…
Legal News
Verizon Pays $93.5 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit
Verizon has paid $93.5 million dollars to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the fiber optics leader overcharged the government…
Two Former Female Employees Slap Eaton Corporation with $150 Million Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
Today, two former female Eaton Corporation Sales Engineers, Amy Gaitane and Mahasti Koosha, filed a $150 million class action discrimination…
Google Seeks to Acquire Bankrupt Nortel’s Patents
According to the April 4th news.cnet.com article, “Google, under legal siege, seeks Nortel patents”, Google has thrown its hat in…
ACLU of Virginia: Is SB 924 a “TRAP”?
Virginia’s Governor, Bob McDonnell recently signed a bill that will require the Virginia Board of Health to issue regulations requiring…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Visa, Mastercard, Alleging Price Fixing Conspiracy
Camp Fiorante Matthews and Branch MacMaster, both Vancouver based law firms, have filed a class action lawsuit against Visa,…
GSI Commerce Being Purchased by eBay for $2.4 Billion
On Monday, March 28, eBay Inc. announced its plans to buy GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion. GSI Commerce is a…
Billions Likely to be Sought Following Nuclear Disaster; Future of TEPCO Uncertain
TEPCO, or Tokyo Electric Power Co., is facing multibillion dollar losses following the nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power…
Late-term Abortions Ban Approved in Idaho and Kansas
On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, Idaho and Kansas both approved similar bills in their respective senates that would ban abortions…
Proposed Law School Accreditation Standards to Change Reporting of Graduate Employment
The American Bar Association has made new drafts to its law school accreditation standards. These proposed changes would change the…
17 Year Sentence Given to Former ICE Attorney for Taking Bribes
Constantine Kallas, former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney, and a prominent one at that, received an over 17…
AT&T Will Use Sullivan & Cromwell in $39 Billion Purchase of T-Mobile USA
AT&T has plans to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. The lead firms that are going to…