Follow on to SEC Charges Bank of America for Failing to Disclose Merrill Lynch Bonus Payments, see the Opinion and Order in SEC v. Bank of America, Issued by the District Court for the Southern District of New York, February 22, 2010. “So should the Court approve the proposed settlement as being fair, reasonable, adequate,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Robert Wood Foundation County Health Rankings
“The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors ranging from individual health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment. This first-of-its-kind collection of 50 reports one per state helps community leaders… Continue Reading
Google Book Search Legal Saga Continues in NY District Court
Follow up to postings on Google Book Search resources and related litigation, the latest news from The Laboratorium – GBS: Fairness Hearing Report [held February 18, 2010, U.s. District Court, Southern District of New York], with Part I here and Part II here. These report cover the arguments of settlement supporters and opponents; and the… Continue Reading
Baucus, Grassley Release Finance Committee Report on Diabetes Drug Avandia,
News release: “Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member, today released a committee report based on a two year inquiry of the diabetes drug Avandia. The senators also asked the Food and Drug Administration to describe what steps the agency has taken to protect patients in an… Continue Reading
EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
News release: “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has released an action plan to guide the Obama Administrations historic efforts to restore the Great Lakes. The action plan, which the administrator unveiled at a Sunday meeting with governors from the Great Lakes states, lays out the most urgent threats facing the Great Lakes… Continue Reading
The Detection and Deterrence of Mortgage Fraud Against Financial Institutions: A White Paper
The Detection and Deterrence of Mortgage Fraud Against Financial Institutions: A White Paper, Produced by the July 13 24, 2009 FFIEC Fraud Investigations Symposium. “This White Paper is intended to raise the awareness of and assist examiners in identifying various mortgage fraud schemes perpetrated against financial institutions. The White Paper also provides best practices… Continue Reading
Pew Study Finds States Face $1 Trillion Shortfall in Retiree Benefits
“There was a $1 trillion gap at the end of fiscal year 2008 between the $2.35 trillion states had set aside to pay for employees’ retirement benefits and the $3.35 trillion price tag of those promises, according to a new report released by the Pew Center on the States. The shortfall, which will have to… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Law Firms Now Outsourcers?
LLRX.com: Law Firms Now Outsourcers? – With the recent announcement that UK law firm Eversheds will launch its own outsourcing business, Ron Friedmann addresses the question of what exactly is law firm outsourcing, and how does it differ from where lawyers are located. Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: Why the Wait?
LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: Why the Wait? Requesters who are new to using the FOIA statute often complain that they have filed a request within the last month but haven’t receive their documents yet. FOIA expert Scott A. Hodes explains that the congressional budgeting process does not specifically provide FOIA operations within an agency a… Continue Reading
DOJ Report on Bush Administration Interrogation Memos and Related Documents
Follow up to previous postings on the Bush Administration Torture Memos, significant new documents were made public by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., who posted the following document library on February 19, 2010: DOJ Report on Bush Administration Interrogation Memos and Related Documents [note: several of these documents are redacted] Memorandum for the… Continue Reading
Pew Report: The Future of the Internet IV
The Future of the Internet IV: “Experts and stakeholders say the Internet will enhance our intelligence not make us stupid. It will also change the functions of reading and writing and be built around still-unanticipated gadgetry and applications. The battle over control of the internet will rage on and debates about online anonymity will… Continue Reading
White Paper – Legal Abandon: How Limiting Lawsuits Led To The Financial Collapse And What To Do About It
“In a new White Paper, the national nonprofit consumer group Center for Justice & Democracy explores how the weakening of investors and borrowers legal rights since the 1990s has compounded deregulation and lax regulatory enforcement led to the recent economic collapse. In Legal Abandon: How Limiting Lawsuits Led To The Financial Collapse And What To… Continue Reading
