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  • April 30, 2011 |

    FDIC's "Too Big to Fail" Rules Might Not Work

    Analysts say the proposed rules might be too rigid and burdensome.

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  • April 30, 2011 |

    A Celebrated Chairman

    Appointed in 2006, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair expertly led the agency through a period of unprecedented challenges."People can make such a big difference in terms ...

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  • February 28, 2011 |

    The In-House Guide to the Dodd-Frank Act

    A five-point guide to the financial reform bill.

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  • November 30, 2010 |

    Circuit Judges Blast Foreign Law Expert Witnesses

    Court berates judicial system's reliance on expert witnesses in foreign law cases.

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  • March 31, 2010 |

    Court Protects Personal E-mail Sent Over Company Network

    DOJ policy explicitly allowed personal use of work e-mail.

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  • May 31, 2009 |

    Court Approves Authority of Two-Member NLRB

    Labor board can operate despite missing members.

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  • Perry v. International Longshoremen Assoc. Local No. 1414

    Publication Date: 2009-02-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph H. Barrow Barrow & Ballew PC, Savannah, and William L. Messenger National Right to Work Legal Defense Found., Springfield, Va., for appellant.
    for defendant: . W. Paschal Bignault, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A2007

    State-right to-work laws did not prevent the longshoreman's local union from seeking to impose fees for referrals, since all employees obtaining jobs at the union hall should be obligated to pay the

  • October 31, 2007 |

    Appeals Court Shows White-Collar Criminals No Mercy

    Thomas Coughlin feared a stiff penalty for defrauding Wal-Mart, but he didn't expect a death sentence.

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  • Champion v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. of Del. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas R. Burnside III Burnside, Wall, Daniel, Ellison & Revell, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Christopher D. Gunnels, Robert D. Ingram and Alexander T. Galloway III Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele LLP, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0682

    The Workers' Compensation Act did not bar the plaintiffs' wrongful death claims as a matter of law, since the accident occurred 78 minutes before the decedent was scheduled to begin her work shift,

  • USA Payday Cash Advance Center #1 Inc. v. Evans

    Publication Date: 2006-09-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David G. Crockett, Atlanta, and John S. Dwyre, San Antonio, Texas, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Roy E. Barnes, Jennifer A. Jordan and John R. Bevis The Barnes Law Group, Marietta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A06A1226

    The defendants waived their right to arbitration by waiting over one year to file their motion to compel and by engaging in conduct inconsistent with arbitration in the mea