Arnold Schwarzenegger steps down as California´s governor on Monday (local time), defending his record to the last and keeping fans and others guessing about his next move.
Hey, wasn´t 2010 supposed to be the year of reckoning for the legal industry? Chastened by the economic downturn, big-firm partners were practically on their knees just a year ago, swearing to clients--and anyone else who´d listen--that they´d change their antiquated, prodigal ways. Weren´t they all chanting that mantra of efficiency and rationality?
It was just two months ago that I noted that there was a bug in the iPhone´s Clock app that resulted in alarms going off at the wrong time after Daylight Saving Time ended.
Porsche Automobil Holding SE persuaded a judge to dismiss two lawsuits claiming the carmaker cost hedge funds more than $2 billion by misleading short- sellers in its acquisition of Volkswagen AG shares in 2008.
Days before he is due to move over to the Governor’s mansion, New York AG Andrew Cuomo has settled his knockdown, drag out suit against Steven Rattner, the financier and former Obama car czar.
Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to hold a vote in January to repeal President Barack Obama´s healthcare overhaul and say they have nearly enough support to override a presidential veto of the repeal, a top lawmaker said on Sunday.
A judge who made a U-turn to evade a sobriety checkpoint and then tried to pull strings with the police by identifying himself as a judge should have faced suspension without pay, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct has concluded.
Iranian authorities say it is ´possible´ original sentence could be dropped but offer no comment on whether she could be hanged.
Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, has ruled out introducing emergency anti-strike legislation to prevent trade unions from orchestrating a wave of Easter walk-outs.
Smokers in Spain have been banned from lighting up in bars and cafes as the country introduces a tough new anti-smoking legislation. The move has been criticized by hospitality industry representatives.
Silvio Berlusconi says Brazilian president´s departing decision on Cesare Battisti issue is ´contrary to justice´.
President Barack Obama wrapped up enough support on Tuesday to win Senate approval for a strategic nuclear arms pact with Russia later this week, a key step in his drive to improve ties with Moscow and curb atomic weapons proliferation.
Lindsay Lohan claims the Betty Ford staffer who now claims she´s the victim of battery was so abusive she made Lindsay cry.
Supermarket giant Carrefour has been ordered to pay a 76-year-old customer €20,000 in damages after she slipped on a lettuce leaf and broke her leg.
A right-wing New Jersey blogger has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for making death threats against three federal judges in Illinois.
Arbitrary use of English words and acronyms is now prohibited and coined terms that are not intelligible to everyone are not allowed to be used, according to a notice released by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) recently.
You just can´t make this stuff up. According to the Times of London (subscription required), Julian Assange is angry at the UK Guardian for publishing details of sexual assault allegations against him based on…wait for it…a leaked police report. Stones, glass houses, etc.
The World Trade Organization ruled in Brazil´s favor in a dispute over the United States´ anti-dumping measures on orange juice imports, a spokesperson for Brazil´s foreign ministry said on Monday.
Guidance follows district judge´s decision to allow tweeting of bail hearing for Julian Assange earlier this month.
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