The Pope Resigns in a Surprise Move
On Monday, in a move that came as an utter surprise to many, Pope Benedict announced his intention to resign…
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Mississippi First State to Have Health Insurance Exchange Rejected
On Friday, Mississippi became the nation’s first state to find its proposal for a health insurance exchange rejected by federal authorities.…
Pole Dancing Tax Case Headed to Supreme Court
On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals denied Nite Moves, an Albany strip club, a motion to reargue its…
Dewey Retirees Settle with Dewey Estate
On Thursday, a group of Dewey retirees agreed to settle claims with Dewey according to settlement papers filed in the…
Proskauer Rose Adds Connie N. Bertram to Its Employment Law Practice
Law firm Proskauer Rose announced on Wednesday that it had hired prominent employment litigator Connie N. Bertram as a partner…
Florida Court Allows Listing Three Parents in the Birth Certificate of a Child
After two years of legal battle, a lesbian couple and a gay sperm donor from Miami have settled their differences…
Court Says NYPD Can Deny NY Times’ Request for Gun Owner Data
On Tuesday, the Appellate Division, First Department ruled that the NYPD was under no obligation to hand over gun owner…
Louis Freeh to Be Chair of Pepper Hamilton
On Tuesday, law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that its next Chair would be former FBI director Louis Freeh. Outgoing…
Dell Selling Company to Owner-backed Group for $24 Billion
On Tuesday, computer company Dell announced that it had decided to go private and hand over ownership for a sum…
Gary Grindler Joins King & Spalding
On Monday, Washington D.C.-based law firm King & Spalding announced that Gary Grindler, former acting deputy U.S. attorney general and…
Freeh Plans to Help MF Global Customers Get All or Most of Their Money Back
On Friday, MF Global trustee Louis Freeh filed a plan in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court incorporating most recent financial data…
Social Media Company “Path” Settling Privacy Charges for $800,000
On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that social networking company Path has agreed to settle charges over improper collection…