The Obama campaign had filed a lawsuit to restore early voting right up to election day eve, a plan opposed by Republicans who said cutoff was needed to reduce voter fraud.
Salim Hamdan, who was captured at a roadblock in Afghanistan in November 2011, was convicted on charges of providing material support for terrorism.
The companies said they should not be required to make court ordered "corrective statements" that they manipulated nicotine levels or lied about the health effects of light cigarettes.
ENERGY AND UTILITIES – Grynberg v. Total Compagnie
COMPLAINT – Grynberg discovered the Greater Kashagan Oil Fields in Kazakhstan, and had a deal with BP for 1/7 share of the profits from the fields. Grynberg claims BP sold its interests in the oil fields to Total/Elf at an unconscionably low price, depriving him of the actual value of his share. Grynberg seeks an accounting and disgorgement under equitable principles. (D. Tex.)
ELECTIONS – Dem.-Repub. Org. of N.J. v. Guadagno
OPINION – Candidates challenge a state law that puts party-affiliated candidates in the left columns of ballots and unaffiliated candidates on the right. Plaintiffs have presented no evidence that their ballot placement disadvantages them. Neither the ballot placement, nor restrictions on the “slogan” to be used next to unaffiliated candidates, is unconstitutional. (D. N.J.)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. v. CBS Ops. Inc.
OPINION – Plaintiff has a contaminated site, and wants contribution for CERCLA cleanup from the successor of the original owner. Plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery regarding the succession of ownership is denied because the CERCLA liability cannot be transferred to the successor under 42 U.S.C. § 9607(e)(1). (N.D. Okla.)
TORTS – Devon Indus. Group LLC v. Demrex Indus. Servs. Inc.
OPINION – Demrex was Devon’s subcontractor on a never-completed project to remove asbestos from a Ford plant. Demrex moved to dismiss Devon’s claims of unjust enrichment, conversion and alter ego. But Devon has properly stated its claims and presented evidence of Demrex’s “loans” between defendants and failure to observe corporate formalities. (E.D. Mich.)
DISCOVERY – In re App. Of Auto-Guadeloupe Investissement S.A.
OPINION – A joint venture between French and American companies went awry. The French company sought discovery of any internal communications by the U.S. company regarding plans to harass the French company with litigation. Citing the court’s discretion under 28 U.S.C. 1782, the discovery request was allowed but very narrowly tailored. (S.D.N.Y.)
The lawsuit alleges the Venezuelan government borrowed the items from Ricardo Devengoechea five years ago, but has repeatedly ignored his requests to give them back.
Kenneth Thompson intends to run for Brooklyn district attorney in 2013 and filed paperwork with the New York State Board of Elections that will enable him to raise money through a campaign committee.
Judges used the additional $10,000 to pay for a range of items, from judicial robes and newspaper subscriptions to computers, iPads and judicial license plates.
The rule, a key pillar of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, will apply to companies like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, which serve as market makers in the swaps market.
Supporters of marijuana rights asked a federal appeals court to help ease the level of regulation surrounding the popular recreational drug.
The lawsuit accuses a division of the California Department of Conservation of failing to evaluate risks even though fracking was used for 600 wells in the state last year.
The American Airlines parent asked to extend the period during which creditors cannot pursue their own restructuring plans for the airline.
George Clarke joins Baker & McKenzie as its new tax dispute resolution partner; Mayer Brown adds James Williams as partner in its employment and benefits group.
The state carved out its own settlement with major banks to compensate victims of unfair foreclosure practices that could be worth 10 times or more what a national deal offers.
Gary McKinnon, who is alleged to have engineered the "biggest military computer hack of all time," was seen as a suicide risk if extradited. He faced a possible 60 years in a U.S. jail.
The decision is likely to be cited by other lenders being sued by insurers over mortgage-backed securities they guaranteed before the housing market collapsed.
Patton Boggs is revisiting a compensation structure that places a big emphasis on business generation.
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