1. Secretary Chertoff's Remarks on Aviation Security Measures
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Secretary Chertoff discussed aviation security measures at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. on November 17, 2008.
2. Secretary Chertoff, Irish Minister on Aviation Preclearance Agreement
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Secretary Chertoff and Irish Minister for Transportation Noel Dempsey spoke on the aviation preclearance agreement on November 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
3. 6th Circuit Approves Employer Closely Managing FMLA Intermediate Leave
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Managing employees on intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, and determining the eligibility and duration of intermittent leave, are certainly among the most vexing issues facing employers under any of the federal employment laws. Employers often feel as though they are powerless to manage intermittent leave and are perplexed by the FMLA's eligibility requirements.
4. Flextime is the Law Firm Perk of the Moment
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For a growing number of lawyers, time in the office is no longer de rigueur. BlackBerrys, laptops and other gizmos have liberated them, allowing more control over how they blend their personal and professional lives. Even in a bad economy, the concept of work flexibility has staying power. For starters, it doesn't cost anything. Unlike reduced time or job sharing, lawyers on flexible schedules aren't typically looking to cut down their workload or billable hours. Many are happy to work like maniacs -- provided they do it their way, at home or on schedules that deviate from normal office hours.
5. Wave of Layoffs a Legal Minefield
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The sinking economy may have triggered tough times for some law firms, but it's been a boon for lawyers hired to plan and execute layoffs in every corner of Corporate America. It's no easy task, they note, stressing that layoffs gone wrong can trigger discrimination lawsuits, wrongful discharge claims and disparate-impact class actions.
6. Ex-N.J. State Sen. Bryant Guilty of Fraud, Bribery
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Former New Jersey state Sen. Wayne Bryant, convicted Tuesday of bribery and pension fraud, is the latest in a string of 132 state officials found guilty of corruption charges recently. The government said Bryant took a job at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a bribe for directing more than $10 million to the school. U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie called Bryant's actions "simply the most disgusting behavior I've seen by a public official in my seven years as U.S. Attorney."
7. Processing of Patents Increased in Fiscal 2008
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reported that patent processing increased by 14 percent in fiscal year 2008 compared with the prior year, outstripping the 5.7 percent increase in patent filings during the same time span. The increase continues a pattern established several years ago, according to the report. Despite the high volume, the PTO says the agency met 100 percent of its government performance and results act goals for the first time.
8. Greenberg Traurig Trims Five Associates
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Greenberg Traurig is the latest large firm to trim its associate ranks. The firm laid off three full-time associates from its real estate practice in New York on Friday. Two additional part-time associates were laid off on Monday, according to a person in the firm who declined to be named. The firm said in its statement that it has grown in recent years, added offices in the United States and Asia, is currently looking to hire laterals and practice groups and will continue to grow.
9. Carnival Settles Class Action Over Ill-Fated Millennium Cruise
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A class of Carnival Cruise Lines passengers whose voyage to celebrate the millennium was interrupted by equipment failure has settled a lawsuit against the company with a unique result -- more than $5 million worth of free trips. Under the settlement, about 2,460 passengers will receive a free one-week cruise. Class attorney David Mishael and D. Michael Campbell, who filed the original suit, were awarded attorney fees of $1.75 million, bringing the total settlement value to almost $7.5 million.
10. Plame Seeking Supreme Court Review of Suit Against Cheney, Libby
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Lawyers for former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson plan to petition the Supreme Court to review a lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, among others, after the D.C. Circuit this week rejected a rehearing en banc. The executive director of a Washington, D.C., watchdog group that participated in representing Plame and her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, said in a statement: "This is an issue worth fighting over and we will not give up."
11. $52 Billion Merger Creates Beer Colossus
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It took $52 billion, 23 banks, a $10 billion bridge loan and at least six law firms, but it's finally done: InBev, the Belgian brewer of Stella Artois and Beck's, has finalized its purchase of Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch to form a beer colossus that will be known as Anheuser-Busch InBev. Lawyers involved said they were surprised and heartened that they were able to close the deal -- said to be the largest hostile cash takeover in history -- amid an unprecedented credit crisis.
12. Contempt Order Against Reporter Vacated in Anthrax Mailing Case
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The D.C. Circuit has vacated a contempt order lodged against former USA Today reporter Toni Locy, who refused to give up confidential sources in reporting on an anthrax investigation, but the court left in place the possibility that lawyers for one-time "person of interest" Dr. Steven Hatfill will try to squeeze attorney fees from Locy. The panel noted that since Hatfill's underlying case against the Justice Department had been settled, the need for Locy to divulge sources was moot.
13. N.Y. Forum Denied for Suit Over Terror Attack in Egypt
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Israeli and Russian victims of a 2004 terror attack on an Egyptian Hilton cannot sue the hotel in the United States, in part because a judge believed they were seeking a higher recovery from a New York jury sitting blocks from the World Trade Center site. Southern District of New York Judge Peter Leisure found that the plaintiffs, none of whom were Americans, may have been engaging in forum shopping in Niv v. Hilton Hotels Corp., and he dismissed the case under the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
14. Defamation Suit to Draw Lines on Congressional Immunity
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A lawyer for Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., argued Tuesday before the D.C. Circuit that the congressman should not be granted absolute immunity for statements he made about Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and his role in the deaths of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005. Murtha has compared the deaths to the My Lai massacre in Vietnam. The defense has argued that Murtha has immunity for statements made in the scope of his employment. The D.C. Circuit must decide first whether it has jurisdiction in the case.
15. Cheney, Gonzales Indicted in Texas Prisoner Abuse Case
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A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers. The indictment, which had not yet been signed by the presiding judge, was one of seven released Tuesday in a county that has been a source of bizarre legal and political battles in recent years.
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