Finance Law

Justice Department attorney Michael R. Dreeben told a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the prohibition serves the legitimate government interest of curbing corruption, and overturning it would run afoul of U.S. Supreme Court precedent. But attorneys for two northern Virginia executives who were charged with violating the ban argued [...]

Guest post by Sarah Burstein, who will joining the faculty of University of Oklahoma College of Law this August.  Her research focuses on design patents, an important piece in the smartphone wars. – Jason Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2012) Download 12-1105 Panel:  Bryson (author), O’Malley (concurring in part and dissenting [...]

Existing laws that protect school busses will soon become more costly to break. All that’s needed is the governor’s signature. House Bill 485 has cleared both the House and Senate. It steps up fines and penalties for drivers who illegally pass a school bus while it is pulled over. That includes up to a year [...]

More Spanish loans soured in March, fueling concern that the government’s focus on making banks clean up real estate was too narrow as the country’s economy entered a recession. Bad loans as a proportion of total lending jumped to 8.37 percent in March, the highest since August 1994, from a restated 8.30 percent in February, [...]

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, May 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital” or the “Company”) /quotes/zigman/326832/quotes/nls/axs AXS -2.00% today announced that Joseph Henry will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer on June 18, 2012. Mr. Henry will also join the Company’s Executive Committee and report directly to Albert Benchimol, President and Chief [...]

  This June, the CUNY School of Law will have its grand opening for its new building in Court Square, in Long Island City. The construction was announced in 2009 and it will provide the school with an extra 70,000-square-feet of space that is just steps from the MTA subway and bus lines, the New [...]

Editor’s ChoiceMain Category: Sports Medicine / Fitness Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children’s Health Article Date: 18 May 2012 – 11:00 PDT email to a friend   printer friendly   opinions   <!– rate article Patient / Public: Healthcare Prof: As childhood obesity and diabetes rates are skyrocketing in the US, many schools are eliminating [...]

Banco Santander SA (SAN) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain’s biggest lenders, were cut three levels by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited a recession and mounting loan losses in downgrading 16 of the nation’s banks. Nine firms were cut three grades and seven were kept on review for further reductions, Moody’s said yesterday in [...]

WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 18, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) – Key Technology, Inc. /quotes/zigman/54310/quotes/nls/ktec KTEC -1.73% announced today that John J. Ehren has been selected to succeed David M. Camp as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who has advised the Company that he is resigning from all positions with the Company and [...]

image: Artville Illustration Recent graduates of Thomas Jefferson School of Law who want to launch solo practices will soon have some extra support from their alma mater. The school is the latest to start a solo incubator — a post-graduation program intended to provide affordable office space and mentoring from law faculty and alumni to [...]