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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Jenner & Block, and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn have filed their applications for employment as counsel to General Motors in the troubled automaker’s Chapter 11 case. The filings show that GM has paid more than $80 million in fees to the three firms over the past six months.

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Jenner & Block, and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn have filed their applications for employment as counsel to General Motors in the troubled automaker’s Chapter 11 case. The filings show that GM has paid more than $80 million in fees to the three firms over the past six months. As lead

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Jenner & Block, and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn have filed their applications for employment as counsel to General Motors in the troubled automaker’s Chapter 11 case. The filings show that GM has paid more than $80 million in fees to the three firms over the past six months. Read More »

Former Homicide Detective Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years’ Prison For Sexual Exploitation

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PHOENIX – LawFuel.com – Richard Michael Polk, 51, of Surprise, Ariz. was sentenced Monday to seven and a half years in the Arizona Department of Corrections followed by lifetime supervised probation with sex offender terms and sex offender registration, by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah. On April 3, 2009, the defendant pleaded guilty

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US Attorney – Getaway Driver Sentenced to Prison For Robbery of Bank of America Branch

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PHOENIX– LawFuel.com – Rene Leon, aka Jesus Avila, 21, of Phoenix, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake to 59 months in prison and more than $24,000 in restitution for committing Armed Bank Robbery. Leon served as the driver for the getaway car for armed bank robbers who robbed a Bank

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AmLaw Daily – US Legal News Daily – The Differing Styles of Ted Wells and David Boies

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16 June 2009 – LawFuel.com – At about 2 P.M. Monday a gaggle of lawyers and journalists gathered behind the courtroom door of Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff. They all wanted to get a peak at the showdown between Ted Wells and David Boies. American International Group, represented by Wells, is seeking $4.3

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UK Law – Legal Jobs & News – Eversheds scoops silver award for Corporate Responsibility

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16 June 2009 – Lawfuel.com – International law firm Eversheds has won a place in an index ranking organisations by their commitment to corporate responsibility (CR). The firm was given a silver rating in the Business in the Community 2008 CR index. Business in the Community’s CR Index is the UK’s leading voluntary benchmark of

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Debevoise Receives a Burton Award for Legal Writing – Legal Announcements

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New York – June 15, 2009 – LawFuel.com – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has been awarded a Burton Award for Legal Writing. The firm won the 2009 Distinguished Law Firm Award for the article “The Globalization of SEC Enforcement Activities,” written by partner Paul R. Berger and associate Erin W. Sheehy and originally published in

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Class Action Lawsuits – Firm Announces Class Action Against Kexena Corp

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NEW YORK, June 15, 2009 LawFuel.com — The Brualdi Law Firm, P.C. announces that a lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of purchasers of Kenexa Corp. (“Kenexa” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:KNXA) common stock between between May 8, 2007 and November 7, 2007, inclusive

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Most lawyers who take on major bankruptcy cases have the time and leeway to help troubled companies restructure in Chapter 11. Corinne Ball, the lead lawyer in Chrysler’s bankruptcy case, had neither.

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Most lawyers who take on major bankruptcy cases have the time and leeway to help troubled companies restructure in Chapter 11. Corinne Ball, the lead lawyer in Chrysler’s bankruptcy case, had neither. Learning only weeks before Chrysler sought bankruptcy protection that the company would wind up in court, Ms. Ball led a team of more

Most lawyers who take on major bankruptcy cases have the time and leeway to help troubled companies restructure in Chapter 11. Corinne Ball, the lead lawyer in Chrysler’s bankruptcy case, had neither. Read More »

A federal court ruled Monday that Exxon Mobil Corp. owes $507.5 million, plus 5.9% annual interest accrued since 1996, in punitive damages to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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A federal court ruled Monday that Exxon Mobil Corp. owes $507.5 million, plus 5.9% annual interest accrued since 1996, in punitive damages to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. In a divided opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit determined that the Irving, Texas-based company and the plaintiffs would have

A federal court ruled Monday that Exxon Mobil Corp. owes $507.5 million, plus 5.9% annual interest accrued since 1996, in punitive damages to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Read More »

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