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A jury on Monday found no wrongdoing by investment firm Alliance Capital when it invested Florida state employee pension funds in plunging Enron stock, ultimately losing $280 million. The jury found against the Florida State Board of...

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that regulators have called Warren Buffett to answer questions next month about his involvement in the insurance transaction between General Re Corp....

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, Adelphia Communications Corp. is reportedly close to settling claims made by the US Department of Justice and the SEC related to the massive accounting and management scandal at...

Florida Tuesday opened its case against Alliance Capital Management , the company charged with investing the state's employee pension fund in plunging Enron stock. The Florida State Board of Administration alleges gross negligence, breach of contract...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, March 1.The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases today. At 10 AM ET, the Court will hear arguments...

Civil Partnerships Bill, UK Parliament, became law November 2004 [granting same-sex couples the right to form legally binding partnerships and have the same tax and pension benefits as married couples; the British government announced February 21, 2005 that registration of...

The British government announced Monday that same-sex partners will be able to enter into civil unions starting in December. Under the Civil Partnerships Bill , passed last year by Parliament, same-sex couples will have the right to form legally...

Jim Maule, Villanova Law School:"...ost, if not all, of the discussion presupposes continuation of the social security system, with changes in the way revenues are gathered to fund it. A few proposals discuss changing benefits, either...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, Feb. 16.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today, and it will consider S. 384, the Nazi War Crimes Working...

Tens of thousands of Russians returned to the streets Saturday to demand the return of the Soviet system of state benefits. Protesters oppose a January 1 law that replaced the medical, housing and transportation benefits traditionally received...