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News Parmalat and Bank of America reach $100 million settlement
Parmalat and Bank of America reach $100 million settlement
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 29, 2009 09:52:00 am

Bank of America (BOA) announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with Parmalat SpA in litigation stemming from the 2003 collapse of the Italian dairy giant. Under the terms...

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News House committee approves bill to regulate executive compensation
House committee approves bill to regulate executive compensation
Devin Montgomery
July 29, 2009 09:20:00 am

The US House Committee on Financial Services on Tuesday approved the Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act , which would restrict the way in which executives for publicly-traded companies can be...

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News Recording industry music downloading trial begins
Recording industry music downloading trial begins
Brian Jackson
July 29, 2009 07:39:00 am

The substantive portion of the civil trial of Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum , accused of illegally downloading seven songs , began in Boston on Tuesday. On Monday, jury selection was completed, and,...

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News Sotomayor hearing materials [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
Sotomayor hearing materials [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
July 28, 2009 05:24:00 pm

Sotomayor confirmation hearing materials, US Senate Judiciary Committee . Read the full text of the materials. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary...

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News US immigration detention centers violate rights: advocacy group
US immigration detention centers violate rights: advocacy group
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2009 03:15:00 pm

US detention centers for illegal immigrants have failed to meet basic standards for the treatment of those held at the facilities, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Immigration Law Center ...

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News Rights group urges revision of Nicaragua absolute abortion ban
Rights group urges revision of Nicaragua absolute abortion ban
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2009 02:11:00 pm

Amnesty International on Monday called on Nicaragua to end its total ban on abortions , saying that the lack of an exception for the mother's health has caused numerous deaths. AI also called for...

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News Iran assassination lawsuit revival ruling [DC Circuit]
Iran assassination lawsuit revival ruling [DC Circuit]
July 28, 2009 02:08:00 pm

Oveissi v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, July 28, 2009 [holding that a US lawsuit against Iran over the 1984 assassination of former chief of the Iranian armed forces Gholam...

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News Executive compensation bill [US House Financial Services Comm.]
Executive compensation bill [US House Financial Services Comm.]
July 28, 2009 01:47:00 pm

Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act, US House Committee on Financial Services, July 28, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here....

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News Senate committee recommends Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Senate committee recommends Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Devin Montgomery
July 28, 2009 01:02:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted 13-6 to recommend the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court . All 12 Democrats on the committee and one...

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News Hollywood companies file suit against Pirate Bay file-sharing site
Hollywood companies file suit against Pirate Bay file-sharing site
Christian Ehret
July 28, 2009 11:32:00 am

Several Hollywood production companies filed suit Monday in Sweden against the operators of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay , seeking an injunction. The US companies, including Disney, Universal, and Columbia Pictures, filed a writ to sue [The Local...

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