Assets of Jailed Scrushy Up for Grabs
A court ordered HealthSouth's Scrushy in June to fork over $2.88 billion for his role in a massive accounting scam. Then came the hard part for shareholders -- getting the money out of him. feedproxy.google.com |
England’s libel laws don’t just gag me, they blindfold you
I spent Tuesday night at the Barley Mow pub in Westminster, central London, surrounded by 150 people who were outraged at the state of English libel laws. The event, which is part of a series of Skeptics in the Pub events around the country, started with a misquote from Star Wars that set the tone of optimism for the entire evening: “We are more possible than you can powerfully imagine.” feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
This patent fight isn’t kids’ play
Model trains usually conjure up happy, childhood memories of a miniature locomotive chugging along its tiny tracks under the tree on Christmas morning to the delight of pajama-clad youngsters. bizjournals.com |
Bruno spent $1.2 million on defense
Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno spent $1.2 million last year defending himself against charges of committing federal felonies. bizjournals.com |
Law partners-in-waiting may be left to wait some more
RALEIGH – The new year is expected to be a down one for partner promotions as law firms deal with the fallout from the recession, legal industry insiders say. bizjournals.com |