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Uncle Sam Polluted ValleysSeptember 8, 2009 A mining company claims the federal government is to blame for selenium pollution from four Idaho mines, which Uncle Sam permitted to fill valleys with mining waste. Nu-West Mining says the government withheld information about the problem, then provided inept cleanup supervision and refuses to pay Nu-West the $10 million it has spent on environmental remediation. The Forest Service, U.S. Geological Service and Bureau of Land Management refused to accept plans for phosphate mining at four public land sites near Soda Springs, so mining companies were...Read more |
Small Law Firm News
| US appeals court: Lawsuit by detained Canadian was properly dismissed |
| Monday, 02 November 2009 17:45 | |
| NEW YORK — A federal appeals court says a Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after being | |
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Large Law Firm News
| Davis Polk, Covington on $3 Billion P&G Deal |
| Monday, 24 August 2009 23:09 | |
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Davis Polk & Wardwell M&A chair George Bason Jr. has sat across the table from Proctor & Gamble's in-house legal team before--most notably in 2005, when he representedLegal Technology
| 'Friending' A Witness Violates Ethics |
| Tuesday, 08 September 2009 20:14 | |
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Thinking of asking an acquaintance or paralegal to friend an adverse witness to gain information that could be used for impeachment?Courtroom News
| Lawsuit filed against Paa in Patna court |
| Monday, 07 December 2009 19:24 | |
| A lawsuit has been filed in a court charging Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan with violating the | |
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National Legal News
| ND seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Sioux nickname |
| Monday, 23 November 2009 18:56 | |
| MINOT, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota's top prosecutor said the state will seek to dismiss a lawsuit filed by | |
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Bar Association News
| Ex-AG Defends His Actions |
| Tuesday, 25 August 2009 17:25 | |
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The former attorney general is in Lubbock to teach a political science class at Texas Tech and to assist in minority recruitment. In an interview with Texas Lawyer, Alberto
