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Mississippi sues insurance companies over Katrina payouts
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced Thursday that his office had filed a civil suit against five national insurance companies - Mutual Insurance Co., State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Allstate Property and Casualty Co., the United Serv (More) |
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Environmental brief ~ Federal judge dismisses states CO2 lawsuit
Leading Thursday's environmental law news, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 8 states against four private energy companies and the federal Tennessee Valley Authority which claimed they contributed to global warming. US Distric (More) |
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More negligence charges likely in Katrina's wake
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti has said he will investigate hospitals and nursing homes throughout the state for evidence of negligence during the evacuation prior to Hurricane Katrina , making it seem likely that additional charges will b (More) |
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Delta, Northwest airlines file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines , the third and fourth largest US air carriers, both filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. The filings highlighted the financial distress of the airline industry, particularly after spiking oil (More) |
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Corporations and securities brief ~ Judge allows former Microsoft exec to work for Google
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, Washington Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez ruled that former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee can work for Google . The ruling allows Dr. Lee to work for Google China so long as he do (More) |
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Louisiana AG charges nursing home operators for Katrina deaths
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti announced Tuesday that he had filed 34 charges of negligent homicide against the husband and wife co-owners of a nursing home in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans where 34 people drowned in flooding caused (More) |
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Ex-New Orleans mayor calls for compensation fund for Katrina victims
Former New Orleans mayor and current President and CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial has called for a Hurricane Katrina victim's compensation fund, similar to the one created in the wake of the 9/11 attacks . Speaking at the Unive (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ FEMA chief resigns after Katrina demotion
AP is reporting that FEMA Director Michael Brown has resigned from the agency after being replaced last week as the on-site head of federal Hurricane Katrina relief and recovery efforts.5:15 PM ET - President Bush has named R. David Paulison , he (More) |
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Texas high court allows relocated Katrina attorneys to practice in state
The Texas Supreme Court has issued an order allowing lawyers from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama displaced by Hurricane Katrina to practice law in Texas for 30 days. The temporary order will put a hold on normal state licensing requirements m (More) |
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Katrina and the Court
As the US Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearings on John Roberts' nomination as the next Chief Justice of the United States, JURIST Guest Columnist Bruce Miller, Professor of Law at Western New England College of Law, says the Court's fede (More) |
Tojo and other Japanese WWII leaders executed for war crimes
On December 23, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed for war crimes in Tokyo.
Learn more about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.
