Heavy tackles and hard hits are all part of the game for US gridiron players, but a so-called 'bounty system' may have put players under unwarranted risk and triggered a blitz of litigation. | 14yrs
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An increase in law school milk-round recruiting in the US has not translated to increased law firm hiring, a recent survey has shown, as wariness over economic conditions continues to keep a lid more or less firmly on expansion. | 14yrs
Former global financial services firm Lehman Brothers finally emerged from bankruptcy yesterday after three years of advice from the business finance and restructuring group at New York law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges. | 14yrs
International electronics manufacturer Olympus will face fraud charges after Japan's financial regulator confirmed it will file criminal complaints against the company and its former executives. | 14yrs
Hector Xavier Monsegur - renown throughout computer hacking communities as 'Sabu' -- has been unmasked as an FBI mole after his information led to the arrest of five men. | 14yrs
Miami-based international law firm Greenberg Traurig has been in the wars recently, and is now involved in four law suits across the US, according to reports on the Am Law Daily. | 14yrs
Telecommunications giants BT and TalkTalk have lost their appeal against controversial measures that could soon be used to tackle on-line copyright infringement. | 14yrs
Global computer manufacturing giant Acer has launched criminal complaints against its former chief executive in a controversial and highly unusual case. | 14yrs
UK-based global oil and gas company BP has struck a $7.8 billion deal with the 110,000 businesses and individuals affected by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but the issue of penalties and damages sought by the US government still looms. | 14yrs
Privacy and Libel Law - the clash with press freedom Published by: Bloomsbury Professional Author: Paul Tweed February 2012, H/B £19.99 ISBN: 9781847669025 | 14yrs
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Google has found itself at the centre of a European storm following changes to its on-line privacy policy, with EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding accusing the US search engine and technology giant of 'sneaking' away users' private details. | 14yrs
Germany's largest bank has rejected the chance to resolve a 10-year dispute with the heirs of defunct media giant Kirch, after balking at the cost of the proposed €800 million out-of-court settlement. | 14yrs