Legal Research

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 6, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, March 6, 2009.

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WEB-ONLY  |  Former head of KB Home indicted in backdating case
"The former chief executive officer and chairman of KB Home, Bruce E. Karatz, has been charged with 20 counts of defrauding the Los Angeles homebuilder and its shareholders by awarding himself and others with millions of dollars worth of undisclosed backdated stock options. "

WEB-ONLY  |  Mass. high court rules Comcast need not disclose in-house counsel's memos
"The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled that the state's work-product doctrine, but not its attorney-client privilege doctrine, allows Comcast Corp. to shield litigation-related memoranda between a company in-house attorney and outside accountants. "

WEB-ONLY  |  Bankruptcy filings in federal courts crossed the 1 million mark in 2008
"Bankruptcy filings in the federal courts crossed the 1 million mark in 2008, for a total of 1,117,771 ? an increase of 31% over 2007, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Bankruptcy filings hit an historic high in 2005 when more than 2 million were filed, a number of which sought to avoid the effective date that year of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005."

WEB-ONLY  |  Yale launches a three-year J.D.-MBA program
"Yale University announced on Thursday that it is adding a joint juris doctor and master of business administration program for completion in three academic years. The offering is in addition to the school's existing joint J.D. and MBA program that spans four years. Both joint programs are a partnership between the law school and the Yale School of Management."

WEB-ONLY  |  Corporate counsel, others support execs' right to challenge workplace searches
"The Association of Corporate Counsel, the National Chamber of Commerce and civil liberties groups have called for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a February decision curtailing the rights of executives to challenge workplace searches. The 25,000-member ACC weighed in with an amicus brief on Feb. 27, charging that a panel decision in January amounts to an 'evisceration of the fourth amendment rights of corporate officers and directors.' "

WEB-ONLY  |  Attorney files sexual harassment suit against Duane Morris
"An attorney who claims she was an associate at Duane Morris in Houston hit the firm with a discrimination lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging that she was sexually harassed by another female attorney there and was fired after she complained about it. Duane Morris denies the woman worked for the firm as an associate or ever received a paycheck from the firm."

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