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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines September 14, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, September 14, 2009.

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Firms carefully watching new Chevron GC

"R. Hewitt Pate, who was a partner at Hunton & Williams and a Washington insider from the Bush administration, has moved to Chevron's San Ramon, Calif., headquarters to oversee a legal spend of some $350 million a year. Obviously, partners at firms with key relationships say they are watching closely to see how Pate proceeds."

 

Nuclear dispute fallout

"This week, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hear arguments on whether the government, for the first time, can argue "unavoidable delay" to excuse its failure to pick up and dispose of the industry's nuclear waste."

 

Copyright board sued over librarian's choice

"A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Copyright Royalty Board could bring business to a standstill at the panel whose decisions direct billions of dollars for broadcasters and copyright holders. It could also leave the head of the U.S. Copy?right Office open to a similar challenge."

 

Special counsel office loses support

"The U.S. Office of Special Counsel received the ultimate insult in 2008 when federal agents raided its Washington headquarters and the home of its leader, Scott Bloch. Almost a year later, the office is still trying to recover."

 

Court seems ready to toss spending limits

"A pair of U.S. Supreme Court precedents that have allowed the federal government to ban corporate and union spending on election campaigns appear to be in jeopardy in the wake of an unusual oral argument on Sept. 9."

 

TestMasters sued for unauthorized use of the LSAT

"The Law School Admissions Council, which administers the Law School Admissions Test, is suing test prep company TestMasters for unauthorized use of LSAT test materials. The council also asked the court to ban the company from claiming on its Web site and in promotional materials that it uses authorized LSAT materials. "

 

OPINION

Strengthen investor rights

"As Congress now prepares to overhaul the regulation of our financial institutions, it should straighten out inconsistencies in the remedies that our securities laws provide to defrauded investors to give them all robust federal remedies."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on September 14, 2009 (boomark / email).