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What would Microhoo mean for Australia?
The Age looks at how a Microsoft-Yahoo merger could raise problems in Australia: Microsoft's $50 billion bid for Yahoo, if successful, could create significant problems for the local partnerships Yahoo7 and Ninemsn, analysts say...

Citigroup Confirms Brokerage Spinoff Plans
(Update 1 reflects details on the joint venture released late Tuesday.) Citigroup Inc...

Catholic Hospital System Ends Joint Venture with Insurer that Covers Abortion Services
Boston Globe: Caritas ends joint venture, by Michael Paulson & Kay Lazar: Caritas Christi Health Care, the financially challenged Catholic hospital system founded by the Archdiocese of Boston, is abruptly ending its joint venture with a Missouri-based health insurer at...

Indiana Court of Appelas and Joint Ventures
The Indiana Lawyer reports that the Indiana Court of Appeals has a new decision regarding joint ventures: COA sides with Lauth in casino suitLauth filed a motion for summary judgment in June 2006 claiming that the agreement formed a joint venture at most and that it was terminated when the Gaming Commission chose Trump over Lost River's proposal...

Baptist Joint Committee Opposes Proposed Bureau of Prisons Rule
The Baptist Joint Committee, along with several other religious and civil liberties organizations, signed a statement today in opposition to a proposed rule that could enhance the right of federal prisons to remove certain religious materials...

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
The joint venture between Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney closed today, creating a massive brokerage firm with over 18,000 financial advisors and 1,000 branch offices...

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

I married American citizen 2 years ago and have conditional permanent resident status. The marriage has not gone well and my husband has left. What effect will filing for divorce have on my application to have conditions
Many visas, etc., involving spouses must be applied for by both spouses (for exa...

Mother left family property in stepfateher's name, Anyway to fight for it?
If deed is stated in step fathers name most likely it will stay that way....try ...

A judgement was issued against my ex and I, but they won't go after him. How do I make them?
unfortunately they don't care about the divorce agreement or papers, al the...

My sister and I own a home in joint name with rights of surviorship. We have both since married, she has chosen to live in the home with her new husband. My question is: 1) can I charge him rent separately 2) what do I n
Each state has different statues/laws... so it sorda depends on that.. But in my...

My daughters father, after being absent for 2 years, was just recently given joint legal with physical placement with me. I found out that his girlfriend, whom the judge in our case has to is not to be involved at all wi
Unfortunately, your daughter has two parents, and a matter such as this can be d...

Developer Investment
Raffaello Follieri agrees to $12 million joint venture settlement.

Joint Venture
Gallaher Group agrees to pay Reynolds American $387 million contract dispute settlement.

Australia
Reported $4.5 million settlement for wrongful deportation.

Settlement Proposed in Class Action Against Facebook
Facebook will Close Beacon in Proposed Settlement

Property Tax
City of Midland agrees to refund Midland Cogeneration Venture $36.2 million for over assessing land.

Expedia Class Action Settlement Proposed for $123.4 Million
Expedia Settlement Proposed for $123.4 Million