Legal News

Competing FERC and CFTC Jurisdictional Claims Are Court Bound
FERC in a November 30 order refused to reconsider its July 26 decision to impose $291 million in civil penalties against Amaranth Advisors (Amaranth) for gaming the natural gas futures market and manipulating the price of natural gas...

A Short Guide to the Prosecution of ?Market Manipulation? in the Energy Industry: CFTC, FERC, and FTC
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Layne Kruse (Fulbright & Jaworski) & Amy Garzon (Fulbright & Jaworski) provide A Short Guide to the Prosecution of ?Market Manipulation? in the Energy Industry: CFTC, FERC, and FTC...

FERC Authorizes Commencement of Services at Cameron LNG
Yesterday FERC granted Cameron LNG, LLC's request to commence services at its LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana...

FERC Appeals Decision on FOIA Request Regarding Palomar Gas Pipeline Proposal
FERC has filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on a ruling this summer by a federal magistrate requiring FERC to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of two environmental groups regarding the Palomar natural gas pipeline project...

The SEC and CFTC Merger: An Uphill Struggle?
The Speculative Debauche has a nice post on the source of possible opposition to an SEC/CFTC merger...

SEC & CFTC Divide Up Regulation over Derivatives
The Washington Post reports that the SEC and CFTC have reached agreement on the division of regulation over derivatives, with one exception...

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

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They need a warrant to get into your house...if they never showed you one...you ...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Trading Fraud
Former stock trader to pay $55,000 in CFTC settlement.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action
$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.