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Running onto the Rock
Two items of interest to note in the aftermath of Northern Rock: the House of Commons Treasury Committee report that analyses the causes and consequences of the run on Northern Rock and the publication by HM Treasury, the Financial Services Authority and the Bank of England of a consultation document outlining proposals “to strengthen the framework [...

One Option: Nationalization
By Alan White The British government decided Sunday to nationalize Northern Rock, the troubled U.K. mortgage bank, rather than permit its sale to private investors. Northern Rock, a mortgage lender that relied heavily on securitization, faced a classic bank run...

Richard Branson in difficulty climbing Northern Rock
Richard Branson in difficulty climbing Northern RockLeave no stone unturned...

Scruggs Finally Gets a "W"
To say things have been going downhill for famed torts lawyer Dickie Scruggs over the past few months is quite an understatement. His legal entanglements began with a criminal contempt charge in the Northern District of Alabama for his handling...

MoD admits human rights breaches over death of tortured Iraqi civilian
MoD admits human rights breaches over death of tortured Iraqi civilian"The Government admits "substantial breaches" of the European Convention of Human Rights over the killing of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi who died in the custody of British soldiers, Des Browne, the Defence Secretary, said yesterday".

Rock Star Attorneys at SXSW
By Tamera H. Bennett March 12, 2008 If you can’t be rock star, be a Rock Star Attorney. That’s my motto. My plan, beginning Thursday, is to bring daily updates on hot legal and business topics addressed at the SXSW Music conference...

SIGG Admits to Trace BPA in Metal Water Bottles
SIGG Admits to BPA in Metal Water Bottles

Rock Band Great White
Settles Over 2003 Station NightClub Fire

$600,000 Settlement with LINA and CIGNA for Claims Handling Violations in California
$600,000 Settlement with LINA and CIGNA for Claims Handling Violations in California

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

Settlement Reached in Female Athletes' Class Action
Slippery Rock University Settles Discrimination Class Action