Legal Research

The Paulson bailout and Andrew Jackson's attack on the "Monster Bank"
In the wake of the House of Representative's rejection of Paulson's bailout measure, I cannot help but think that the spirit of Andrew Jackson lingers among America's electorate. The rhetoric among members of Congress, op-eds, blogs, all sound suspiciously similar to Jackson's message accompanying his veto of the renewal of the Bank of the United States' charter...

West Legalworks Webcast on April 29
Next Tuesday April 29 at 1 PM Eastern time, Arnie Herz and I will present a one hour webcast entitled ?Critical Relationship Building Skills for Lawyers.? It?s one of those topics that they probably should have covered in law school,...

ACTEC/ALI-ABA host webcast on ethical issues in estate planning
Second Annual ACTEC/ALI-ABA Live Telephone Seminar/Audio Webcast Top Ten Ethical Challenges Facing Estate Planners Thursday, October 16, 2008 Eastern 12 noon ? 2 pm | Central 11 am ? 1 pm | Mountain 10 am ? 12 noon Pacific &...

ABA Tax Section Offers Teleconference and Webcast Today on § 162(m)
The ABA hosts a teleconference and webcast today on § 162(m): Have the Rules Changed for Termination Payments and Performance-Based Compensation: PLR 200804004, which caught practitioners and corporate taxpayers by surprise, has raised questions regarding the deductibility of certain termination...

Bailout without a bailout bill
The Times says today that because of the failure of the Bailout Bill, Treasury and the Fed will have to dig deeper into their toolkits, which really means just lending...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 7 NFP)
For publication opinions today (2): In Bank of America v. Kou Chin Ping, Waterwood of Carmel Homeowners Association, Inc., Bank One, N.A. f/k/a Bank One of Indiana, N.A., a 12-page decision, Judge Najam writes:Bank of America, N...

The Paulson Toxic Mortgage Debt Security Act: The Biggest Government Bailout of All Time
Legislative Proprosal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-related Assets

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124

Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action For Withholding Federal Bailout Funds
Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action

Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action
Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action

Middle Eastern Discrimination
Cruise lines to pay $485,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.

Chevy Chase Bank
lawsuit claims the bank is in violation of the Truth in Lending Act

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

Bank Transaction
City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit.