This article explains how several federal laws related to internet gambling in the U.S. could affect the I-Gaming industry. The article states that no traditional gaming company will dive into the domestic market for fear of violating state or federal laws. Even more important is the need to comply with...
One of the hottest consumer issues of the late 1990s has been the overpayment of private mortgage insurance PMI by thousands of unsuspecting homeowners. The new federal law provides for the automatic cancellation of PMI for loans. It also requires loan services to send annual disclosures to all mortgage borrowers...
WASHINGTON -- The FBI is investigating failed bank IndyMac Bancorp Inc. for possible fraud, an official said Wednesday of the government's latest target following the collapse of the nation's subprime mortgage market. It was not immediately clear how long the FBI's probe of the bank has been...
His Honor Johnnie N. Lewis Visits U.S. To Restore the Rule of Law in Liberia NEW YORK -- The chief justice of Liberia, Johnnie N. Lewis, will address invited guests on Wednesday on the topic of restoring the rule of law in Liberia following civil wars that extended...
Testimony Provided to ERISA Advisory Council Working Groups and Senate Committee on Aging NEW YORK -- Two Mercer consultants are among the witnesses testifying today before the ERISA Advisory Council's Working Group on Spend Down of Defined Contribution Assets at Retirement, following a third Mercer consultant's testimony yesterday...
U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman said Utahns are sick of gang violence, and federal officials are stepping in to help. "We are tired, frustrated and upset about gang problems," Tolman said during a press conference Tuesday. "These are all violent gangs, and we want them out...
*ATHLETICS Dwain Chambers, whose crucial High Court hearing has been switched from tomorrow to Thursday, is guaranteed a place in the British sprint relay squad in Beijing if he succeeds in suspending the British Olympic Association by-law currently rendering him ineligible for any Games. However, according to...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation welcomed today's introduction of legislation that would make organized retail crime a federal offense in an attempt to stop a growing problem that costs retailers and consumers as much as $30 billion a year and threatens public safety through the sale of tainted goods....
Corporate Governance Implications From CA vs. AFSCME Are Far-Reaching, Including Greater Federal-State Cooperation on Corporate Law, Say-on-Pay and Proxy Access BOSTON -- The editor of Compliance Week magazine is available for comment on the Delaware Supreme Court decision expected this week over reimbursement for proxy fight costs, in...
*ATHLETICS Dwain Chambers, whose crucial High Court hearing has been switched from tomorrow to Thursday, is guaranteed a place in the British sprint relay squad in Beijing if he succeeds in suspending the British Olympic Association by-law currently rendering him ineligible for any Games. However, according to...
Edwin Sotomayor is the crash- test dummy in an upcoming legal collision between the National Rifle Association and Disney World. The 36-year-old was fired last week from his job as an unarmed security guard at the Orlando theme park after he took his .45-caliber handgun to work, the Orlando Sentinel...
TULSA, Okla., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Apco Argentina Inc. has approved a regular quarterly dividend of 8.75 cents per share on the company's ordinary shares. The second-quarter dividend is payable on Aug. 4, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0e9842/contingent_employm) has announced the addition of the "Contingent Employment Law Manual" report to their offering. Contingent Employment Law Manual is a comprehensive guide to legal requirements governing the contingent workforce for employers, staffing agencies, temporary workers and independent contractors. It describes the...
Commonwealth Catholic Charities, in Richmond, Va., helped a minor procure an abortion. The organization, a recipient of federal funds, may have violated state and federal law. While the investigation proceeds, perhaps the group should change its name. There is nothing Catholic, or charitable, about killing unborn children...
While critics examine ways to challenge Missouri's new illegal immigration law, one of its drafters says the law is on solid legal ground. Kris Kobach, who teaches law at the University of Missouri- Kansas City and who helped draft some of the provisions of the law,...
While critics examine ways to challenge Missouri's new illegal immigration law, one of its drafters says the law is on solid legal ground. Kris Kobach, who teaches law at the University of Missouri- Kansas City and who helped draft some of the provisions of the law,...
WASHINGTON -- For 100 years, the committed men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have worked diligently to deliver justice and keep Americans safe. On FBI Day, we recognize the Bureau's many accomplishments and pay tribute to all who have served in its ranks with valor and dedication....
AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to last week's widely reported story about Medicaid fraud by medical supplies companies that billed the government for services prescribed by dead physicians, Patrick O'Connell of Baron & Budd, P.C., also the former head of the Texas Attorney General's Civil Medicaid...
Lawsuit Filed over Atlanta Hartsfield Gun Ban The nation's busiest airport is dueling with gun rights advocates over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International. The airport was designated a "gun-free zone" when a law allowing people...
NEW YORK -- Ipreo, parent company to i-Deal LLC, announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed the district court ruling on the MuniAuction patent litigation, ruling that i-Deal's Parity[R] electronic bidding system does not infringe on a patent obtained by MuniAuction. ...
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