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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/federal-judge-allows-challenge-to-utah-anti-polygamy-law/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Friday that the Browns, a publicly polygamist family living in Utah, have standing to bring a suit challenging Utah&apos;s anti-bigamy law against Utah County Attorney General Jeffrey Buhman. The court dismissed challenges brought against Utah Governor Gary Herbert and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff for lack of standing, saying there was insufficient evidence that the state officials had any intention to prosecute...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/federal-judge-allows-challenge-to-utah-anti-polygamy-law/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US army drops charges in Afghan civilian death case</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-drops-charges-in-afghan-civilian-death-case/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-drops-charges-in-afghan-civilian-death-case/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:16:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[against-five]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alleged]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army-personnel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[convicted]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dropped]]></category> <category><![CDATA[killing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[killings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michael-wagnon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personnel]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-drops-charges-in-afghan-civilian-death-case/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] The US Army dropped all charges against Army Specialist Michael Wagnon Friday, ending the final case in a series of related charges against five army personnel accused of killing Afghan civilians. Wagnon had been facing a charge of murder for his alleged involvement in the killing of three Afghan civilians and was expected to go to trial in March. All four of the other soldiers charged in connection with the killings were either convicted or pleaded guilty. In a...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-drops-charges-in-afghan-civilian-death-case/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Virginia lawmakers approve bill allowing adoption agencies to refuse placement</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/law-top-national-stories-and-decisions/virginia-lawmakers-approve-bill-allowing-adoption-agencies-to-refuse-placement/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/law-top-national-stories-and-decisions/virginia-lawmakers-approve-bill-allowing-adoption-agencies-to-refuse-placement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:53:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[allow-adoption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill-provides]]></category> <category><![CDATA[placement-based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[proposed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-proposed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virginia-house]]></category> <category><![CDATA[voted-71-28]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/virginia-lawmakers-approve-bill-allowing-adoption-agencies-to-refuse-placement/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] The Virginia House of Delegates [official website] on Friday voted 71-28 to approve a bill [text] that would allow adoption agencies to refuse to place a child if the agency, or anyone affiliated with it, disagrees with the proposed placement based on religious beliefs. Effectively, this bill would allow adoption agencies to refuse to adopt to same-sex couples. Governor Bob McDonnell [official profile] said he will sign the bill if it makes it to his desk. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/law-top-national-stories-and-decisions/virginia-lawmakers-approve-bill-allowing-adoption-agencies-to-refuse-placement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pentagon official denies extension for 9/11 suspects</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/pentagon-official-denies-extension-for-911-suspects/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/pentagon-official-denies-extension-for-911-suspects/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[attorneys]]></category> <category><![CDATA[clients]]></category> <category><![CDATA[filing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[guantanamo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lawyers-stated]]></category> <category><![CDATA[occur-within]]></category> <category><![CDATA[senior]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/pentagon-official-denies-extension-for-911-suspects/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] Bruce MacDonald, the senior Pentagon official overseeing war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo [JURIST backgrounder], on Friday denied a request to extend the filing deadline for pre-trial motions [JURIST report] for prisoners accused of planning the 9/11 attacks [JURIST backgrounder]. The prisoners&apos; lawyers stated that they needed the extension because of delays in getting security clearance [AP report] and new restrictions on legal mail between the attorneys and their clients. The prisoners&apos; arraignment is set to occur within months. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/pentagon-official-denies-extension-for-911-suspects/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Federal government requests additional time for oral argument in health care reform case</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/federal-government-requests-additional-time-for-oral-argument-in-health-care-reform-case/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/federal-government-requests-additional-time-for-oral-argument-in-health-care-reform-case/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[almost-every]]></category> <category><![CDATA[minimum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[obtain-health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oral-argument]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patient]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pdf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supreme-court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tax-penalty]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/what-causes-lawyers-to-over-preserve/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Irrational fear of sanctions and spotty tech familiarity have conditioned lawyers to over-preserve, says e-discovery special master Craig Ball, but there are options to "right size" the approach.Visit Law Technology News]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/what-causes-lawyers-to-over-preserve/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Defense wins $1.1M in suit over contract</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defense-wins-1-1m-in-suit-over-contract/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defense-wins-1-1m-in-suit-over-contract/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlanta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[between-copier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chinese]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contract-battle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[defendant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-defendant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[three-years]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defense-wins-1-1m-in-suit-over-contract/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A breach of contract battle between copier products companies that began three years ago with a Chinese conglomerate suing a family-owned Atlanta company for more than $4 million has concluded with the defendant winning $1.1 million for counterclaims.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defense-wins-1-1m-in-suit-over-contract/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cain sued over book cover photo</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cain-sued-over-book-cover-photo/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cain-sued-over-book-cover-photo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agency-seeks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[halt-sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[herman-cain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[its-copyright]]></category> <category><![CDATA[suing-former]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cain-sued-over-book-cover-photo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[An ad agency is suing former presidential candidate Herman Cain and the publisher of his biography, claiming that its copyright of the book's cover photo has been infringed. The agency seeks an injunction to halt sales of the book, and is asking a Georgia federal court to impound all copies for destruction.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cain-sued-over-book-cover-photo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ninth Circuit Rejects Fair Housing Act Discrimination Claims Against Roommates.com</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/ninth-circuit-rejects-fair-housing-act-discrimination-claims-against-roommates-com/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/ninth-circuit-rejects-fair-housing-act-discrimination-claims-against-roommates-com/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big-victory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[circuit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[from-users]]></category> <category><![CDATA[panel-held]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal-information]]></category> <category><![CDATA[potential-roommates]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/state-justices-overturn-another-death-sentence/</guid> <description><![CDATA[For the fourth time in a little more than two months, the California Supreme Court has overturned a death sentence. Because the jury couldn't reach a verdict on a second special circumstances charge of torture, the high court said it was forced to reverse the sentence.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/state-justices-overturn-another-death-sentence/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FINRA and Schwab Lock Horns Over Arbitration Agreements with Brokerage Customers</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/finra-and-schwab-lock-horns-over-arbitration-agreements-with-brokerage-customers/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/finra-and-schwab-lock-horns-over-arbitration-agreements-with-brokerage-customers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charles-schwab]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulatory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-wake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wake]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/finra-and-schwab-lock-horns-over-arbitration-agreements-with-brokerage-customers/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the wake of a complaint by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Charles Schwab has lawyered up and gone to court to seek an unprecedented declaratory judgment, asking a federal district court to block the agency's action and to rule that its class-action waiver agreements are enforceable.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/finra-and-schwab-lock-horns-over-arbitration-agreements-with-brokerage-customers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Weil&#8217;s Profits Jump 8 Percent</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-weils-profits-jump-8-percent/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-weils-profits-jump-8-percent/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crisis-remained]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fallout-over]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[firm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rebound]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seeing-revenues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-firm]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-weils-profits-jump-8-percent/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Weil, Gotshal &#038; Manges is on the rebound. After seeing revenues and profits slip in 2010, the firm enjoyed moderate growth in 2011, with all financial metrics ahead of where they were in 2009. Litigation stemming from fallout over the financial crisis remained a strong spot.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-weils-profits-jump-8-percent/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Bryan Cave Comes Into Latest Tie-Up with Revenue on the Rise</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-bryan-cave-comes-into-latest-tie-up-with-revenue-on-the-rise/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-bryan-cave-comes-into-latest-tie-up-with-revenue-on-the-rise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big-merger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bryan-cave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equity-partner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holme-roberts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[its-latest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nearly-achieved]]></category> <category><![CDATA[owen-on-jan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[profits-per]]></category> <category><![CDATA[saw-steady]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/herbert-smith-confirms-merger-discussions-with-freehills/</guid> <description><![CDATA[U.K. firm Herbert Smith has confirmed that it is in merger talks with Australian firm Freehills. A tie-up between the two firms would create an international giant with nearly 2,000 lawyers and give Freehills an opening into Asian markets.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/herbert-smith-confirms-merger-discussions-with-freehills/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Legal Sector Added 1,000 Jobs in January</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/legal-sector-added-1000-jobs-in-january/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/legal-sector-added-1000-jobs-in-january/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[employers-cut]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kicked-off-2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[labor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legal-sector]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-preliminary]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/tracing-the-effects-of-oil-and-gas-industry-political-donations/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As millions of dollars flow from corporations and individuals into presidential campaigns, money also continues to influence members of Congress. In a recent two-year time frame, contributions to current House members from individuals and PACs connected to the oil and gas industry totaled nearly $12 million.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/tracing-the-effects-of-oil-and-gas-industry-political-donations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weathering the Storm</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/weathering-the-storm/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/weathering-the-storm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[large-gains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mostly-treading]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pillsbury]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spent-the-year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[swells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[year]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/weathering-the-storm/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A rising tide may lift all boats, but not all law firms rose with the swells in 2011's choppy waters. A few California-centric firms saw large gains in revenues or profits in 2011, while at the other end, firms like Orrick and Pillsbury spent the year mostly treading water.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/weathering-the-storm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A.G. Sues Banks Over Their Use of MERS Electronic &#8216;End-Around&#8217;</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/a-g-sues-banks-over-their-use-of-mers-electronic-end-around/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/a-g-sues-banks-over-their-use-of-mers-electronic-end-around/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[america]]></category> <category><![CDATA[attorney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[complaint-filed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[filed-on-friday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[largest-banks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[morgan-chase]]></category> <category><![CDATA[registration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[schneiderman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virginia-based]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/a-g-sues-banks-over-their-use-of-mers-electronic-end-around/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In his latest broadside against the banking industry, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is alleging that the nation's largest banks use the Mortgage Electronic Registration System to evade public filings, shortchange localities of $2 billion in fees and compromise homeowners' interests. A complaint filed on Friday describes MERS, a Virginia-based digital mortgage tracking service, as "a shell company" established as a stealth mortgagee for banks, particularly JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/a-g-sues-banks-over-their-use-of-mers-electronic-end-around/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Panel Affirms Sanctions Against Attorneys in 9/11 Conspiracy Claim</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/panel-affirms-sanctions-against-attorneys-in-911-conspiracy-claim/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/panel-affirms-sanctions-against-attorneys-in-911-conspiracy-claim/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:01:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[against-two]]></category> <category><![CDATA[case]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cheney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald-rumsfeld]]></category> <category><![CDATA[from-the-case]]></category> <category><![CDATA[president]]></category> <category><![CDATA[president-dick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unanimous-2nd]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/panel-affirms-sanctions-against-attorneys-in-911-conspiracy-claim/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sanctions against two attorneys who insist that former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld caused the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks have been upheld by a unanimous 2nd Circuit panel that refused to disqualify itself from the case.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/panel-affirms-sanctions-against-attorneys-in-911-conspiracy-claim/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Was Penn State&#8217;s GC Counsel for University Officials?</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/was-penn-states-gc-counsel-for-university-officials/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/was-penn-states-gc-counsel-for-university-officials/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:01:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[executives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paychecks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testimony]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-testimony]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/was-penn-states-gc-counsel-for-university-officials/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In-house lawyers understand that they're hired to represent the entity that issues their paychecks, not the executives and staff. But as evidenced by the testimony of two Penn State University officials, a company's lawyers and constituents can understand the relationship differently.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/was-penn-states-gc-counsel-for-university-officials/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lawyers for 9/11 suspects seeking further trial delay</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyers-for-911-suspects-seeking-further-trial-delay/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyers-for-911-suspects-seeking-further-trial-delay/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:54:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cmdr-walter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[current]]></category> <category><![CDATA[filing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[filing-deadline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lawyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pentagon]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyers-for-911-suspects-seeking-further-trial-delay/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] Lawyers for two Guantanamo prisoners accused of planning the 9/11 attacks [JURIST backgrounders] asked the Pentagon Thursday to extend the filing deadline for pre-trial motions. There are currently two prisoners requesting extension, and they both cite the recent mail review controversy as to why they have been unable to meet the current deadline. Navy Cmdr. Walter Ruiz, the lawyer appointed to represent Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsaw,i claims that the new restrictions on legal mail between attorneys and their clients prevented...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyers-for-911-suspects-seeking-further-trial-delay/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CNN Doesn&#8217;t Get Far in Fight Against Closed Captioning</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cnn-doesnt-get-far-in-fight-against-closed-captioning/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cnn-doesnt-get-far-in-fight-against-closed-captioning/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:53:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[change-its]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cnn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first-amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[provide-closed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[since-closed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thursday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[videos-doesn]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cnn-doesnt-get-far-in-fight-against-closed-captioning/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a hearing Thursday, a federal magistrate judge seemed to agree with disability advocates that forcing CNN to provide closed captioning on its Internet videos doesn't violate the First Amendment, since closed captioning doesn't require the news organization to summarize, distill or change its content.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/cnn-doesnt-get-far-in-fight-against-closed-captioning/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Massachusetts court rules child custody laws apply to same-sex parents</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/massachusetts-court-rules-child-custody-laws-apply-to-same-sex-parents/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/massachusetts-court-rules-child-custody-laws-apply-to-same-sex-parents/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[appeals-court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[child-custody]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decision-came]]></category> <category><![CDATA[della-corte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[massachusetts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news-archive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parental]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parental-rights]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/massachusetts-court-rules-child-custody-laws-apply-to-same-sex-parents/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] The Massachusetts Appeals Court [official website] held Thursday that same-sex [JURIST news archive] couples who marry and have a baby via artificial insemination are bound by the same child custody laws [opinion] as heterosexual couples. The decision came after an appeal by Della Corte, who tried to have the parental rights of her ex-wife, Angelica Rameriez, revoked in divorce proceedings since she could never be a "husband," as defined by the Massachusetts law. The court found that even though...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/massachusetts-court-rules-child-custody-laws-apply-to-same-sex-parents/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Will alien tort case be next Citizens United?</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/will-alien-tort-case-be-next-citizens-united/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/will-alien-tort-case-be-next-citizens-united/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1789-statute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[citizens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[citizens-united]]></category> <category><![CDATA[liability-under]]></category> <category><![CDATA[month]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supreme]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supreme-court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[will-hear]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/will-alien-tort-case-be-next-citizens-united/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The next Citizens United may have nothing to do with campaign finance or the First Amendment. In a case the Supreme Court will hear this month, corporations argue that they have no liability under a 1789 statute for torts committed abroad in violation of international law or U.S. treaties.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/will-alien-tort-case-be-next-citizens-united/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>No quick trial for ex-Nixon Peabody partner in alleged Ponzi scheme</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/no-quick-trial-for-ex-nixon-peabody-partner-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/no-quick-trial-for-ex-nixon-peabody-partner-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[attorney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[david-tamman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fired-while]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nixon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nixon-peabody]]></category> <category><![CDATA[proceedings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tamman]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/no-quick-trial-for-ex-nixon-peabody-partner-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme/</guid> <description><![CDATA[David Tamman, a former Nixon Peabody securities partner who was fired while under investigation for allegedly falsifying documents as part of a Ponzi scheme, will have to go to trial in October, despite his attorney's pleas to expedite the proceedings so that Tamman, now a solo in L.A., can get back to work.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/no-quick-trial-for-ex-nixon-peabody-partner-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Super Bowl Special: A Look at the Legal Fees Racked Up by NFL Players Ahead of the Lockout</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/super-bowl-special-a-look-at-the-legal-fees-racked-up-by-nfl-players-ahead-of-the-lockout/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/super-bowl-special-a-look-at-the-legal-fees-racked-up-by-nfl-players-ahead-of-the-lockout/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[its-lawyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[labor-talks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[last-year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nfl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patton-boggs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spent-on-its]]></category> <category><![CDATA[super-bowl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-run-up]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/super-bowl-special-a-look-at-the-legal-fees-racked-up-by-nfl-players-ahead-of-the-lockout/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As the New York Giants and New England Patriots prepare to square off for Super Bowl XLVI, here's a review of how much the NFL players' union spent on its lawyers and lobbyists from Dewey, Latham, Patton Boggs, and Weil in the run-up to last year's labor talks and lockout.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/super-bowl-special-a-look-at-the-legal-fees-racked-up-by-nfl-players-ahead-of-the-lockout/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Greenberg Traurig Hit With Suit Alleging Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/greenberg-traurig-hit-with-suit-alleging-fraud-breach-of-fiduciary-duty/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/greenberg-traurig-hit-with-suit-alleging-fraud-breach-of-fiduciary-duty/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[action-brought]]></category> <category><![CDATA[helped-hatch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[investors-out]]></category> <category><![CDATA[loan-provider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[plaintiff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[potential-class]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real-estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-plaintiff]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/greenberg-traurig-hit-with-suit-alleging-fraud-breach-of-fiduciary-duty/</guid> <description><![CDATA[An investor in a now-bankrupt private mortgage broker and real estate loan provider claims in a potential class action brought against Greenberg Traurig that the firm, acting as the broker's counsel, helped hatch a fraudulent scheme that bilked the plaintiff and other investors out of some $700 million.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/greenberg-traurig-hit-with-suit-alleging-fraud-breach-of-fiduciary-duty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PhoneDog&#8217;s amended claims over ownership of Twitter account can move ahead</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/phonedogs-amended-claims-over-ownership-of-twitter-account-can-move-ahead/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/phonedogs-amended-claims-over-ownership-of-twitter-account-can-move-ahead/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[allowed-several]]></category> <category><![CDATA[followers-over]]></category> <category><![CDATA[person]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/virginia-senate-approves-bill-requiring-ultrasound-before-abortion/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] The Virginia Senate [official website] approve a bill [text] on Wednesday that would require a woman seeking an abortion [JURIST news archive] to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The new requirements include the audio provision of fetal heartbeat and a determination of the gestational age of the fetus. Additionally, a written record must be created to indicate that the woman was offered the ultrasound and whether she choose to view it. That record, along with a copy of...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/virginia-senate-approves-bill-requiring-ultrasound-before-abortion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ninth Circuit seals videos from California same-sex marriage trial</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/law-top-national-stories-and-decisions/ninth-circuit-seals-videos-from-california-same-sex-marriage-trial/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/law-top-national-stories-and-decisions/ninth-circuit-seals-videos-from-california-same-sex-marriage-trial/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:12:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california]]></category> <category><![CDATA[court-concluded]]></category> <category><![CDATA[district-court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[landmark]]></category> <category><![CDATA[landmark-case]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ninth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[northern]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pdf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[proposition]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/ninth-circuit-seals-videos-from-california-same-sex-marriage-trial/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Thursday ruled [opinion, PDF] that it will not release video recordings from Perry v. Schwarzenegger [opinion], California&apos;s 2010 trial which declared Proposition 8 [text, PDF; JURIST news archive], the state&apos;s same-sex marriage ban, to be unconstitutional. In reversing the opinion of the US District Court for the Northern District of California [official website], the circuit court concluded that recordings from the landmark case could not be released...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/law-top-national-stories-and-decisions/ninth-circuit-seals-videos-from-california-same-sex-marriage-trial/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyer-for-guantanamo-detainee-seeks-to-question-yemen-president/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyer-for-guantanamo-detainee-seeks-to-question-yemen-president/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:58:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abdullah-saleh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cases-seeking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[guantanamo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[military]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yemen]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyer-for-guantanamo-detainee-seeks-to-question-yemen-president/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lawyers for a suspect in the USS Cole bombing being held at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion Tuesday with the military commission overseeing detainee cases seeking to subpoena the president of Yemen for questioning. Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda senior leader Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri filed the motions seeking to question Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh while he is in the US receiving medical treatment. They argue that because Saleh will be in the jurisdiction of the US he can lawfully...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/lawyer-for-guantanamo-detainee-seeks-to-question-yemen-president/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US Army veteran sues over denial of benefits for same-sex spouse</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-veteran-sues-over-denial-of-benefits-for-same-sex-spouse/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-veteran-sues-over-denial-of-benefits-for-same-sex-spouse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:23:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california]]></category> <category><![CDATA[department]]></category> <category><![CDATA[full-disability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pdf]]></category> <category><![CDATA[veterans]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-veteran-sues-over-denial-of-benefits-for-same-sex-spouse/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] An Iraq war veteran filed suit [complaint, PDF] Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California [official website] against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) [official website] after it refused to pay her full disability benefits because she is in a same-sex marriage. Tracy Cooper-Harris, who served in the US Army [official website] for over a decade, argues that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text] is unconstitutional because it discriminates against legally married individuals....]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/us-army-veteran-sues-over-denial-of-benefits-for-same-sex-spouse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Washington senate approves same-sex marriage bill</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/washington-senate-approves-same-sex-marriage-bill/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/washington-senate-approves-same-sex-marriage-bill/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[civil-union]]></category> <category><![CDATA[full-marriage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[issue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news-archive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[senate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[senate-bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wednesday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/washington-senate-approves-same-sex-marriage-bill/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[JURIST] The Washington state Senate [official website] approved Senate Bill 6239 [materials] to legalize same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive] by a vote of 28&#8211;21 late Wednesday evening. Washington currently grants expanded domestic partnership rights [JURIST report] rather than full marriage or civil union rights to same-sex couples. Several amendments affording protection of religious objection to same-sex marriage were added to the bill in debate. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/washington-senate-approves-same-sex-marriage-bill/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>McKool Hires Day Pitney Partners to Launch Whistle-blower Practice</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mckool-hires-day-pitney-partners-to-launch-whistle-blower-practice/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mckool-hires-day-pitney-partners-to-launch-whistle-blower-practice/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:23:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[addition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dallas-based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[federal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pitney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pitney-the-same]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-same]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-timing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[timing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mckool-hires-day-pitney-partners-to-launch-whistle-blower-practice/</guid> <description><![CDATA[While the timing may have been a coincidence, Dallas-based McKool Smith announced the addition of two accomplished qui tam partners from Day Pitney the same day the federal government chose to celebrate the $30 billion that has been recovered as a result of whistleblower claims since 1986.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/mckool-hires-day-pitney-partners-to-launch-whistle-blower-practice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Penn State Insurer Seeks to Limit Coverage in Sandusky Sex-Abuse Case</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/penn-state-insurer-seeks-to-limit-coverage-in-sandusky-sex-abuse-case/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/penn-state-insurer-seeks-to-limit-coverage-in-sandusky-sex-abuse-case/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:23:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coverage-or-pay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[defense-costs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jerry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jerry-sandusky]]></category> <category><![CDATA[narrow-time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philadelphia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[suit-stemming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[underlying]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/penn-state-insurer-seeks-to-limit-coverage-in-sandusky-sex-abuse-case/</guid> <description><![CDATA[An insurance company for Penn State has asked a Philadelphia court to declare it should not have to provide coverage or pay the university's defense costs in a suit stemming from the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, unless the abuse in the underlying case began in what appeared to be a narrow time frame.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/penn-state-insurer-seeks-to-limit-coverage-in-sandusky-sex-abuse-case/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Defendant&#8217;s Death Is No Deterrent to SEC Disgorgement Claim in Insider Trading Case, Judge Rules</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defendants-death-is-no-deterrent-to-sec-disgorgement-claim-in-insider-trading-case-judge-rules/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defendants-death-is-no-deterrent-to-sec-disgorgement-claim-in-insider-trading-case-judge-rules/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:23:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[against-the-now]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[federal-judge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first-time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insider-trading]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defendants-death-is-no-deterrent-to-sec-disgorgement-claim-in-insider-trading-case-judge-rules/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ruled that the SEC could substitute the executor for the estate of Charles Wyly Jr. in an insider trading case against the now-deceased billionaire. The ruling establishes for the first time that the SEC can continue to seek disgorgement against defendants even after they have died.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/defendants-death-is-no-deterrent-to-sec-disgorgement-claim-in-insider-trading-case-judge-rules/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Mayer Brown Bounces Back with Gains in Revenue, Profits</title><link>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-mayer-brown-bounces-back-with-gains-in-revenue-profits/</link> <comments>http://revitalizationpartners.com/uncategorized/the-am-law-100-the-early-numbers-mayer-brown-bounces-back-with-gains-in-revenue-profits/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:23:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law: Top National Stories & Decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[drop-two]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mayer-brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[per-lawyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[per-partner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[revenue-climbed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seeing-revenue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top-line-growth]]></category><guid
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