<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Law News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=64&amp;catid=6</link><description>News Feed for - Law</description><item><title>rue21 Investor Alert by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick &amp; Foti, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236226506&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T01:36:00</pubDate><description>Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick &amp; Foti, LLC ("KSF") announce that KSF has commenced an investigation into the Board of Directors of rue21, </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236230173&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T02:03:00</pubDate><description>Zachary Fardon known for helping Northbrook family battle Notre Dame over sex attack allegations The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal </description><source>Chicago Tribune</source></item><item><title>rue21 Investor Alert by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick &amp; Foti, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=235807277&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T01:51:00</pubDate><description>NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick &amp; Foti, LLC ("KSF") announce that KSF has commenced an investigation into </description><source>Yahoo! Finance</source></item><item><title>Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Addresses the Georgetown Cybersecurity Law </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236199165&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T01:32:00</pubDate><description>(JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- - Thursday, May 23, 2013 Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for the kind introduction. It's a pleasure to be here with you today </description><source>TMC Net</source></item><item><title>Attorney General Holder personally approved the seizure of Fox News reporter's emails, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236236255&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T02:56:00</pubDate><description>General Eric Holder personally signed off on the search warrant of Fox News reporter James Rosen's emails, NBC reports. The warrant named Rosen a "possible co-conspirator" in violation of the Espionage </description><source>RoadRunner</source></item><item><title>Lawyer: Further brain drain with proposed US immigration reform</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236217620&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T00:22:00</pubDate><description>ST JOHN'S, Antigua - US-based immigration lawyer, Fitzmore Harris, says proposed immigration reform legislation, if enacted, could worsen Caribbean brain drain problem worse. Harris, an Antiguan by birth, </description><source>Antigua Observer</source></item><item><title>America's #1 Insurance Lawyer, Frank N. Darras Warns: Memorial Day Hot Spot for </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236184090&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T01:16:00</pubDate><description>Second only to July Fourth, Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest for car travel. In fact, AAA estimates that last year almost 31 million Americans traveled by car during Memorial Day weekend. Ontario, </description><source>BizWire Express</source></item><item><title>Linklaters briefing: Rules extending bonus cap and other pay rules even more onerous </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236228036&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T01:46:00</pubDate><description>The European Banking Authority has today released its draft Technical Standards for the definition of material risk takers for remuneration purposes. The draft standards are even more onerous than expected. </description><source>Linklaters</source></item><item><title>Covington Named One of America's Best Corporate Law Firms</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236222857&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-24T01:04:00</pubDate><description>- Covington &amp; Burling has been named to Corporate Board Member magazine's list of top 25 national corporate law firms. The survey, conducted by the magazine and FTI Consulting, asked directors and general </description><source>Covington &amp; Burling LLP</source></item><item><title>Military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236067444&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T00:43:00</pubDate><description>1:28am BST By MIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Medical spa agrees to settlement deal with Attorney General's Office</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236199776&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T20:43:00</pubDate><description>A defunct medical spa, Skin Rx MedSpa &amp; Laser Center, and its owner, Laura Rackers, have agreed to pay $5,445 in restitution to six customers who had pre-paid services but did not receive them before </description><source>KRCG Online</source></item><item><title>Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236168748&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T18:06:00</pubDate><description>Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. There is, I am convinced, no higher honor nor greater privilege than to serve one's fellow citizens. Four years ago, this Committee endorsed and the </description><source>United States Department of Justice</source></item><item><title>Sullivan boosts finance and restructuring with Linklaters' Howard</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236102031&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T10:53:00</pubDate><description>Linklaters banking and restructuring partner Chris Howard is leaving the magic circle firm to join 's London office.Chris HowardHoward joins the US firm two and a half years after rejoining Linklaters </description><source>The Lawyer</source></item><item><title>Linklaters and Allens Advise China's State Gr</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236090130&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T03:31:00</pubDate><description>? id on Aussie Acquisitions. ? [2013-5-23] Linklaters and Australian alliance partner Allens are advising China's State Grid Corp., the government-owned utility that is the world's largest, on the acquisition </description><source>ECF</source></item><item><title>Attorney General Releases Statement; D.A. Speaks About Dunlap Reprieve</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236063254&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T00:06:00</pubDate><description>Today, Governor Hickenlooper issued a reprieve for convicted killer Nathan Dunlap. Dunlap shot and killed four people in an Aurora Chuck-E-Cheese in 1993. Dunlap will now serve a sentence of life without </description><source>KKTV.com</source></item><item><title>Penguin reaches agreement with US State Attorney General</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=235992520&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-22T19:38:00</pubDate><description>Penguin has reached a comprehensive agreement with the US State Attorney General and private class plaintiffs to pay USD 75 million in consumer damages plus cost and fees to resolve all antitrust claims </description><source>Telecompaper</source></item><item><title>Booted U.S. Lawyer Backed Magnitsky</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=235982196&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-22T12:21:00</pubDate><description>The lack of an official explanation for the abrupt expulsion from Russia of U.S. lawyer and former Justice Department official Thomas Firestone earlier this month has led to a flurry of speculation about </description><source>Moscow Times</source></item><item><title>Attorney General Eric Holder's Role in Fox News Spying Case Revealed?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236205098&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T22:57:00</pubDate><description>Grassley doesn't know what "packing the court" is, a tragic consequence of the History Channel not airing any history programs. And Medea Benjamin heckled the president, meaning she only needs to shout </description><source>RoadRunner</source></item><item><title>Star Scientific 72 Hour Deadline Alert: Former Louisiana Attorney General and Kahn </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=235947952&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-22T02:05:00</pubDate><description>Kahn Swick &amp; Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors with losses in excess of $150,000 that they have only until May 24, 2013 </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Lawyer says feds investigating Susan Powell 's case; US Attorney's Office denies </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=235931126&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-22T00:28:00</pubDate><description>WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Richmond Paper Calls for Cuccinelli to Resign as Attorney General</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236199417&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T20:41:00</pubDate><description>Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is getting more calls to resign his position, this time from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Cuccinelli's finances are currently being investigated, along with Governor Bob </description><source>Charlottesville News Plex</source></item><item><title>South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he's gotten calls from two conservative </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236197023&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T20:29:00</pubDate><description>Spokesman Mark Powell says the Myrtle Beach Tea Party contacted Wilson's office this week and provided documents showing they had sought but not received tax-exempt status. Officials from the Laurens </description><source>Anderson Independent-Mail</source></item><item><title>Updated Version "The Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute: Issues for Business Tort Litigation," </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236193555&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T20:13:00</pubDate><description>- II. Texas Citizens Participation Act: What is it? - A. Background and Enactment of the TCPA. - 1. What is a SLAPP lawsuit? - 2. Stated Purpose: Prevent Frivolous Suits. - 3. Underlying Purpose: Protection </description><source>JD Supra</source></item><item><title>Daily News &amp; Analysis Terming Murthy's comments that his relationship lasted only </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236180413&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T19:01:00</pubDate><description>Terming Murthy's comments that his relationship lasted only a few months a blatant lie, the law firm said Murthy began pursuing her soon after she joined the company in 2010. iGate's American employee </description><source>India Everyday</source></item><item><title>Attorney General Eric Holder's Letter To Congress Embedded- Drones Killed Four American </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=236159774&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2013-05-23T16:55:00</pubDate><description>His death was previously unreported. The timing of this letter and acknowledgment of the American citizens killed by drones is strange to say the least, just a day before Barack Obama is due to give, </description><source>RoadRunner</source></item></channel></rss>