Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is ailing and may have only weeks to live, lawyer Badia Aref said Thursday, claiming his client is suffering from high blood pressure, cannot walk properly, and is being given...
Search Results for: 2006-09-06
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik has promised new efforts to revive the stalled EU Constitution during the Austrian Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2006. The draft...
Tyco says Abramoff funneled $1.6 million in company funds to himself
A Tyco International spokesperson has said that Tyco was the defrauded "Company A" referred to in court documents released Tuesday as part of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff's guilty plea to fraud and conspiracy charges [JURIST report; plea...
Although he was expected to stay on until September 2006 , former Disney Chairman Michael Eisner has cut all ties with Walt Disney Co. according to a document filed Thursday with...
Corporations and securities brief ~ GAO tells SEC to improve funds oversight
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to improve its oversight of the mutual funds industry. The report...
Environmental brief ~ Ninth Circuit upholds Clean Air deadline
In Wednesday's environmental law news, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a decision that found a 2010 deadline set by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to...
States brief ~ NC appeals court rules promotional game not illegal lottery
Leading Tuesday's states brief, a North Carolina court of appeals has ruled that promotional game pieces packaged with telephone long-distance cards are not part of an illegal lottery. State officials claimed that Treasured Arts, Inc.'s long-distance telephone cards...