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Month: January 2012

Jones Day And Fasken Martineau Advise As The First Sells Disputed Congo Mines

The Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals is selling its Congolese mines in a $1.25 billion deal that also resolves a…

No Bake Almond Banana Cookies

On Sunday I started up my training plan for a half marathon this spring, and I needed to get in…

Georgia Teen Suspended for Unknown Knife

A Georgia student, Jack Persyn, was in chess club before one of his classes, where he discovered a short knife…

Bungee Cord Breaks During Jump (Video)

"I think it's definitely a miracle that I survived," said a bungee jumper after her cord broke during a 111-meter…

Questions about Slavery Appear in Math Questions

Parents are irate with the Beaver Ridge Elementary School in Norcross, Georgia. It has been reported that students were given…

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Hires Veteran Attorney for English Law Practice

A practice focusing on English law in the London office of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is being launched by…

Mayor of Lackawanna Appoints Father-in-Law as City Attorney

The new mayor of Lackawanna, New York has made a decision to keep the legal work for the city in…

Georgia Municipalities and Counties Issue Bonuses

Quite a few municipalities in the area of Athens, Georgia have offered bonuses and raises for their employees. Council members…

Taylor Swift As Eponine And Amanda Seyfried As Cosette In ‘Les Miserables’ Movie

Who will perform the roles of Eponine and Cosette in the upcoming film 'Les Miserables', an adaptation of the musical…

2011 Ends on Sour Note for Legal Services Industry

The month of December saw 200,000 jobs added in the United States but the industry of legal services suffered a…

The Ecuador Court Affirms The $18 Billion Ruling Against Chevron

On Tuesday, the first-level appeal court in Ecuador, also known as the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios, upheld a…

Rose Walker Opening Office in California

Rose Walker LLP, the litigation law firm, has announced that it will open a new Los Angeles office. This will…