Monthly Archives: September 2011

TARP Watchdog Snaps at Four Am Law Firms’ Billing Practices

September 29, 2011 5:24 PM TARP Watchdog Snaps at Four Am Law Firms’ Billing Practices Posted by Brian Baxter A new audit report released by the office of the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program criticizes legal … Continue reading

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Appeals Court Tosses ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Challenge

September 29, 2011 7:22 PM Appeals Court Tosses ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Challenge Posted by Victor Li Saying the case was moot, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday dismissed a … Continue reading

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The American Lawyer 2011 Summer Associates Survey: Rational Exuberance?

September 29, 2011 7:35 PM The American Lawyer 2011 Summer Associates Survey: Rational Exuberance? Posted by Sara Randazzo Law students who spent the past summer working as associates at some of the nation’s largest firms went into their jobs knowing … Continue reading

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Fewer loan modifications completed

The nation’s mortgage lenders modified fewer mortgages to help keep delinquent borrowers in their homes this past summer, even though mortgage starts and sales increased, a new survey shows. Lenders have been working to modify loans of borrowers who have … Continue reading

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Former Idaho Insurance Investigators Sue Department of Insurance, Others

A lawsuit filed by former Idaho insurance investigators says they were forced out of the Idaho Department of Insurance for turning over information to the feds during an investigation into an eastern Idaho insurance company for fraud, the Idaho Statesman … Continue reading

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Insurer Retools Home Value Insurance Coverage

Home Value Insurance Co. has re-entered the insurance market with a product that promises to protect homeowners from falling home values. Home Value Insurance initially launched the product in 2009. The company has retooled it to make it an insurance … Continue reading

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IAIS Study Indicates Big Insurers May Not Face Same Capital Rules as Banks

Insurance companies judged too big to fail are likely to face different rules than their banking counterparts, who were told this week that they will be subject capital surcharges, insurance industry standard setters said on Friday. The International Association of … Continue reading

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North P&I Club, GRAY PAGE™ to Vet ‘Armed Maritime Security Providers’

The North PI club announced that it has joined forces with “specialist maritime intelligence, investigation and crisis management company GRAY PAGE™ to vet armed maritime security providers (AMSPs) on behalf of the club’s members.” North PI said its goal is … Continue reading

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Vegas, McGirt top Las Vegas leaderboard (AP)

LAS VEGAS – Jhonattan Vegas and William McGirt shot career-best 8-under 63s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Vegas, the Venezuelan rookie who won the Bob Hope Classic in January … Continue reading

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Keenum throws for 471 yards, Houston beats UTEP (AP)

EL PASO, Texas – Case Keenum threw for 471 yards and two touchdowns and Charles Sims ran for 111 yards and had an 84-yard scoring reception in Houston’s 49-42 victory over UTEP on Thursday night. Keenum completed 30 of 46 … Continue reading

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