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October 14, 2011
Washington Post |
October 14, 2011
Three of the nation’s leading credit rating firms will give Connecticut a $900,000 discount on future services to settle claims that they gave artificially low credit ratings to its cities and towns, the state’s attorney general said Friday.
October 11, 2011
National Law Journal |
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October 11, 2011
One of the more opaque moves by the Federal Housing Finance Agency when it sued 18 of the world's largest financial institutions was filing 13 of the cases in New York federal court, four in New York state court, and one for good measure in Connecticut.
Tags: Connecticut, New York, Securities Litigation
July 28, 2011
July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011
July 15, 2011
May 16, 2011
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May 16, 2011
April 25, 2011
Wall Street Journal |
April 25, 2011
How unconvincing is the green legal doctrine of the climate tort? So much so that not a single Justice seemed persuaded when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments last Tuesday - even some of the liberals questioned the theory with Scalia-like vigor.
April 20, 2011
Washington Post |
April 20, 2011
The Supreme Court appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday about allowing states to sue electric utilities to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Both conservative and liberal justices questioned whether a federal judge could deal with the complex issue of global warming, a topic they suggested is better left to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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April 20, 2011
April 19, 2011
Washington Post |
April 19, 2011
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