In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on House Floor Schedule WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives: "Due to the weathe ...

If you are one of those folks who refuses to carry a cell phone, I seriously doubt that this story will change your mind. But for those who carry them religiously (me?), and feel strange if we don't have them, vindication! Check out this story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution: The robber c ...

Conrad Murray, the personal physician of Michael Jackson, pleaded not guilty to a single felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the famous performer. Bail was set at $75,000—three times more than the amount faced by most people who are charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosec ...

Conrad Murray, the personal physician of Michael Jackson, pleaded not guilty to a single felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the famous performer. Bail was set at $75,000—three times more than the amount faced by most people who are charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosec ...

By Linda Deutsch, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter, capping an exhaustive investigation into the pop star’s stunning death last summer and setting up the prospect of another sensational celebrity co ...

Dr. Conrad Murray has been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. The press release from the LA District Attorney's office reads: Dr. Murray "did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson ... in the commission of an unlawful a ...

The important practical question following the death today of Congressman John Murtha is what happens to the House seat he held on behalf of the people of Pennsylvania’s 12th District. The good news, so far as I can tell from early reports, is that Ed Rendell won’t get to appoint an int ...

A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the Vinson & Elkins bonus payouts. At the time, we noted that associates in New York were generally pleased with the payout, but associates in V&E's Texas offices -- notably, the firm's Houston office -- were not at all happy with their bonuses. The issue appea ...

New Rules: "Lightning Fast" Adjudication of New Cases Filed in Delaware Chancery Court Below is some news from Francis Pileggi of Fox Rothschild, as excerpted from this alert: A new voluntary expedited procedure for new cases - under these new rules - is coming to the Delaware Court of Chancer ...

In Concord Steel, Inc. v. Wilmington Steel Processing, Co., Inc., et al., No 3369-VCP (Del. Ch. February 5, 2010), the Delaware Court of Chancery awarded attorneys' fees based on a provision in an asset purchase agreement that afforded reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. Our blog sum ...