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Treaty Energy Makes Managerial Changes to Better Streamline Operations in Belize and to Restart Drilling Operations on San Juan #3 after Supreme Court Ordered Injunction against the Government of Belize NEW ORLEANS, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Treaty Energy Corporation (OTC: TECO) (www.treatyenergy.com), a growth-oriented international energy company, is pleased to announce a new operational structure for its subsidiary company, Treaty Belize Energy, Ltd., along with the...

Turkcell Analyzing Supreme Court's Interpretation of the Alien Tort Statute ISTANBUL, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, commented briefly today on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, by which the Supreme Court limited the jurisdictional reach of U.S. courts under the Alien Tort Statute. Ultimately the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will...

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations made arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States in the trucking federation's ongoing challenge to the ill-founded attempt by the Port of Los Angeles to impose a comprehensive licensing scheme on trucks hauling freight in and out of the Port. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "We believe it is clear that in 1980 Congress established that trucking should be...

Florida Supreme Court Sides with Don King on appeal (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 According to a report in the Miami Herald, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday 6 to 1 that oral agreements modifying written contracts for a real estate sale are invalid, siding with legendary boxing promoter Don King and sending the dispute back to the Fourth District Court of Appeal. “This is the greatest nation in the world,” said King in response to the ruling. “No matter what the outcome of my...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online They may be responsible for everything in your life, from conception to death, they may be inside every living cell in your body – but you do not own your own genes, legally speaking. According to a report in Genome Medicine, patents essentially cover the entire human genome, hampering research and raising the question of “genomic liberty.” The legal standing of genomic patents could change next month when the Supreme Court...

LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today and tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on two landmark marriage equality cases. One will decide the fate of the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act," and the other will rule on California's Proposition 8. In response, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Chief of Staff Darrel Cummings issued the following statement: "No one knows how the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court will rule after hearing oral...

LIDO BEACH, N.Y., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After eight years of living with the foul stench of heating oil in the crawl space of their home, and after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees seeking justice, Lynn Eskenazi and Steve Kritzberg are still waiting at the courthouse door to have their lives, home and peace of mind restored. And even though all involved parties signed a stipulation agreement a year ago, the insurance companies are still engaging in...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After a comprehensive evaluation of available eFiling options and vendors, the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) has selected ImageSoft, Inc.'s TrueFiling(TM) platform as the Electronic Filing Manager (EFM) for a statewide eFiling initiative in Michigan. The decision means that a central Electronic Filing Manager platform will soon be available to all courts throughout the State, including District, Circuit, Probate, Court of...

Statement of Shelby County, Alabama County Attorney Frank C. Ellis Jr. and Edward Blum, Director of the Project on Fair Representation WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, after oral arguments were completed in Shelby Co. Ala v Holder, Mr. Ellis said, "On behalf of the members of the Shelby County Commission, I am grateful the Supreme Court heard our case today. Our county is a dynamic, fast-growing and forward-looking home for over 200,000 diverse Alabamians...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, who most recently served for 16 years as a justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio, will join Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, where she will continue to pursue her passion for public service and provide strategic legal counsel to the firm's clients. "Vorys has been an important part of Ohio's legal community for more than 100 years and has a distinguished tradition of public service," Stratton said....