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Attorney panel scrutinizes proposed legislation that would ban divisional merger bankruptcies

By Juliette Fairley | Wednesday, Sep 21, 2022 @ 8:10am

While legislation is pending in Congress that would require the dismissal of Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in which the debtor has created a divisional merger, federal appeals court judges in Philadelphia heard arguments this week about whether Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy case was filed in good faith.
There are bigger problems than PFAS, group for clean water says as Senate attempts regulation

By John O'Brien | Monday, Jun 24, 2019 @ 6:00am

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Last week, a U.S. Senate committee strengthened one of the many bills that attempt to regulate chemicals known as PFAS, as critics continue to fight the idea that enough is known about them to pass legislation.
George Mason's Scalia Law School receives a $50 million grant for new academic chairs

By Gabriel Neves | Monday, Mar 18, 2019 @ 10:36am

FAIRFAX, Va. (Legal Newsline) – The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in Virginia has received a $50 million grant, the largest in the school's history.
With two high-profile losses, when do climate plaintiffs start worrying about sanctions?

By Dan Fisher | Wednesday, Aug 1, 2018 @ 6:00am

Now that federal judges on either coast have dismissed two of the most prominent climate lawsuits against the oil industry, risks to taxpayers may be going up.