October 2017

Posner Is Retired, But Not Forgotten: The battle between the judge and his former colleagues continues. What Can In-House Counsel Do: There’s national interest in actually doing something about sexual harassment and assault. Here’s hoping in-house counsel doesn’t squander it. This Is Just Mean: Seriously Texas, suck it! The GRE Continues Its Roll: Doesn’t seem […]

Steve Maiden hopes to get the gang back together behind bars. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/CQKBjjjujGQ/

LAGOS, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Nigeria was among the 10 economies showing the most notable improvement in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business list published on Tuesday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/L2ncyr_iOJc/idAFL8N1N68KS

This seems like a terrible idea. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/KvovdvVTfiU/

LAGOS, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The African Development Bank said on Tuesday it could consider an additional $400 million for Nigeria to support its growth and recovery efforts and was in talks with the government on how to help it reinvigorate Africa’s largest economy. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/Y3KlH4MDYek/idAFL8N1N65J0

The transcript in U.S. Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge is available at this link. The post Argument transcript appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scotusblog/pFXs/~3/srPvw6ubzsI/

* 9-MONTHS ENDED SEPT 2017 GROUP NET PREMIUM EARNED 3.88 BILLION NAIRA VERSUS 4.37 BILLION NAIRA YEAR AGO‍​ Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/ddVHzIWlKlA/idAFFWN1N6192

MILAN, Oct 31 (Reuters) – An Italian judge is expected to decide on December 20 whether to send oil majors Eni and Shell to trial over alleged corruption in Nigeria, two legal sources said on Tuesday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/tMPU-QJJdn8/idAFL8N1N667R

David Patchak probably never thought his complaint about the decision of the secretary of the Department of the Interior to take a tract of land near his home into trust for the benefit of a Michigan group known as the Gun Lake Tribe of Indians would net him two Supreme Court cases and a federal […]

Kenya’s Nakumatt is seeking court protection to rebuild its fortunes after creditors demanded millions of dollars owed by a company that grew from a small Rift Valley bed shop to become East Africa’s biggest supermarket chain. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/TPFIVt3mGqo/kenyas-nakumatt-once-east-africas-top-retailer-seeks-protection-from-creditors.html