A utility company was federally indicted Tuesday on 12 criminal counts related to a fatal 2010 fire caused by a pipeline explosion that leveled much of a California neighborhood.
Cuban Parliament Passes New Foreign Investment Law - On March 29, 2014, Cuba's 576-member National Assembly unanimously approved a measure designed to encourage foreigners to invest more than $2 billion a year in the island’s lagging economy....
Natural gas continues to gain momentum in South America as these countries seek greater flexibility and guarantee of supply in order to increase the energy mix. Even though some of these countries hold significant potential for natural gas...
Small business owners with an eye on morale may need to increase their workplace transparency. Transparency can be difficult to master, and Forbes notes that for many companies, the balancing act is too tough to even pursue.
With summer approaching, many employers are receiving requests from college and high school students to work as summer interns. Many of these applicants are willing to work for free to gain valuable experience and frequently their contribution to the...
In a speech to the Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia, Premier Christy Clark advised that the environment minister, Mary Polak, has been given the task of reviewing The Environmental Assessment Office to make it as effective and...
Reaffirming the Iron Hand of an Arbitration Agreement - Does the fact that the named arbitration company has gone out of business make an arbitration clause unenforceable? Given the legislative bias toward arbitration, a North Carolina court has...
Section 42 of the Arbitration Act 1996 acts as an effective, although rarely used, mechanism to enforce a recalcitrant party to comply with an arbitrator's peremptory order. But how deep into the merits of a peremptory order will a court delve...
O.W.A., Inc., d/b/a Old World Christmas (“OWA”) brought this action for copyright infringement against Gump’s Corp. and KWO of North America, Inc. (“Gump” and “KWO” – collectively “Defendants), on March 7 2014....
In a case involving alleged broker malpractice with respect to certain underinsured business interruption losses under a commercial property insurance policy, the New York high court reversed a lower appellate court’s affirmance of summary judgment...
