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12 Nov 2010, 9:00 am
Health and safety - It was reported on November 4, 2010, that a group of individuals in Nigeria living with HIV/AIDS have instituted a civil action against the Nigerian federal government for importing defective condoms; it was the use of... [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 6:09 am
In the case of Abdulmutallab he has a college education and while he is from Nigeria he is fluent in English and therefore he met the test. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 8:41 am
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, a federal appeals court, ruled in the Kiobel v. [read post]
27 Sep 2010, 5:10 am
Plaintiffs were residents of Nigeria who claimed that Dutch, British, and Nigerian corporations engaged in oil exploration and production aided and abetted the Nigerian government in committing violations of the law of nations. [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 3:47 pm
The project focuses on the aviation laws of Nigeria. [read post]
18 Sep 2010, 8:37 am
[JURIST] Judges for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] on Friday upheld [opinion, PDF] a verdict in favor of Royal Dutch Shell PLC [corporate website] in a case brought by families of Nigerian protesters who were executed [UNHCR backgrounder] by the previous Nigerian government in 1995 for speaking out against the oil company. [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 10:43 am
Did we send Nigeria's cheap oil back? [read post]
13 Sep 2010, 1:20 am
Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a jury verdict clearing Chevron of alleged human rights abuses during a violent 1998 protest on a company oil platform in Nigeria. [read post]
11 Sep 2010, 12:14 pm
Protesters Arolika Irowarinun and Bola Oyinbo, were killed in May 1998 on Parabe Oil Platform and several others were injured when Nigerian government security forces, called in by Chevron Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Chevron, opened fire on... [read post]
29 Aug 2010, 2:58 pm
In 2008, the government enacted the Economic Stimulus Act where those who filed their tax returns for 2007 and met certain eligibility requirements were entitled to tax rebates ranging from $300 to $1,200. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 12:35 pm
The information obtained in the public records request includes the date that each illegal immigrant was taken into custody by the federal government, which ICE jurisdiction arrested them, the date they were released, the status of their case and other personal details about the alien. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 3:11 pm
The recent Skilling decision is already having an impact on federal prosecutions. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 6:33 am
Judge Wood, applying Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k) and the requirements of due process, held that this factor did not weigh in favor of jurisdiction. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 5:09 am
The government sought to observe the proceedings [Bloomberg report] in order to guarantee that Nigerian-born Abdulmutallab receives a fair trial and that the reputation of Nigeria is protected.... [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 7:32 am
Many states in the developing world, such as Ethiopia, Iraq, Nigeria and Sudan, have adopted federal solutions to manage ethnic conflict, often as part of a broader package of post-conflict constitutional reforms. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 11:05 pm
Reckitt Benckiser Australia Pty Ltd (Spicy IP) Israel Hebrew University sue General Motors over advertisement containing likeness of Albert Einstein (IP Factor) Italy Italian law amends Italian PDO/PGI system for wines (Class 46) Nigeria Divine intervention unifies collective copyright management in Nigeria (Afro-IP) South Africa Religious IP: ECHC decision on use of ‘Presbyterian Church of Africa’ in George Mofokeng Mokabo and Presbyterian… [read post]
27 Apr 2010, 9:57 am
Perhaps the most noteworthy development this year was the first ever FCPA sting in which Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) agents posed as agents representing foreign government officials and solicited bribes from executives in the defense and law enforcement products industry. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 5:55 am
The long-term costs of federal bailouts are immense: As Jonathan Rodden notes in his study of federal-state fiscal relations in the United States, Brazil, and Germany, such bailouts destroy the credibility of federal commitments to force subnational governments to live within their means. [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 3:53 pm
(IP tango) (IP tango) (IPKat) (IP Watch) (IAM) Canada Canadian Government announces ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Excess Copyright) Will Canadian copyright revision spring forth early? [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 3:53 pm
(IP tango) (IP tango) (IPKat) (IP Watch) (IAM) Canada Canadian Government announces ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Excess Copyright) Will Canadian copyright revision spring forth early? [read post]
