Ex-Sidley partner suspended for false expense filings
By Sara Randazzo From The Am Law Daily Already facing allegations of overbilling the foundation of artist Cy Twombly, a well-known New York art lawyer and former Sidley Austin partner who improperly charged $50,000 in car service rides to firm…
Bloomberg: If Aereo wins in court, cable companies might buy it or build clones
By Richard Lawler From engadget While TV broadcasters like CBS and Fox continue their legal battle against Aereo and its leased microantenna-to-internet streaming scheme, Bloomberg reports cable companies are watching more closely than ever. Since they’re currently paying retrans fees…
Three Ex-Murdoch journalists plead guilty to phone hacking
From The Wrap Hearings revealed that Neville Thurlbeck, James Weatherup and Greg Miskiw admitted to conspiracy to intercept communications Three former senior journalists from Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloid the News of the World have pleaded guilty to charges relating to…
New requirements for Immigration lab reports
Effective 12 November 2013, the Department of Immigration will accept lab results only from the Health Practice Commission’s approved list of registered health care lab providers. From that date any lab results (e.g. HIV/VDRL) that accompany immigration applications must come…
Tourism Ministry releases strategic outline case for airports redevelopment
Cabinet approved Government’s policy directive issued for developing and improving all three airport facilities on 23 October 2013. Titled Strategic Outline Case for Owen Roberts International Airport, Charles Kirkconnell International Airport, and Little Cayman Airport Development the directive is being…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
BBM Welcomes Over 20 Million New Active Users in the First Week
BBM Community Grows to More Than 80 Million Active Users Across BlackBerry, Android and iPhone Devices Globally Waterloo, ON – After the amazing launch of BBM™ on Android® and iPhone® devices, with more than 10 million downloads in the first…
Seagate Technology announces offering of $500 Million of senior unsecured notes
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 31, 2013— Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer up to $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes (the “Notes”) in a private placement. The…
Weak tropical waves in the Caribbean
From Fox30jax A large area of convection is moving into the N. Atlantic associated with a strong nontropical low. This storm will continue northeast over the open Atlantic. Several tropical waves are in — or nearing — the Caribbean. Westerly…
Cuba among the Caribbean’s main tourist destinations
From Radio Cadena Agramonte Havana, Cuba, Oct 29.- With almost two million visits so far this year, Cuba ratified itself among the main tourist destinations of the Caribbean, together with the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, specialized Web sites reported on…