Bob Marley copyrights: decision of the Court of Appeal: What do words mean? Back to basics
From Eversheds In the case of BSI Enterprises Limited v Blue Mountain Music Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1151, a music publisher was unable to overturn a 2014 High Court decision regarding the copyright ownership of some Bob Marley songs, including…
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Storm-tossed ship cuts latest cruise short amid Norovirus, storm concerns
From NBC 4 New York A cruise ship that was battered by a major storm earlier this month is cutting short its most recent voyage amid a norovirus outbreak and the possibility of a severe storm. Natalie Pasquarella reports. (Published…
One chart that should strike fear into investors everywhere
By Matt Turner From Business Insider Screen Shot 2016 02 18 at 9.47.06 AM Federal Reserve Bank of New York Funds have gotten bigger (red line in the chart), and funds are investing more in illiquid bonds (blue line). That,…
Royal Caribbean blew it
Meteorologists: Royal Caribbean blew it by sailing into storm By Gene Sloan and Doyle Rice, From USA TODAY Royal Caribbean should have known better. That’s the word Tuesday from weather experts who closely monitored the development of the storm that…
In ’60 Minutes,’ ethical problems in the legal profession exposed
By John Leubsdorf and William H. Simon From The National Law Journal OPINION: Professors whose work was featured in the news program share take-away lessons. What should a lawyer do when a prospective client asks for help in secretly transferring…
Giant Royal Caribbean ship damaged in ‘extreme’ storm will return to port
By Gene Sloan From USA Today One of the world’s newest and biggest cruise ships headed back to its home port Monday (8) after a powerful storm damaged the vessel and left some passengers shaken. The fierce weather that struck Royal…
This is exactly how the FBI convinces hedge funders trading on inside information to spill the beans on everyone else
By Julia La Roche From Business Insider When the FBI wants to get a hedge fund portfolio manager to be a cooperating witness in an insider-trading case, they’ll literally follow that person everywhere, according to FBI Special Agent David Chaves. Basically,…
WSJ: Government probes into Ackman and Herbalife haven’t found evidence of criminal wrongdoing
By Carl O’Donnell, Reuters From Business Insider (Reuters) – Two government probes into the conduct of longtime antagonists Pershing Square Holdings and Herbalife have failed to find sufficient evidence of criminal wrongdoing by either party, the Wall Street Journal said, citing…
The Editor Speaks: One good apple in a barrel
One bad apple in a barrel of good apples will eventually turn all the barrels there into rotten ones. Wouldn’t it be nice if it worked the other way? Sadly, no. At least among all the stories of corrupt bankers…
The US lawyer who said, ‘This ain’t for me’
From Nell Gluckman, The Am Law Daily Jeffrey Herrmann isn’t a man who minces his words. Herrmann, who runs his own small law firm in New York, was one of more than a dozen lawyers secretly recorded by a nonprofit anti-corruption…
