Immunity Act leaves spouses unsupported; U.N. workers, others dodge court orders

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The International Organizations Immunity Act gives employees of international groups operating in the US limited jurisdictional immunity, meaning that these organizations do not have to garnish employees' wages or provide family courts with information about employees' salaries and benefits. Janet Atkinson, one of the divorcees affected by this law, is pushing for anmendment of these groups' pension plans allowing such attachments to take place. Atkinson works part-time for the Center for Supportive Families, a group dealing with interstate child-support matters.

Officials and employees, Laws, regulations and rules, International agencies, International organizations, Personal jurisdiction, Privileges and immunities, Support (Domestic relations)

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Texaco execs' verdicts roil prosecution; should discovery abuses ever lead to criminal cases?

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There is disagreement about whether the acquittal of two Texaco Corp executives on obstruction of justice charges for flagrant discovery abuse in a race discrimination case will make discovery abuse common in suits against other companies. requests. One of the defendants released tapes of racist comments made by Texaco executives after his layoff, and the comments prompted an outcry by civil rights leaders and a boycott of Texaco products which led the company to settle a pending employment discrimination lawsuit for a record $176 mil.

Analysis, Texaco Inc., TX, Discovery abuse, Discovery abuse (Law), Obstruction of justice, New York (State)

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'Deadbeat dads' get a boost; ruling hobbles government's ability to collect from them

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The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit ruled in United States v. Bongiorno that the Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act had been improperly used by the Massachusetts Attorney General in a delinquent child support action against a Michigan surgeon as the law is only used for debts owed the government. The conviction under the 1990 Child Support Recovery Act was affirmed, however.

Child support, Debtor and creditor

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