Inmate says U.S. stole secret and he wants compensation

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Earl Jason Lariscey, a convict serving a life term for manslaughter in a Georgia prison, is charging a violation of the takings clause in a case against the federal government, alleging that the government stole a process for manufacturing helmets he invented while in prison. Lariscey invented a process for cutting the Kevlar which coats military helmets made by Federal Prison Industries Inc. He is asking the US Supreme Court to grant certiorari after disagreements among lower courts on the validity of his case.

Cases, Inventions, Regulatory taking (Law), Convict labor

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The legal secret of Viacom deal; lawyers finessed Del. governance rules to make merger work

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The Viacom Inc-CBS merger, with Viacom's Sumner M Redstone as chief executive officer and CBS's Mel Karmazin as chief operating officer, runs counter to how corporate power is divided between corporate officer and the board of directors under Delaware corporate law. What resulted was putting the terms of the executives power in the charter of the merging corporation, and these usually go into the executives' compensation agreements.

Delaware, Laws, regulations and rules, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Acquisitions and mergers, CBS Corp., Viacom Inc., CBS, VIA

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Environmental panel comes under fire for secret meetings

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The Environmental Advisory Group was appointed by the US Sentencing Commission to develop draft sentencing guidelines for environmental crimes, and is now under fire from corporations for holding its meetings behind closed doors. The group has promised to hold public meetings after it develops a draft, which should happen by Jan 1993. Corporate attorneys would like to have the draft reflect their concerns.

Standards, Remedies, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Powers and duties, United States. Sentencing Commission, Offenses against the environment, Environmental crimes

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