At a Glance

 E-discovery practices discussed at seminar

The Federal Bar Association and judges of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, will present a seminar on e-discovery practice and procedure on Tuesday, January 14 at the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit.

The title of the program — from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in Room 115 — is “The New E-discovery Model Order: A Roadmap for Efficiency and Avoiding Litigation Pitfalls.” 

Judicial invitees include U.S. District Court Judge Robert Cleland and U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Michael  Hluchaniuk. 

Cost for the program is $25 for FBA members and $35 for non-members.

Lunch is included. Registration is available online at the FBA website: fbamich.org.

 

Investigation sought of non-citizen voting

LANSING (AP) — Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says she’s asked the state Attorney General’s office to investigate 10 people who aren’t U.S. citizens but have voted in past Michigan elections.

MLive.com reports the letter to Bill Schuette calls for an “investigation, and if appropriate, prosecution.”

The Secretary of State’s office says the people are from Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Roscommon and Wayne counties. Names of those involved haven’t been released, but Johnson’s office says they voted in presidential and gubernatorial elections in the past decade.

Schuette spokeswoman Joy Yearout says they received the letter from Johnson and the referrals are under review.

The 10 people are some of 600 people who earlier were verified as not being U.S. citizens by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

 

Kiss gets six-year-old suspended from school

 
CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — A six-year-old boy has been suspended from a Colorado school for kissing a girl on the cheek.
 
School officials in Canon City are accusing the boy of sexual harassment and they want it on his school record.

The boy’s mother tells KRDO-TV her son was suspended once before for kissing the girl and had disciplinary problems, but the girl did not object to being kissed.

A School District RE-1 official says the repeat offenses meet the school policy definition of sexual harassment and they hope the tough standards will force the boy to change his behavior.
 

German firm to pay $32M to settle case

 
HOUSTON (AP) — A German engineering company has agreed to pay a $32 million fine as part of an agreement to settle charges it worked with a Texas company to bribe Nigerian officials in order to win a $387 million pipeline contract.
 
A U.S. Justice Department statement says Bilfinger SE conspired with Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. and others from late 2003 to 2005 to make more than $6 million in bribes to Nigerian officials.
Bilfinger was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The company entered into a deferred prosecution agreement. If the company meets certain conditions within three years, the charges will be dropped.

In May 2008, Willbros agreed to pay more than $22 million in fines.
 

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