http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T16:54:11-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/expert_says_times_article_expands_wal-mart/ Responding to a New York Times report earlier this week about a claimed pattern of bribe-paying by a Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it has been looking into the alleged incidents discussed by the newspaper as part of an internal investigation of potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues that… Corporate Law, International Law, International, North America, Mexico Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:52:13 -0600 42113.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny_times_says_it_pursued_internal_probe_dropped_by_wal-mart_describes_claim/ When a lawyer for the Mexican subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. allegedly told executives at the retail giant's Arkansas headquarters that managers across the border routinely resorted to bribery to avoid zoning, environmental and permitting regulations when building new stores, an internal investigation ensued. But it was also shut down… Corporate Law, International Law, International, North America, Mexico, States, Arkansas Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:18:44 -0600 42104.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/michoacan_judge_accused_of_releasing_drug_cartel_suspects_fired/ Efrain Cazares, a federal judge for the Mexico state of Michoacan accused of improperly releasing drug cartel suspects, was fired Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. Mexico’s Federal Judiciary Council did not give specifics, according to the AP, but stated that Cazares was removed from the bench for… Criminal Justice, Judiciary, International, North America, Mexico Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:33:54 -0500 41301.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/potential_coverup_liability_in_walmart_fcpa_case_could_dwarf_mexican_bribe/ Allegations that bribery by the Wal-Mart Stores Inc.subsidiary in Mexico may have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act look "quite ordinary," a law professor says. But a claimed cover-up by company officials is a different story, he and other experts tell the Guardian. "The question now is who… Corporate Law, International Law, Securities Law, International, North America, Mexico Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:33:55 -0500 38438.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dla_piper_swipes_entire_thompson_knight_team_for_valentines_day_launch_in_m/ The entire Mexico City office of Thompson & Knight has jumped ship to join DLA Piper, which opened a new office there today. Two of the four partners making the move, Manuel Rajunov, a tax practitioner, and corporate partner Carlos Valencia, a telecom and technology specialist, will head the new… Business of Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, North America, Mexico Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:59:45 -0600 37347.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_citizen_14_who_admittedly_killed_4_is_convicted_in_mexico/ A 15-year-old United States citizen who admittedly killed four people by slitting their throats has been convicted in a Mexican court of torturing and beheading four people and kidnapping another three individuals. Convicted of aggravated homicide today in the slayings, Edgar Jimenez Lugo, who is also known as "El Ponchis,"… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, International Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Mexico Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:04:45 -0500 34116.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/high_court_asked_to_stay_execution_of_mexian_national/ Lawyers for a Mexican national on Texas' death row petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court today for a stay of the inmate's scheduled July 7 execution. The petition (PDF) has the backing of the Mexican government, which is expected to file an amicus brief in the case later today calling… Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, International Law, U.S. Supreme Court, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Mexico, States, Texas Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:52:21 -0500 33609.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/milbank_corporate_securities_leader_takes_team_to_dewey_where_he_will_head/ The head of the Latin America practice group at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy is taking a team of lawyers to Dewey & LeBoeuf, where he will serve in a similar leadership role. Michael Fitzgerald, who also chaired the global securities and global corporate groups at his now-former firm, is… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Corporate Law, International Law, Law Firms, Associates, Partners, Securities Law, Central America, International, North America, Mexico, South America Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:54 -0500 33366.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_order_may_remove_acclaimed_film_on_mexicos_flawed_justice_system_from/ A critically lauded documentary on Mexico’s corrupt justice system may be pulled from theaters after a federal judge received a complaint from a disgruntled witness who appears in the film. Presumed Guilty, which tells the story of an innocent man who is found guilty of murder twice, is facing legal… Constitutional Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Judiciary, Law in Popular Culture, Legal Ethics, Privacy Law, Tort Law, Injury & Accident Law, International, North America, Mexico Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:21:52 -0600 31538.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/come_se_dice_iphone_app/ ABA Journal, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Law Libraries, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Mexico, Opening Statements Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:40:35 -0600 31087.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_citizen_14_charged_in_mexico_as_alleged_drug_cartel_assassin/ A 14-year-old United States citizen has been charged with homicide by Mexican prosecutors for allegedly serving as an assassin for a drug cartel. The teen, who is identified only as Edgar, was born in San Diego but was reared in Mexico by his grandmother. He is accused of calmly telling… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, International Law, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Mexico Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:03:06 -0600 31005.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/given_choice_of_silver_or_lead_lawyer_serving_as_mayor_of_mexican_city_like/ A successful, idealistic Mexican lawyer who was elected to serve as mayor of Santiago in November 2009 didn't last a year in office before he was kidnapped and killed, allegedly with the help of the town's police force. Like many other politicians caught in the country's violent drug war, Edelmiro… Criminal Justice, Government Law, International Law, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Mexico Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:58:25 -0600 30285.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/is_web_shame_game_too_tough_on_some_defendants/ Internationally vilified for tossing a cat into a trash can, in an act captured by a surveillance camera--and then identified after footage was posted online--a British woman was fined about $400 in the animal cruelty case in October. The subject of death threats as well as a multitude of critical… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Government Law, Internet Law, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, Europe, United Kingdom, North America, Mexico, States, Michigan Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:53:11 -0600 30091.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/drug_tunnel_led_from_mexico_to_nogales_ariz._metered_parking_space_authorit/ A 13-foot drug tunnel discovered this week led from the Mexican side of a border fence to a metered parking space in downtown Nogales, Ariz., authorities say. There vehicles with holes cut in the bottom would park to accept marijuana deliveries from the 10-inch-wide tunnel opening, according to the Criminal Justice, International Law, International, North America, Mexico, States, Arizona Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:01:57 -0600 29959.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justia_launches_legal_portal_for_mexico/ Late last month, U.S. legal portal Justia launched a companion portal for Mexico: Justia México. The portal provides access to Mexican federal and state laws, including the Constitution of the United Mexican states and legal information about the 32 Mexican states, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, International Law, International, North America, Mexico Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:10:46 -0500 28993.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bullfighter_bolts_from_ring_is_arrested_in_apparent_breach-of-contract_case/ Contracts, Entertainment & Sports Law, International Law, Labor & Employment, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Mexico Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:32:46 -0500 26728.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cutting-edge_surveillance_helped_nab_mexican_drug_lord_accused_in_grisly_sl/ Cutting-edge electronic surveillance is being credited for the arrest of a second major drug figure in Mexico in less than a month, marking a potential new direction in a bloody drug war in which some 17,000 have been killed over the past three years, many of them police and innocent… Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, International Law, Terrorism, International, North America, Mexico Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:46:14 -0600 24040.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/feds_arrest_303_in_raids_in_19_states_concerning_mexican_drug_cartel/ A total of 303 people have been arrested over the past two days in coordinated raids in 19 states and large amounts of drugs and cash have been seized concerning alleged operations of a Mexican cartel in the United States. Announced today by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the raids… Criminal Justice, International Law, International, North America, Mexico Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:02:29 -0500 22789.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/mexican_president_replaces_ag_who_fought_drug_cartels/ Mexican President Felipe Calderon has replaced his attorney general who fought the drug cartels and replaced him with a little-known lawyer who has worked as a state and federal prosecutor. Calderon accepted the resignation of Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora without giving a reason for the change, Reuters… Criminal Justice, International Law, International, North America, Mexico Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:34:25 -0500 21777.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fedl_judge_dismisses_big_drug_case_calls_doj_misconduct_issue_moot/ Perhaps seeing the handwriting on the wall, the U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge to dismiss a major drug case with prejudice, and the judge has agreed. Friday's dismissal with prejudice of a conspiracy case against Zhenli Ye Gon is expected to send the defendant to Mexico to… Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, White Collar Crime, International Law, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, D.C. Circuit Court, International, North America, Mexico Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:30:03 -0500 21663.abajournal.com