Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 7, 2015
One prominent example is the oxymoron of “harmonious demolition,” which refers to removal by local governments of houses targeted for sale to developers. When local governments decide to expropriate land occupied by residents, they must obtain their agreement, but the result is often far from harmonious.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, October 7, 2015
Call it the hostile “nudge.” Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $104 billion offer to acquire SABMiller is all about trying to nudge SABMiller into accepting the deal without Anheuser-Busch InBev having to go into full-fledged hostile bid mode.
Ethan Elkind quoted in The Daily Californian, Oct. 7, 2015
Ethan Elkind — lead analyst for the report … described the Downtown Berkeley station as an example of a “good, successful area” because of the heavy foot traffic in and around the station and its proximity to amenities.
Christopher Kutz op-ed cited in Life of the Law, Oct. 6, 2015
Kutz took data from the U.S. Justice Department and crunched the numbers. He says police in the U.S. make about three times more stops than officers in Spain, France, or England. And yet, the United States has almost double the number of fatal car crashes, meaning the roads in the U.S. aren’t any safer.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Oct. 6, 2015
Delaware’s courts have put the sometimes questionable roles of investment banks in merger deals firmly in their cross hairs. But are the courts going too far? The latest case is a lawsuit against Bank of America Merrill Lynch over Signet’s $1.4 billion buyout of the Zale Corporation.
Andrew Bradt quoted in Daily Journal (registration required), Oct. 6, 2015
“It’s not unusual for a potential defendant to be reaching out to potential plaintiffs, either to offer some alternative remedy or recall a product or replace it,” Bradt said.
Ethan Eklind quoted in Los Angeles Times, Oct. 5, 2015
“There’s definitely room for improvement in Los Angeles,” said Ethan Elkind. … “Putting in the infrastructure is just part of the job. Development favorable to transit use has not happened in that many instances. They need to make sure that new growth is focused around transit systems.”
Ethan Elkind quoted in San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Oct. 5, 2015
Pulling down Southern California’s overall grade was the Green Line stretching along the 105 Freeway from Norwalk to Redondo Beach, said Ethan Elkind. … “Those stations along the Green Line did not score well because you will not have a lot of development when the station is in the middle of a freeway.”
Holly Doremus quoted in The Desert Sun, Oct. 5, 2015
“We have a surprisingly bad handle on how much water actually is used, by whom, at what point, and for what,” said Holly Doremus. … “There are surely unlawful diversions going on.”
Megan McCracken quoted on CNN.com, Oct. 2, 2015
“We see yet again that Oklahoma simply cannot get it right. Less than an hour before the execution the Oklahoma Department of Corrections realizes that it is not prepared to carry out Mr. Glossip’s execution in compliance with its own protocol and the law,” said McCracken.