Corruption occurs when a person in a position of power attempts to give themselves an advantage by leveraging their position. A conflict of interest occurs when a person stands to personally benefit from their public role. Both corruption and conflicts of interest have a deep impact on public welfare. Corruption on the part of large corporations, politicians and other public … [Read more...] about Top 10 Corruption Scandals in the United States
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1000 TransPerfect Employees Sign Petition Pleading for Governor to Launch Investigation into Chancellor Bouchard
Here's a quick update, folks, on the Delaware front, regarding Delaware Governor John Carney. There are 1,000 TransPerfect employees requesting the relationship between Chancellor Andre Bouchard and law firm Skadden Arps be investigated. I have one question, what has taken so long? It's time for Governor John Carney to take a leadership role and clean up our shameful old … [Read more...] about 1000 TransPerfect Employees Sign Petition Pleading for Governor to Launch Investigation into Chancellor Bouchard
Once Mighty Delaware — in a Downward Spiral?
The glory days of Delaware look to be farther and farther behind us folks, as I look into my rear-view mirror. Delaware's economic struggles have grown, it's a destination for late-term abortion, unemployment is worsening, the courts are corrupt, members of the legislative are at odds with each other and there seems to be limited compromise. Delaware was once a place I was … [Read more...] about Once Mighty Delaware — in a Downward Spiral?
Skadden Arps Law Firm in Dispute with Advocacy Group over Diversity in its Company — Incessant Billing Continues Against TransPerfect
How ridiculous is this? See the nutty story below for a story that's not to be believed! It appears to me that the people at Skadden Arps are trying to blame TransPerfect because this law firm has too few attorneys of color in their Wilmington office. I wonder how ignorant Skadden and their former workers Andre Bouchard and Robert Pincus think the pubic is? The TransPerfect … [Read more...] about Skadden Arps Law Firm in Dispute with Advocacy Group over Diversity in its Company — Incessant Billing Continues Against TransPerfect
Delaware’s Former Chief Justice Leo Strine vs. James Martin — An Issue of Judicial Ethics?
I have written extensively about the TransPerfect case, how it was adjudicated, appearances of impropriety and conflicts of interest that I clearly perceive to exist, and the apparent, and in my view, incestuous situation that has developed over the years in Delaware’s “Good Ole Boy” legal system, seemingly protected by the Delaware Bar Association and the Legislature … [Read more...] about Delaware’s Former Chief Justice Leo Strine vs. James Martin — An Issue of Judicial Ethics?