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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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Church, State and Employment

Though at least one popular '80s rock band sang about Losing My Religion, today's employees of religious institutions are singing a different tune: losing my employment. According to this extensive story from the New York Times, "Where Faith Abides, Employees Have Few Rights" (Nicole Bengiveno, 10/9/06), courts have expanded the "ministerial exception" -- which gives religious institutions wide discretion over employment-related decisions related to a "core expression of religious belief" -- to apply in situations that do not, on their face, implicate religious issues. Thus, (from the article):

Judges have routinely invoked the ministerial exception to dismiss lawsuits against religious employers by rabbis, ministers, cantors, nuns and priests - those "whose ministry is a core expression of religious belief for that congregation," as Mr. McNicholas put it.

But judges also have applied the exception to dismiss cases filed by the press secretary at a Roman Catholic church, a writer for The Christian Science Monitor, administrators at religious colleges, the disgruntled beneficiaries of a Lutheran pension fund, the overseer of the kosher kitchen at a Jewish nursing home and a co-founder of Focus on the Family, run by the conservative religious leader James C. Dobson. Court files show that some of these people were surprised to learn that their work had been considered a "core expression of religious belief" by their employer.

The article offers some truly heartbreaking cases, such as the termination of a nun-in-training after she was diagnosed with breast cancer or a synagogue's decision forcing a rabbi with Parkinson's discease to retire early on disability. In the case of the rabbi, as with many other cases in the genre of "ministerial exception," the court simply refuses to second-guess the religious institution's reason for the termination, even where it gives no justification at all.

Finally, the article updates us on the end result of Petruska v. Gannon University, which we first covered here. There, 3rd Circuit Judge Edward Becker (in what would be his last decision before his death) attempted to formulate a compromise that would allow employees, in certain circumstances, to pierce the ministerial exemption veil. However, as the article notes (as well as Mike Fox's subsequent update from September 2006 here), on rehearing, the 3rd Circuit reversed its decision, holding that the ministerial exception "applies to any claim, the resolution of which would limit a religious institution's right to choose who will perform particular spiritual functions. "

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 10, 2006 at 02:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Are You One of the 20 Percent?

Back in law school, I vaguely recall the dean telling us in his welcoming address to look around the room, because half of us would be in the top of the class, and half of us would be in the bottom. I'm quite sure that half of the law deans in the country use that line, but perhaps, in a couple of years, they'll modify it by telling students to "look around -- half of you will be blogging lawyers someday."

We haven't quite reached the halfway point, of course, but as Bob Ambrogi writes in this post at his home blog, Law Sites, nearly 20 percent of law firms publish their own blog, according to  The Survey of Law Firm E-Marketing Practices published by the Primary Research Group.  From Ambrogi's summary of the study, "firms with 20 or more practice groups were the most likely to publish blogs, with nearly 40 percent of such firms having them." In addition, firms are investing in Web sites and other electronic communications, spending a mean of $40,583 to overhaul Web sites, publishing e-newsletters and using e-mail marketing to promote the firm.

Kevin O'Keefe of Lex Blog questions the 20 percent statistic, as do I. This recent compilation of law blogs collected by Blawg Review, while comprehensive, doesn't seem nearly long enough to represent 20 percent of law firms -- especially if you eliminate the law student blogs from the list. Personally, I'd be surprised if more than 5 to 8 percent of law firms of all sizes blog, but that's nothing but a guess. If you have a guess -- or a link to other statistics on law firm bloggers -- feel free to share them below.   

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 10, 2006 at 01:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Litigation Is Big Business for Big Business

According to this survey just released by Houston-based law firm Fulbright and Jaworski, major United States companies are spending 70 percent of their legal budgets on suing or being sued, to the tune of an average of $20 million a year per company. According to the survey, some companies are more prone to litigation than others. Not surprisingly, the insurance industry tops the list, with an average of 1,700 lawsuits last year, followed by retailers and energy firms.

The subject matter of the cases is surprising, also. As the survey describes, corporate attorneys worry most about labor and employment claims and old-fashioned contract disputes rather than the stock option and corporate governance scandals that are now capturing headlines.

Apparently, the Fulbright survey is one of the most comprehensive annual studies on litigation trends. That's an awfully nice service that Fulbright's providing, because I'm sure its competitors use the survey to identify new trends and target new clients. Of course  Fulbright can afford to be generous, because with $20 million corporate budgets for litigation, there's more than enough to go around.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 10, 2006 at 01:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Disclaimers: A Panacea or a Mindset We Ought to Avoid?

For lawyers, disclaimers, disclosures and sometimes flat-out bans have become a routine part of practice and an easy solution to circumventing tough decisions. Don't want to lose a client over a conflict? Just disclose and waive the conflict, even if dual representation potentially raises appearances of impropriety. Don't want to give the public the freedom to figure out for themselves that "Super Lawyers" is nothing more than paid advertising? Either ban lawyers from using the Super Lawyers designation in ads, or, as a pallid backup, require Super Lawyers ads to disclose that they are in fact paid advertising, as professor Michael Ambrosio suggests in this recent article, "A Disclaimer Would End Hubbub Over Super and Best Lawyers."

Now, as discussed in this National Law Journal article, "Law Blogs Raise Prickly Ethical Issues" (10/6/06), some are suggesting that lawyers place disclaimers on blogs to avoid restrictive regulation now under consideration by the New York bar. But one lawyer, Ernest Svenson (aka Ernie the Attorney), won't have any part of it:

I don't want to put any disclaimers on my blog," said Ernest Svenson, a blogger better know as Ernie the Attorney. "It's a buy-in to a mindset that I want to go away." Too many disclaimers and warnings create a cry-wolf situation, he said, and dilutes those messages that rightfully should protect consumers. He added that blogs have become a way to enhance the credibility of lawyers, one of the purposes of advertising restrictions.

Over at my home blog, MyShingle, I've taken the same approach as Ernie. Personally, I'd rather have the New York bar (of which I'm a member) try to regulate blogging and face an inevitable constitutional challenge than force bloggers to muddy our blogs with disclaimers that make us look like the types of mealy-mouthed lawyers that the public can't stand.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 10, 2006 at 01:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

 

Curso de Lobby en SOFOFA

De estas cosas hablaremos en la próxima Charla de " Lobbying sin caer en tráfico de influencias"  a dictarse en SOFOFA, Chile, y pueden reservar inscripciones en Fono:  6884265 Sr Claudio Pérez

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Monday, October 09, 2006

¿POR QUE ES IMPORTANTE LA FORMACION CONTINUA EN LA EMPRESA Y EN LAS PERSONAS?

¿Por qué es importante formarnos?

Nosotros creemos que la formación continua y permanente en la empresa en fundamental ahora más que nunca. Los cambios siceden a velocidada jamás soñadas. Por ello hemos ideado, creado diversos cursos para la empresas, ejecutivos y personas en general que estamos impartiendo en SOFOFA CHILE y en Empresas Universidades del país.Por cierto, pueden solicitarlos acá Roxana Jofre, Directora de RRHH de Nexus  ha señalado :

A pesar de la inmensa cantidad de artículos escrito sobre la importancia de la formación en las empresas, todavía existen organizaciones, comercios y directivos que conservan el viejo paradigma de que la formación es un gasto y no un inversión para el negocio.

La formación tuvo y tiene su protagonismo ya que a través de ella se consigue tener al mejor personal, retenerlo y desarrollarlo y, de esta manera, también se agrega valor al negocio y a la empresa.

La formación es una herramienta alineada a los objetivos estratégicos de la organización, comercio y empresa, y brinda soporte a los personas para que actualicen sus conocimientos sobre el producto o servicio en que trabajan, así como de los tipos de públicos objetivos a los que se dirigen, de las distintas formas de negociación con los clientes / distribuidores / usuarios que existen, o cómo desarrollar habilidades de comunicación, entre otros temas.

Pero… ¿Que significa “formación” en las empresas?

La formación es un proceso de aprendizaje especial basado en la posibilidad de guiar a los profesionales para que desempeñen su labor con eficiencia a través de la adquisición de conocimientos teóricos y prácticos que contribuyan a su desarrollo intelectual y a su trabajo. Es un proceso de aprendizaje de corto a mediano plazo y ayuda a las personas a adquirir y a mejorar aquellas habilidades que se han definido como necesarias para mejorar su labor actual.

Es importante señalar que las acciones de formación no actúan sobre la organización y sus resultados directamente, sino a través de personas individuales. Son las personas las que, al experimentar este proceso de aprendizaje, adquieren conocimiento, habilidades o actitudes de las cuales se espera que, además de provocar cambios en ellas, produzcan cambios o mejoras en la empresa.

Pensemos que las personas que se forman ya sea en la empresa o en forma externa son adultos, por lo tanto:

- La educación debe ser activa y participativa

- Todos los adultos aportan una amplia cuota de conocimiento y experiencia así como de prejuicios y temores.

- Los adultos tienen preocupaciones y necesidades derivadas de su situación concreta de trabajo, que buscan resolver.

- Los adultos buscan en las actividades de formación, respuestas a problemas concretos, procurando una aplicación inmediata del aprendizaje, es decir, utilidad.

- El aprendizaje es un proceso dinámico y permanente. Es un proceso emocional donde aprendemos a través de los sentidos.

- Lo que aprendemos lo relacionamos con lo que sabemos

- Cada persona aprende en grados y en ritmos diferentes.

- Los adultos aprenden mejor practicando

- Los adultos necesitan aprender a partir de su experiencia

- Los adultos buscan reconocimiento y afrontar el mundo actual, desarrollando modelos de conductas que le ayuden a adaptarse a circunstancias particulares en las que se puede encontrar en un momento en particular.

- Los adultos tienen ideas para aportar

- Necesitan conocer por qué y para qué es necesaria la formación

La ventaja o desventaja competitiva está en las personas que integran la empresa, de aquí parte la necesidad de planificar la estrategia de negocio con un plan de formación.

La formación genera acercamiento con otras personas, motivación y un espacio de aprendizaje, pero también de reflexión.

Saludos

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Saturday, October 07, 2006

Charla de lobby en sofofa chile, " Lobbying sin caer en trafico de Influencias"

De estas y otras materias hablaremos en proxima charla de "Lobbying sin caer en tráfico de influencias" , que dictaremos en SOFOFA, Chile,  el dia 25 de octubre de 2006 , pueden inscribirse y reservar cupos en telefono: 68884265 con el Sr. Claudio Pérez
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Friday, October 06, 2006

DIARIO DE LA CAMARA DE DIPUTADOS

Diario de la Cámara de Diputados
http://www.camara.cl/diario/diario2.htm
Jueves 05 de Octubre de 2006

Titulo : Suprema dice que proyecto que multa a abogados es innecesario

Detalle : El Poder Judicial informó en la sesión de ayer, que estima innecesaria la moción que permite multar a abogados que no aleguen ni se anuncien, sin causa justificada, puesto que esto ya está regulado en el Código de Procedimiento Civil.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21723

Titulo : Proponen no suspender de sus cargos a parlamentarios desaforados

Detalle : La moción, propuesta por los diputados Juan Bustos, Iván Paredes, Sergio Aguiló, Fidel Espinoza, Roberto León, Jaime Quintana, Fulvio Rossi, Raúl Súnico, Isabel Allende y Clemira Pacheco, establece una reforma constitucional relativa a los efectos del desafuero, que permite no suspender de sus cargos a diputados y senadores desaforados.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21725

Titulo : Establecen sanción para quien denuncie a un agente encubierto

Detalle : El proyecto pertenece al diputado RN Maximiano Errázuriz (en la foto) y modifica el Código Penal. La iniciativa, que lleva el número de boletín 4583, será estudiada por la comisión de Constitución.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21727

Titulo : Diputados analizan proyecto que integra agenda corta de seguridad ciudadana

Detalle : La iniciativa, que modifica el Código Penal y el Código Procesal Penal en materia de seguridad ciudadana y refuerza las atribuciones preventivas de las policías, se encuentra en el tercer punto de la tabla de la sesión de hoy, que se inicia a las 10:30 horas.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21695

Titulo : A ley convenio de Seguridad Social con Suecia

Detalle : El Senado comunicó la aprobación, en los mismos términos que la Cámara de Diputados, el Acuerdo que modifica el Convenio de Seguridad Social entre Chile y Suecia, el cual se mandó a comunicar a la Presidenta de la República para su promulgación.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21697

Titulo : Registro Civil podrá invalidar matrimonios por bigamia

Detalle : Así lo propone una moción del diputado de Renovación Nacional, Maximiano Errázuriz, que busca reducir el tiempo que demora el actual trámite judicial.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21699

Titulo : Solicitan mejorar situación laboral de trabajadores de salud

Detalle : En Hora de Incidentes, el diputado Osvaldo Palma (RN), hizo un llamado a la conciencia de la Concertación para que escuche y solucione los problemas de los funcionarios de este sector.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21701

Titulo : Exposición Forma Natura en la Cámara

Detalle : Cincuenta esculturas en raíces de alerce forman parte de la exposición "Forma Natura", del artista Sergio Uribe (centro), inaugurada este miércoles en el Hall La Mezzanina de la Cámara de Diputados.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21709

Titulo : Denuncian especulación de sanitarias con aportes financieros reembolsables

Detalle : El diputado DC Gonzalo Duarte, pidió, en Hora de Incidentes, que el ministerio de Vivienda informe sobre la conducta de las sanitarias frente a los cobros que por sus servicios están realizando en áreas no urbanas del país.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21705

Titulo : Comisión de Salud realizará sesiones especiales en Santiago

Detalle : La comisión se reunirá todos los lunes en el Palacio Ariztía, para continuar con la investigación sobre el eventual tráfico de sangre y la contaminación con hepatitis B a más de una docena de menores.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21707

Titulo : Vuelve a comisión proyecto que propone transparencia en operación de venta

Detalle : Por 39 votos a favor, 36 en contra y 2 abstenciones, los diputados aprobaron en general el proyecto que establece transparencia en la información de las boletas de ventas y servicios, separando el precio del impuesto con que se grava la operación.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21711

Titulo : Diputado plantea regular proceso de desafuero

Detalle : A través de una moción, el diputado RN Maximiano Errázuriz propone modificar el artículo 416 del Código Procesal Penal, en lo referente al desafuero de los parlamentarios, para hacer acorde dicho procedimiento a las normas constitucionales que lo rigen.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21713

Titulo : Comisión de Trabajo invita a representantes de Bancos y Multitiendas

Detalle : La instancia legislativa, que preside el diputado Sergio Aguiló, acordó invitar a su próxima sesión a los gerentes generales de Almacenes París y Cencosud, y a los presidentes de la Asociación General de Bancos, la Confederación Bancaria y CONFECOVE.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21715

Titulo : Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados recibió a Presidente electo de México

Detalle : El Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados, Antonio Leal, recibió al Presidente electo de México, Felipe Calderón, y destacó el significado de su visita a Chile, reforzando los profundos lazos de amistad y de cooperación existentes entre ambos países.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21717

Titulo : Comisiones recaban información sobre ex cooperativa Rupanco, neonazis y relaciones internacionales

Detalle : En sus sesiones ordinarias de la presente semana las comisiones de Agricultura, Defensa (en la foto) y Relaciones Exteriores, recibieron en audiencias a diversos personeros.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21719

Titulo : Proponen publicitar ley de tabaco

Detalle : El proyecto fue presentado por los diputados Enrique Estay, Sergio Bobadilla, Sergio Correa, Andrés Egaña, Juan Lobos, Iván Norambuena, Manuel Rojas, Osvaldo Palma y María Angélica Cristi, y busca establecer una adecuada publicidad de la ley del tabaco, debido a las confusiones que se han generado.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21721


 

Thursday, October 05, 2006

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Supreme Court Clerks Reaching (er, Representing) the Stars

No one has done more to glamorize and create a celebrity mystique for Supreme Court law clerks than David Lat at Underneath Their Robes. But the allure of the Hotties of the Law simply doesn't compare to the Hotties of Hollywood. And as this article, Supreme Court Connection:  High Court Clerks Tackle Entertainment Law ( Matthew Belloni -- Oct. 3, 2006), explains, Supreme Court clerks are trading in on their celebrity status in the small pond of the legal profession to represent big-time, Hollywood celebrities. Though generally, entertainment boutiques do not hire lawyers without experience, Supreme Court clerks have proven the exception to this rule. As Belloni reports:

The boutiques . do not hire . without experience.  Except when they do. Tara Kole and Theane Evangelis are first-year associates at two of L.A.'s most elite talent boutiques - Kole at Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown in Beverly Hills and Evangelis at Ziffren Brittenham Branca Fischer Gilbert-Lurie Stiffelman Cook Johnson Lande & Wolf in Century City - firms with client rosters among the most enviable in the business that rarely take on young associates, much less lawyers who are new to private practice. It might have helped that both Kole and Evangelis are the legal world's equivalent of young rock stars, having spent the 2004-05 term clerking for the U.S. Supreme Court, whose new term begins this week. Kole worked with Justice Antonin Scalia, Evangelis with now-retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

The duo's credentials meant they likely could have selected anywhere to begin their careers - anywhere, the conventional wisdom goes, but the insular and highly specialized world of talent dealmaking. But the two managed to graduate from one of the most selective positions in law to one of the entertainmentindustry's toughest to crack. In the process, they exemplify both the level of legal talent the industry is attracting and, perhaps a bit disheartening for the community at large, the kind of credentials that may increasingly be required to break into the practice.

As of yet, entertainment law is not a popular choice for Supreme Court clerks. Describes Steven Krone (another Supreme Court clerk who went to the entertainment industry):

"Certainly I was a curiosity," Krone says. "There were 35 clerks my term. Half went to appellate divisions of Washington firms or the office of the Attorney General. One went to the Southern Poverty Center, and the rest went to traditional firms."

As law firm life grows more arduous for new associates, even the $200,000 signing bonuses that Supreme Court clerks can command may not be all that appealing. After all, when you can bask in the bright lights of Hollywood, why would you be content to be one of hundreds of associates, burning the midnight oil?

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 4, 2006 at 11:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Does Technology Make Our Lives Easier?

The JD Bliss Blog poses the question of whether mobile technology helps or hinders work-life balance:

Some say the technologies keep employees tethered to the office 24/7, while others argue that the ability to communicate with the office and clients anytime, anywhere is liberating.

JD Bliss sites a study out of the United Kingdom, where 73 percent of respondents said that they have seen an improvement in their work-life balance as a result of  using mobile technologies. (But, as the post notes, the survey was  commissioned by Damovo UK, which provides mobile communication technologies to businesses). 

Meanwhile, another survey suggests the opposite result. According to this news release (October 2006):

A new university study and the ever-increasing use of wireless devices, such as the BlackBerry, could result in a flood of lawsuits against employers for creating an allegedly dangerous environment where unpaid overwork is required for success, promotion and job security, a leading law firm warns [...] Giving rise to possible claims, is a recent study by Gayle Porter, Associate Professor of Management at Rutgers University in New Jersey, which suggests possible liability for companies if they keep their employees on "electronic leashes" as part of their job requirements."We could easily see the plaintiff's bar pursuing class claims. In light of possible claims involving stress related illnesses, carpal tunnel, and for overtime, companies need to be proactive to avert possible serious monetary consequences," said Morris.

As with everything else, portable technology can bring enormous benefits, if used properly. I'd hate to see a situation where lawsuits resulted in the elimination of the mobile technology from the workplace. More than any other tool, BlackBerrys, cell phones and the Internet have increased our flexibility and enabled lawyers to work away from the office. The solution is not to get rid of the technology but to prevent employers from abusing it.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 4, 2006 at 11:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Justice Scalia Continues His Precedent of Controversy

Last term, it was a crude gesture to reporters; now it's a comment that some say perpetuates stereotypes against Mexicans. With the Supreme Court just starting its new session, Justice Scalia is continuing his precedent of generating controversy. As CNN describes here:

Justice Antonin Scalia opened the Supreme Court's new term Tuesday by questioning whether a man deported to Mexico after a drug conviction would be "abstaining from tequila" for fear of violating his U.S. parole terms.The remark came as justices heard an immigration case involving a Texas man, Reymundo Toledo-Flores, who was deported in April after being convicted of illegally entering the United States.

But though Scalia's comments have drawn lots of attention, are they as offensive as they appear? In her Supreme Court dispatch of the term, Dahlia Lithwick says yes, writing that we have a double standard for Scalia:

If George Allen had uttered Scalia's "nobody thinks your client is abstaining from tequila" crack today, it would have been front-page news. The rest of us would have been forced to form some opinion as to whether it was an "aspersion," a stereotype, a gaffe, or just a celebration of worm-laden beverages. But the court exists on a different plane, and for good reason. We don't want every branch of government to be beholden to the electorate, but that doesn't mean that the justices shouldn't be beholden to themselves. Scalia wants to be a part of the national conversation, but not on the terms the nation has agreed to. And each time he unleashes one of these remarks, I find myself wondering whether he's protecting his right to express himself, or just relishing his free pass.

But taking advantage of same day argument transcripts, Hot Air.com  reaches a different conclusion, by showing how the quote appears in context:

MR. CROOKS: For example, he should not use alcohol, he should not associate with persons.

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JUSTICE SCALIA: We have a case involving standing which says that - you know, the doctrine of standing is more than an exercise in the conceivable. And this seem to me an exercise in the conceivable. Nobody thinks your client is really, you know, abstaining from tequila down in Mexico because he is on supervised release in the United States, or is going - is going to apply having been deported from the country for criminal offenses, he is going to apply to come back - and look, these are ingenious exercises in the conceivable. This is just not the real world.

From Hot Air's perspective, Scalia's remark equating tequila with Mexican alcohol is no different than equating sake with Japanese alcohol or vodka with Russian alcohol. 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 4, 2006 at 11:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Trial Lawyers Collaborate on Web Site

If you think that trial lawyers constantly compete with each other for top cases, think again. The newly created Trial Lawyer Resource Center (TLRC) is a hot-off-the-presses blog that represents the collaborative efforts of 10 trial lawyers. Some of the collaborators, like David Swanner of South Carolina Trial Law Blog, John Day of Day on Torts, Mark Zamora of A Georgia Lawyer and Ron Miller of Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog may already be familiar names from the blogsphere. Here's how the TLRC blog describes its purpose:

[this is a blog where a] number of the USA's top trial attorneys join together with litigation experts to lend their expertise on topics that matter in your trial practice. Gain insight in case selection, work up, trial strategy, evidence, and post settlement issues. Contributors will reqularly share their real life experiences and knowledge to help you represent injured consumers.

But there's something even more radical about the TLRC besides collaboration and the wealth of information that it will provide to other lawyers at no cost. Traditionally, resources provided by the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA; soon to be known as the American Association for Justice) has limited certain membership benefits, such as listserve participation, to plaintiffs lawyers. But the lawyers at TLRC apparently have no compunction about sharing their secrets, not just with other plaintiffs lawyers but with the defense bar as well. My guess is that TLRC will find a major audience not just with plaintiffs lawyers but with their adversaries as well.

For more information on the new site, read Evan Schaeffer's interview with David Swanner at Legal Underground.

 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 4, 2006 at 11:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)


Tuesday, October 03, 2006

LOBBYING : CHARLA EL 25 DE OCTUBRE 2006 EN SOFOFA.

Charla en SOFOFA sobre LOBBYING en SOFOFA CHILE  ; de estos y otros temas hablaremos en una Charla sobre "Lobbuing sin caer en tráfico de influencias"
a realizarse en dia 25 de Octubre . Pueden reservar cupos en SOFOFA  teléfono 6664265.

Corrupción en Estados Unidos
El Financiero (México) - Mexico
... En la cultura política anglosajona, el cabildeo (lobbying) se considera "un proceso de ejercicio del derecho ciudadano de petición o solicitud al gobierno ...

''Somos parte de la modernidad del Congreso'': Almaraz
El Financiero (México) - Mexico
''Vale la pena aclarar que el lobbying no lo hacemos nosotros. Empresas como GEP realizan operación política. Industrias como ...
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Lobbying y legislación
El Financiero (México) - Mexico
En octubre de 2005 estalló el escándalo por un supuesto soborno a legisladores. El día 3 de ese mes, el diputado panista Miguel ...

Los legisladores prefieren la opacidad: Benito Nacif
El Financiero (México) - Mexico
... en estas figuras porque durante las últimas siete décadas todo se hacía 'en lo oscurito' negociando 'en corto', no a la luz pública, y el lobbying es una ...

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Would Silicon Valley Have Been as Successful With Stodgier GCs?

In the wake of recent scandals related to pretexting and backdating of stock options, Asbhy Jones of The Wall Street Journal considers  the role of the in house counsel at Silicon Valley companies in Silicon Valley's Outsiders:  In-House Lawyers? (WSJ Online, October 2, 2006).  Jones writes:

Lately, two scandals -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board-leak investigation and the backdating of stock options -- are shining a light on the role of in-house lawyers at Silicon Valley technology companies.  Those situations each present different facts. But lawyers inside and outside the valley say in-house lawyers at technology companies sometimes lack the respect the position commands elsewhere. One indication: Some big Silicon Valley companies don't have general counsel -- the title typically conferred on top in-house attorneys.

Among other things:

General counsel in Silicon Valley are still sometimes "seen as a blockage to the execution" of the company's plans, says Scott Bohannon, general manager of the General Counsel Roundtable, a Washington research organization.

As a result, "No -- the message in-house lawyers often have to deliver -- isn't the message some driven entrepreneurs want to hear."

Jones points out that at large, more established companies, in house GCs were once relegated to the position of second fiddle.  But:

In the past 20 years, however, general counsel have won a stronger voice with senior executives and directors. One key figure in that development was Benjamin Heineman Jr., the top lawyer at General Electric Co. from 1987 to 2005. Heineman recruited high-powered legal talent. Many of his protégés went on to become strong and respected top lawyers elsewhere, including Maura Abeln Smith at International Paper Co. and Jeffrey B. Kindler at McDonald's Corp. and Pfizer Inc. Kindler was named Pfizer's chief executive in July.

One message of those interviewed for Jones' piece is that as the high-tech industry grows and matures, companies will need stronger in house counsel who won't, as Brad Wendel describes, turn a blind eye to inconvenient facts.   But at the same time, Jones' piece also makes me wonder:  would the Silicon Valley companies have had the same success with more assertive GCs? 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 12:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Is Justice for Sale in Ohio?

Is justice for sale in Ohio?  Or do coincidence or inaccurate study metrics explain the correlation between campaign contributions and rulings by the Ohio Supreme Court?  These are some of the questions explored in this extensive New York Times report by Adam Liptak and Janet Roberts, Campaign Cash Mirrors A High Court's Rulings.

Among the article's findings:

An examination of the Ohio Supreme Court by The New York Times found that its justices routinely sat on cases after receiving campaign contributions from the parties involved or from groups that filed supporting briefs. On average, they voted in favor of contributors 70 percent of the time. Justice O'Donnell voted for his contributors 91 percent of the time, the highest rate of any justice on the court.

In the 12 years that were studied, the justices almost never disqualified themselves from hearing their contributors' cases. In the 215 cases with the most direct potential conflicts of interest, justices recused themselves just nine times.

In accordance with the code of judicial ethics, judges frequently recuse themselves from cases where they have a financial interest that might create even an appearance of impartiality -- for example where a judge holds stock in a litigant's company.  But according to the article, campaign contributions have been considered an exception to the financial interest recusal rule.
As the article explains:

Many judges said contributions were so common that recusal would wreak havoc on the system. The standard in the Ohio Supreme Court, its chief justice, Thomas J. Moyer, said, is to recuse only if "sitting on the case is going to be perceived as just totally unfair."

Still, if you think that this article will result in reforms, such as mandatory recusals in cases where judges have taken campaign contributions, or replacing judicial elections with appointment, think again.  For starters, the justices interviewed for the article do not believe that recusal would result in change:

None of the justices interviewed suggested that more frequent recusals from contributors' cases would be a positive step rather than a recipe for havoc. Last year, though, five justices did recuse themselves from a case involving a Republican fund-raiser, Thomas W. Noe. They had taken $23,510 from Mr. Noe and his wife. Appeals court judges filled in for the justices.

Others, apparently, do not even acknowledge a problem with the existing system:

Justice O'Donnell, who has raised more than $3 million since 2000, refused to be interviewed for this article despite more than a half-dozen requests to his campaign, his chambers and the court. In a statement, he said, "Any effort to link judicial campaign contributions received by a judicial campaign committee for major media advertising to case outcomes is misleading and erodes public confidence in the judiciary."

If anything, the article gives incentive for non-business groups to work harder to outspend their opponents.  The article notes that:

Not long ago, the Ohio Supreme Court was controlled by liberal justices whose campaigns had been financed in large part by plaintiffs' lawyers and unions. Now that business groups are outspending their adversaries, the court has become dominated by more conservative justices. And the court's decisions are no longer markedly sympathetic to people claiming injuries[...]

"The current wars are epic battles between businesses and trial lawyers," said Bert Brandenburg, the executive director of Justice at Stake. "Over the past half-decade, business groups are outraising and outspending trial lawyers."

In short, why should interest groups spend their money on developing an impartial system, when it's easier to spend the money to buy the judges you want instead? 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 12:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Preview of the Supreme Court's October Calendar

In this article, A Look Ahead to the First Oral Arguments of the New Supreme Court Term, Howard Bashman of How Appealing previews some of the questions that the Supreme Court will address when the court starts its new session on Oct. 3.   Of the nine cases scheduled for Oct. 3-11, four come from the 9th Circuit.   These include:  United States v. Resendiz-Ponce, which presents the question whether the omission of an element from a federal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and  Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture on them.

Bashman doesn't hold out much hope that the 9th Circuit's reputation as the most overruled circuit will change this term.  He concludes:

Although none of the 2006 term's blockbuster opinions may emerge from the Court's very first oral argument session, it does appear that the 9th Circuit is well on its way to being reversed in at least three of the four cases to be argued in October.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 12:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Blawg Review #77

On this first Monday in October, we find Patent Baristas host to an October-themed Blawg Review #77.   Perhaps because autumn coincides with the start of the school year, this week's Blawg Review features a  large number of educational or explanatory posts, including Tom Collins of morepartnerincome  on the six basic law firm metrics that every firm should track; Larry Bodine on how to jump-start cross-selling in your law firm; Invent Blog has a nice overview of how to tell if a patent has been liti gated over; and Dennis Kennedy explains blogs and RSS.  Also, in the educational vein, Kaimipono Wenger at Concurring Opinions asks whether blogging can teach verbose lawyers to become better writers. (the answer, resoundingly, is no).

Next week, Blawg Review #78 comes to Human Law.

Posted by Carolyn Elefant on October 2, 2006 at 11:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Boletín del 15 al 21 de septiembre

Jurisprudencia de Corte Suprema, Cortes de Apelaciones y algunas noticias relevantes de la semana.

Civil

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio ordinario de indemnización de perjuicios. Error en la interpretación del artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, lo que ha influido sustancialmente en lo decisorio de la resolución recurrida.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma acogido. Juicio Ejecutivo. Artículo 768 Nº4 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. Sentencia ha incurrido en el vicio de ultra petita.

Laboral

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Fallo de segunda instancia incurrió en el vicio contemplado en el N°4 del artículo 768 del Código de Procedimiento Civil.

Recurso de Casación en la Forma rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. No se cumple con los requisitos de la causal señalada.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Error de derecho, por falta de aplicación del artículo 73, en la negativa a reconocer la procedencia de la compensación en dinero del derecho a descanso.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 4º, 8º, 456 y 458 Nº 4 del Código del Trabajo. Hechos para este Tribunal de Casación son, en general, inamovibles.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Errónea interpretación de los artículos 12, 160 N° 7 y 171 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Vulneración a los artículos 1698, 1702 y 172 del Código Civil, 384 N° 1, 394 y 426 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, unidos al artículo 160 Nº 3 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Sentencia pronunciada sin darse cumplimiento a los requisitos contemplados en el artículo 458 del Código del Trabajo, especialmente a su Nº 5.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 5º, 27 inciso segundo, 28 y 32 del Código del Trabajo. Pacto era lícito a la época de su celebración.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Vicio contemplado en el artículo 768 Nº 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, en relación con el Nº 5 del artículo 458 del Código Laboral.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 160 N ° 7, 455 y 456 del Código del Trabajo, 19 al 22 y 1545 del Código Civil. No se señala como se comete la infracción de ley.

Procesal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo inadmisible. Artículos 4, 682 y 769 del Código de Procedimiento Civil y 19 N° 3 inciso 5° de la Constitución Política de la República. Recurso no procede contra esta resolución.

Penal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Artículos 23 y 24 de la ley sobre cuentas corrientes bancarias y cheques, 48, 49, 50 del Código Civil, 38 de la ley de Bancos. Hechos resultan inamovibles.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones menos graves. Artículo 170 y 174 inciso 1° de la ley 18.290 y 24 del Código Penal. No se señaló de manera específica la infracción.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de robo con fuerza en lugar habitado. Se han acreditado los presupuestos fácticos y jurídicos contenidos en los artículos 432 y 440 N° 1 del Código Penal.

Recursos de Casación en el Fondo y en la Forma rechazados. Juicio criminal. Delito de robo con violencia. Artículos 432, 433, 436 y 439 del Código Penal y 456 bis del de Procedimiento Penal. Normas han tenido correcta aplicación.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito tributario del artículo 97 N° 4 inciso 2° del Código Tributario. Artículo 103 Código Penal. No se configura la causal de rebaja.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Reglas reguladoras de la prueba.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Aquellos preceptos que encierran una facultad de apreciación al tribunal que, por

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de daños. Artículos 12 N° 16, 68, 104 y 500 N° 5, todas ellas disposiciones del Código de Procedimiento Penal. Aún concurriendo en perjuicio del sentenciado, dos circunstancias agravantes,

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Delito previsto en el artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Saneamiento por Bienes Nacionales. Artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Al no alegarse el ordinal 7° del artículo 546 del Código de Instrucción Crimina

Recursos de casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 2.314, 2.329 del Código Civil y 174 inciso 2° de la ley 18.290. No se invocó la norma pertinente que permita a esta Corte entrar a emit

Recurso de casación en el Fondo y en la Forma. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio ordinario de cumplimiento de contrato. El fallo impugnado ha incurrido en un vicio formal previsto en el artículo 768 N° 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civi

Equipo de Areajurídica.


Boletín del 15 al 21 de septiembre

Jurisprudencia de Corte Suprema, Cortes de Apelaciones y algunas noticias relevantes de la semana.

Civil

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio ordinario de indemnización de perjuicios. Error en la interpretación del artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, lo que ha influido sustancialmente en lo decisorio de la resolución recurrida.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma acogido. Juicio Ejecutivo. Artículo 768 Nº4 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. Sentencia ha incurrido en el vicio de ultra petita.

Laboral

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Fallo de segunda instancia incurrió en el vicio contemplado en el N°4 del artículo 768 del Código de Procedimiento Civil.

Recurso de Casación en la Forma rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículo 177 del Código de Procedimiento Civil. No se cumple con los requisitos de la causal señalada.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Error de derecho, por falta de aplicación del artículo 73, en la negativa a reconocer la procedencia de la compensación en dinero del derecho a descanso.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 4º, 8º, 456 y 458 Nº 4 del Código del Trabajo. Hechos para este Tribunal de Casación son, en general, inamovibles.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Errónea interpretación de los artículos 12, 160 N° 7 y 171 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo acogido. Juicio Laboral. Vulneración a los artículos 1698, 1702 y 172 del Código Civil, 384 N° 1, 394 y 426 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, unidos al artículo 160 Nº 3 del Código del Trabajo.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio Laboral. Sentencia pronunciada sin darse cumplimiento a los requisitos contemplados en el artículo 458 del Código del Trabajo, especialmente a su Nº 5.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 5º, 27 inciso segundo, 28 y 32 del Código del Trabajo. Pacto era lícito a la época de su celebración.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Vicio contemplado en el artículo 768 Nº 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civil, en relación con el Nº 5 del artículo 458 del Código Laboral.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Laboral. Artículos 160 N ° 7, 455 y 456 del Código del Trabajo, 19 al 22 y 1545 del Código Civil. No se señala como se comete la infracción de ley.

Procesal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo inadmisible. Artículos 4, 682 y 769 del Código de Procedimiento Civil y 19 N° 3 inciso 5° de la Constitución Política de la República. Recurso no procede contra esta resolución.

Penal

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Artículos 23 y 24 de la ley sobre cuentas corrientes bancarias y cheques, 48, 49, 50 del Código Civil, 38 de la ley de Bancos. Hechos resultan inamovibles.

Recursos de Casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones menos graves. Artículo 170 y 174 inciso 1° de la ley 18.290 y 24 del Código Penal. No se señaló de manera específica la infracción.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de robo con fuerza en lugar habitado. Se han acreditado los presupuestos fácticos y jurídicos contenidos en los artículos 432 y 440 N° 1 del Código Penal.

Recursos de Casación en el Fondo y en la Forma rechazados. Juicio criminal. Delito de robo con violencia. Artículos 432, 433, 436 y 439 del Código Penal y 456 bis del de Procedimiento Penal. Normas han tenido correcta aplicación.

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito tributario del artículo 97 N° 4 inciso 2° del Código Tributario. Artículo 103 Código Penal. No se configura la causal de rebaja.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Reglas reguladoras de la prueba.

Recurso de casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 488 del Código de Instrucción Criminal, 490 y 492 del Estatuto Penal. Aquellos preceptos que encierran una facultad de apreciación al tribunal que, por

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Juicio Criminal. Delito de daños. Artículos 12 N° 16, 68, 104 y 500 N° 5, todas ellas disposiciones del Código de Procedimiento Penal. Aún concurriendo en perjuicio del sentenciado, dos circunstancias agravantes,

Recurso de Casación en el Fondo rechazado. Delito previsto en el artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Saneamiento por Bienes Nacionales. Artículo 9° del Decreto Ley N° 2.695. Al no alegarse el ordinal 7° del artículo 546 del Código de Instrucción Crimina

Recursos de casación en la Forma y en el Fondo rechazados. Juicio Criminal. Cuasidelito de lesiones graves. Artículos 2.314, 2.329 del Código Civil y 174 inciso 2° de la ley 18.290. No se invocó la norma pertinente que permita a esta Corte entrar a emit

Recurso de casación en el Fondo y en la Forma. Sentencia anulada de oficio por el tribunal. Juicio ordinario de cumplimiento de contrato. El fallo impugnado ha incurrido en un vicio formal previsto en el artículo 768 N° 5 del Código de Procedimiento Civi

 

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'Run-off in Brazil starts with wide regional dissent'

'Run-off in Brazil starts with wide regional dissent'
by Jose Murilo Junior

More than 125 million Brazilians went to the polls Sunday to vote for president and to select governors for all 26 states and the Federal District, as well as all 513 Federal Deputies of the lower house and 27 of Brazil's 81 Senate seats. By the end of the day, in a breathtaking counting process that held the nation in suspense waiting for the results, President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva missed a first round victory falling 1.4 percentage points short of the 50 per cent he needed to avoid a runoff on October 29. The numbers are the main facts, but the bloggers diverse narratives and interpretations of the results are just the start of a debate that promises to get hot. 


"Houve uma surra de Lula no Norte e Nordeste, e uma surra de Alckmin no Sul e Centro-Oeste, enquanto a região Sudeste está dividida", afirmou. Isso aconteceu, segundo Amorim, porque as regiões Sul e Centro-Oeste, em que o agronegócio tem um peso importante, "estão em recessão". As economias do Norte e do Nordeste cresceram acima da média nacional, impulsionadas pelos programa sociais do governo e pela redução no preço dos alimentos possibilitada pelo dólar baixo. Já o Sudeste vive uma situação mista, com atividades que estão sendo beneficiadas e outras que estão sendo prejudicadas pela atual política econômica.
Divisão de voto 'refletiu economia regional' - Actualidade - OrangEye.com

"It was a strong victory for Lula in the North and Northeast, while the same happened to Alckmin in the South and Center-West, while the Southeastern region is divided ", concluded [political science analyst Octavio Amorim Neto]. This happened as a result of the downturn in agrobusiness, which is powerful in the South and Center-West. The North and Northeast economies grew above the national average stimulated by the government's social programs and by the reduction in food prices made possible by the lower value of the US dollar. The southeast presents a mixed situation, with activities that are benefitting and others that are being harmed by the current economic policy.
Divisão de voto 'refletiu economia regional' - Actualidade - OrangEye.com


Após uma legislatura marcada por escândalos sem precedentes como o do mensalão e o da máfia das sanguessugas, a população mandou de volta para casa quase a metade dos atuais deputados. Dos 513 deputados, 48,7% não voltarão ao Congresso no próximo ano.
Renovação na Câmara - Blog do Noblat

After a legislature distinguished by its many unprecedented scandals such as the 'mensalão' and the 'bloodsuckers', the populace managed to send back home more than half of the representatives. Of the 513 Deputees, 48,7% won't be  in Congress next year.
Renovação na Câmara - Blog do Noblat

Se o PFL é o grande vitorioso no Senado, com a eleição de 6 representantes, o PMDB é o grande derrotado. O primeiro partido passa a ter a maior bancada, com 18 membros. Será seguido pelo PSDB, com 16. O PMDB ficará reduzido a 14 senadores. Na hipótese de reeleição de Lula, a Casa lhe será bastante inóspita. Juntas, as duas legendas da oposição têm 41,97% do total... Com os 4 do PDT e 1 do PPS, atinge-se a maioria (50,6%). Se Alckmin for eleito, a tarefa na Casa se torna mais simples. O tucano não teria trabalho em atrair ainda 3 do PTB e Francisco Donelles, do PP-RJ. Assim, um Senado que daria trabalho a Lula seria simpático a Alckmin.
Quem dará as cartas no Senado - Blog do Reinaldo Azevedo

The PFL is the great winner in the Senate with the gain of 6 seats, while PMDB is the great looser. The first party now holds the biggest bloc with 18 members, and will be followed by the PSDB with 16. The PMDB is reduced to 14 senators. If Lula gets re-elected, this upper house will be extremely unfavorable to him. Together, the two opposition parties will have 41.97% of total Senators… Add 4 from PDT and 1 from PPS you already have the majority (50.6%). If Alckmin gets elected, the task in this house will be easier. The PSDB-ist would not face heavy work in attracting the three from PTB and Francisco Dorneles from PP-RJ. Thus, an unfavorable Senate to Lula would be a nice one to Alckmin.
Quem dará as cartas no Senado - Blog do Reinaldo Azevedo

Desde 1990, quando as eleições estaduais no Brasil passaram a ter a possibilidade de 2º turno, já houve 17 “viradas” quando o segundo colocado acaba se tornando o primeiro e acaba vencendo a disputa. Hoje, esse é o sonho dos tucanos e o pesadelo dos petistas... Da 17 “viradas” entre 1º e 2º turnos em eleições estaduais, só 7 ocorreram quando diferença entre os dois candidatos no 1º turno foi superior a 7 pontos (a distância agora entre Lula e Alckmin). Nos outros 10 casos (a maioria), os dois candidatos já foram para a disputa final muito próximos. O que isso quer dizer? Quer dizer que estatisticamente o caso Lula X Alckmin não está dentro dos padrões da maioria das “viradas” entre 1º e 2º turnos –embora já tenham sido registrados casos semelhantes em que esse tipo de reviravolta aconteceu.
O padrão das viradas no 2º turno depende de como cada candidato entra na disputa - Blog do Fernando Rodrigues

Since 1990, when elections in states of Brazil started being decided in run-offs, we've already seen 17 'reversals' where the second candidate become the first in the run-off and wins the contest. Today, this is PSDB's dream and PT's nightmare... Of the 17 'reversals', only 7 occurred when the difference between the candidates was bigger than 7 points (the actual gap between Lula and Alckmin). In the other 10 cases (the majority), the candidates entered the run-off very close to each other. What does this means? That the case Lula vs. Alckmin is statistically out of the pattern that ruled the majority of the reversals in run-offs - although we already have had such an event.
O padrão das viradas no 2º turno depende de como cada candidato entra na disputa - Blog do Fernando Rodrigues

A existência do segundo turno é uma derrota para Lula e uma vitória para Alckmin. Mas o PT, ao mesmo tempo, elegeu a maior bancada da Câmara Federal. O povo não vetou o PT. Além disso, nas eleições para governos estaduais, o partido ganhou no primeiro turno na Bahia, foi para o segundo no Rio Grande do Sul, causando surpresa em todos - até nos mais esperançosos militantes. E se cumpriram todas as expectativas onde era favorito (como em Sergipe, p.ex.).
Qual foi o recado das urnas? - Imprensa Marrom

The occurrence of the run-off is a defeat for Lula and a victory for Alckmin. But at the same time, PT elected the biggest bloc in the lower house. Electors have not disapproved PT. Besides, the party won elections for governor at Bahia state in the first round, and is in the run-off in Rio Grande do Sul, which was a general surprise - even to the most hopeful partisan. Moreover, PT fulfilled all expectations in places where it was favorite (in Sergipe state, as an example).
Qual foi o recado das urnas? - Imprensa Marrom
The first event in the run-off campaign was the appearance of both presidential candidates in press conferences. The general perception is that Lula is now abated by the 1st round's surprising result, and that Alckmin seems more ready for the confrontation believing himself capable of keeping the trend growing. The many possible messages derived from tallying the election numbers are bouncing through the blogosphere, and the debate is just starting.


Lula e Alckmin deram entrevistas na tarde desta segunda. Foi a primeira manifestação formal de ambos depois da proclamação do resultado das eleições de domingo. As diferenças foram pontuadas nas respostas que os dois deram às perguntas relacionadas ao dossiêgate. “a sociedade brasileira está esperando as respostas”, disse Alckmin. “De quem é o dinheiro [R$ 1,7 milhão]? Quem é o dono das contas [bancárias]? de quem é dólar? Como entrou no país? O povo brasileiro quer respostas, que ainda não foram dadas”. São respostas que Lula ainda não tem. Em privado, o presidente rumina a suspeita de que os petistas “aloprados” que tentaram comprar um dossiê contra políticos tucanos caíram numa armadilha montada pelo próprio PSDB. Na entrevista, suas suspeitas foram insinuadas: “Fico pedindo a Deus que não me aconteça nada até desvendar esse mistério. Não é apenas a questão de dinheiro ou de onde vem o dinheiro. Quero saber quem arquitetou essa obra de engenharia para atirar no próprio pé. Peço a Deus para viver até o dia que possa dizer: foi tal pessoa que articulou”.
Começa o jogo: Lula se defende - Alckmin ataca - Josias de Souza

Lula and Alckmin gave interviews on Monday afternoon. This was the first formal appearance of both after the proclamation of the Sunday election results. The differences between them is revealed in the answers given to questions related to the dossier-gate. "The Brazilian society is waiting for answers", said Alckmin. "Whose is the money [R$ 1.7 million]? Who owns the [bank] accounts? Whose are the dollars? How did they enter the country? The Brazilian people need answers that were not given". These are answers that Lula still dosen't have. In his private ruminations, the president suspects that the 'crazy' PTists who tried to buy a dossier incriminating  opposition candidates got trapped by an ambush. In the interview, Lula managed to insinuate his suspicions: "I keep praying to God that nothing happens to me until I solve this mystery. It is not only a question of money, or finding where it came from. I want to know who engineered this plot that made the party shoot it's own foot. I pray to God to live until the day I am able to say: this was the one who executed the maneuver".
Começa o jogo: Lula se defende - Alckmin ataca - Josias de Souza

Sob o impacto da notícia de que haverá segundo turno, Lula revelou o desejo de alterar os rumos de sua campanha. Mostrou-se surpreso com o percentual de votos obtidos pelo tucano Geraldo Alckmin, acima dos 41%. Avalia que o adversário tornou-se uma ameaça concreta aos planos da reeleição. Numa primeira análise dos resultados, o presidente atribuiu o segundo turno à exploração que os adversários fizeram do dossiêgate e à sua ausência no último debate dos presidenciáveis, promovidos pela Rede Globo na última quinta-feira. Para Lula, suas chances dependerão das respostas que for capaz de dar às dúvidas que giram em torno daquilo que o ministro Tarso Genro (Relações Institucionais) chamou de "Operação Tabajara": o envolvimento de petistas lotados no comitê reeleitoral na tentativa de adquirir por R$ 1,7 milhão um dossiê contra políticos tucanos. O presidente antecipou que, no segundo turno, vai comparecer a todos os debates televisivos.
Lula vê risco de derrota e quer redefinir campanha - Josias de Souza

Under the impact of the information that there would be a run-off, Lula showed the desire of changing the directions of his campaign. He was surprised by the numbers of votes obtained by Geraldo Alckmin. With more than 41%, Lula thinks his opponent has become a real menace to his re-election. In a first analysis of the results, Lula attributed the run-off to the advances that the opposition made over the dossier-gate scandal and his absence on the candidate's debate on Globo TV last Thursday. Lula thinks that his chances will depend on the answers that he manages to give to the many doubts around what Minister Tarso Genro (Institutional Relations) has called 'Tabajara Operation': the involvement of PT members in buying a dossier against PSDB politicians. The president anticipated that he will participate in all TV debates.
Lula vê risco de derrota e quer redefinir campanha - Josias de Souza

Confirmando os movimentos da manhã, a Bovespa fechou em alta expressiva (1,67%) e foi uma espécie de comemoração da ida de Alckmin ao segundo turno. Operadores disseram que empresas privatizáveis ou já privatizadas tiveram valorização. Ou seja, o pessoal acha que, com o tucano, a privatização volta, sim, à agenda - e privatização é ótimo negócio para as Bolsas.Sabe-se que o mercado trabalha por antecipação. Mas parece que neste caso estão exagerando. De todo modo, anote aí: em 2002, parte significativa das elites e dos meios econômicos foi com Lula, encantada com a proposta de ajudar os pobres, atacar a desigualdade. Hoje, essa parte está claramente decepcionada. A maioria esmagadora das elites econômocas, dos operadores, dos investidores, empresários de variado porte e executivos - vai todo mundo com Alckmin.
02/10/2006 - Carlos Alberto Sardenberg

Confirming the morning mood, Bovespa closed today with expressive heights (1.67%)  in what was seen as a commemoration of Alckmin achieving the run-off. Operators said that privatizable or already privatized companies were valued. That is, they think Alckmin will bring back privatization, which is excellent business for the stock exchange. It is known that markets work on anticipation, but this time it seems they are exaggerating. Anyway, you can write it down: in 2002 a big part of the elite followed Lula, enchanted by the chance to help the poor, to attack social unbalances. Today this crowd is totally disappointed with the government. The immense majority of the economic elite, the investors, the operators, the entrepreneurs and executives - everybody goes along with Alckmin.
02/10/2006 - Carlos Alberto Sardenberg

O dilema não está em reeleger Lula ou eleger Geraldo Alckmin: é escolher entre a economia da solidariedade e a supremacia do mercado. Enfim, conforme os norte-americanos Greg Davidson e Paul Davidson (na abertura de seu livro Economics for a civilized society, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1988), a diferença entre o amor e a prostituição é simples: o amor não tem valor de mercado.
A Lula o que é de Lula - Tita Ferreira

The dilemma is not in re-electing Lula or electing Geraldo Alckmin: it is choosing between a commonality economy and market supremacy. At last, as stated by Greg Davidson and Paul Davidson (in the opening of their book 'Economics for a civilized society, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. New York, 1988), the difference between love and prostitution is simple: love has no market value.
A Lula o que é de Lula - Tita Ferreira
With 4 weeks more of campaigning ahead, Brazilians will have more opportunity to dive deeper into the debate. But it will also be another month of political garbage and sensory overload. Check it out:

Campaigning in Brazil can be painful. The television assaults that we are used to seeing in the United States probably aren't as common, but overall, it's complete sensory overload. You have people trying to hand you little pieces of paper saying to vote for this party or that party for deputy, governor, president, etc. That would be fine if the papers told you the candidates' positions, but they don't. They just say, "press number XXXX" (here, voting is electronic, and remarkably simple). As a result, you get poor people hired by elitist parties handing out leaflets that are immediately thrown on the ground because nobody wants them, being fed up with all the political garbage, and the urban pollution skyrockets in the weeks before the election.
Brazilian Elections, Round One - AlterDestiny

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Saturday, September 30, 2006

diario de la camara de diputados noticias sintesis

Diario de la Cámara de Diputados
http://www.camara.cl/diario/diario2.htm
Viernes 29 de Septiembre de 2006

Titulo : Plan Cuadrante disminuye la victimización

Detalle : Así lo informó a la comisión de Seguridad Ciudadana y Drogas, que preside el diputado Carlos Montes (izq.), el General Director de Carabineros, José Bernales (der.), quien entregó un informe con resultados de este programa para combatir la delincuencia.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21559

Titulo : Especialista del Instituto Libertad expondrá en el Seminario de Compras Militares

Detalle : Guillermo Patillo, miembro de la Comisión de Defensa del Instituto Libertad, dio a conocer antecedentes de lo que será su intervención en el Seminario de Compras Militares, Ley del Cobre y Transparencia, que la comisión de Defensa realizará el lunes 19 de Octubre.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21561

Titulo : Cámara analizará indemnización a Douglas Tompkins

Detalle : En una sesión especial que se realizará el próximo martes 3 de octubre a partir de las 18:00 horas, los parlamentarios analizarán la ejecución de las obras de continuación de la carretera Austral en la Undécima Región.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21563

Titulo : Cámara analiza subvenciones educacionales para personas con discapacidad

Detalle : En la sesión de este martes, que se inicia a las 11:00 , los diputados analizarán las modificaciones del Senado al proyecto que modifica el DFL. Nº 2, de 1998, de Educación, sobre Subvenciones a Establecimientos Educacionales, en materia de educación especial.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21565

Titulo : Aprueban reducir el horario de las juntas de inscripción electorales

Detalle : La comisión de Gobierno Interior aprobó el proyecto del Poder Ejecutivo que modifica la ley sobre Servicio Electoral para reducir los días y horas de funcionamiento de las juntas electorales.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21549

Titulo : Comisión aprueba proyecto para regularizar construcciones destinadas a deporte y salud

Detalle : La comisión de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, presidida por el diputado Jorge Insunza, aprobó en general la denominada "Ley del Mono" de construcciones destinadas a equipamiento para deporte y salud, sin recepción definitiva.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21551

Titulo : Comisión de Economía aprobó derogar el llamado "Peneca Verde"

Detalle : La comisión de Economía, presidida por el diputado José Miguel Ortiz, despachó el proyecto que deroga el Decreto Supremo Nº 950, que otorga a la Cámara de Comercio de Santiago la sistematización de la información financiera, única fuente actual para información crediticia.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21553

Titulo : Comisión de Zonas Extremas escuchó demandas del Comité Desarrollo Iquique

Detalle : La Comisión especial de Zonas Extremas, que preside Claudio Alvarado, recibió en audiencia a representantes del Comité de Desarrollo de Iquique, quienes expusieron su visión sobre las medidas administrativas tendientes a potenciar el desarrollo sustentable de esa ciudad.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21555

Titulo : Comisión de Agricultura aprobó en general proyecto sobre Bolsas de Productos Agropecuarios

Detalle : La comisión de Agricultura, Silvicultura y Desarrollo Rural, presidida por la diputada Alejandra Sepúlveda, aprobó este proyecto que amplía los productos que se transarán en este mercado.

http://www.camara.cl/diario/noticia.asp?vid=21557