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  • March 7, 2003 | The Recorder

    Punitive Measures

    Brent Ferguson and Florencia Prieto were dumbfounded in 1997 when the class counsel in their suit against Unocal Corp. chose not to seek punitive damages in order to cement an $80 million glob

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  • June 1, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    So You Thought Fried Chicken Was Simple

    Few chefs have the breadth of experience and exposure of Andrew Carmellini. The author of one of the best-selling cookbooks in the country, "Urban Italian" (Bloomsbury,

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  • July 2, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Judge Enjoins From Publication 'Meditation' on 'Catcher in the Rye'

    A federal judge has enjoined the publication of a purported meditation on J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye." Southern District Judge Deborah Batts yesterday said t

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  • January 18, 2001 | National Law Journal

    Stock for Legal Work

    Let's suppose your law firm is deciding whether to accept stock in payment for its legal services. It knows that many other firms have done so (usually at the client's request), but it w

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  • Academy of Skills & Knowledge Inc. v. Charter Schools USA Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-27
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    Date Filed: 2008-06-25
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 12
    Judge: Sam Griffith Justice
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    Case Number: 12-07-00027-CV

    OPINIONAcademy of Skills & Knowledge, Inc. ("ASK") appeals following summary judgment proceedings and a jury trial in a civil lawsuit between ASK and Charter Schools, USA, Inc. ("CSUSA"). ASK r

  • September 15, 2008 |

    Follow the Bouncing Corporate Identity

    ANALYSIS If you're going to take over another company's identity, you must be willing to assume their legal woes as well. That's what a jury, a trial judge

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  • United States v. Inman

    Publication Date: 2009-03-13
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    Date Filed: 2009-03-05
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Colloton, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-1881

    Submitted: January 15, 2008Before COLLOTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSON,*fn1 District Judge.Jason D. Inman was indicted on three counts of possess

  • Moody v. Sorokina, 1657CA 05-00722

    Publication Date: 2007-02-09
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    Date Filed: 2007-02-02
    Court: Appellate Division, 4th Dept
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    Case Number: 1657CA 05-00722

    APPELLATE DIVISION FOURTH DEPARTMENT Svetlana Sorokina, Defendant-Appellant Pro Se. Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein, P.C., Syracuse (Shari R. Cohen of Cou

  • October 1, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    Home Sweet Disaster Area

    Braving Home: Dispatches from the Underwatr Town, the Lava-Side Inn, and Other Extreme Locales, by Jake Halpern; Houghton Mifflin Company, 240 pages.Even after 9/11, there was still

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  • Kelley v. Larkin, 113934/07

    Publication Date: 2009-06-12
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-01
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Emily Goodman
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    Case Number: 113934/07

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