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  • August 16, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    On the Rise: B. Patilloch "Pat" Dutcher

    The notion of a career in law first occurred to B. Patilloch "Pat" Dutcher while he was on an academic scholarship. "I majored in psychology and political science," he says, "and that

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  • Thorogood v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-11-04
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    Date Filed: 2010-11-02
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Posner, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 10-2407

    SUBMITTED OCTOBER 12, 2010Before POSNER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.In this third appeal arising out of a near-frivolous class action suit by Steven Thorogood, Sears Roebuck, the defendant

  • December 22, 2003 | The Recorder

    Can Anybody Still Read?

    I published my second book last month. This ties me with erstwhile Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson, who greeted the publication of his second book by noting that he had now writt

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  • Bagley v. Ameritech

    Publication Date: 2000-07-19
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    Date Filed: 2000-07-17
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: CUDAHY, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: No. 99-4166

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. EVANS, Circuit Judge. When the assistant sales manager of an Ameritech retail store told Ellis Bagley, Jr. that she w

  • April 9, 2007 | National Law Journal

    How to make your family vacation more productive

    Billable hours are the stuff legends are made of. I've read firm bios of lawyers who bill every second of every day of every year � they are truly the pros of our profession. I often shrug m

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  • May 24, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    Discover Financial: Let's Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

    To show how much the compact legal department at Discover Financial Services can do, general counsel Kelly McNamara Cor

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  • July 28, 2010 | The Associated Press

    100 days of oil: Gulf life will never be the same

    A hundred days ago, shop owner Cherie Pete was getting ready for a busy summer serving ice cream and po-boys to hungry fisherman. Local official Billy Nungesser was planning his wedding. Environmen

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  • June 5, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Simplicity, credibility

    In the end, it came down to two things: simplicity and credibility. After 16 weeks of trial and more than 50 witnesses, the Enron jury spoke clearly and unequivocally. Their guilty verdi

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  • March 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    TIME OFF: Jewel of Cambodia

    Cambodia has finally arrived as a tourist destination. While the specter of the genocidal Khmer Rouge still haunts the country, Cambodia has also become widely known for Angkor Wat, the

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  • December 29, 2004 | Legal Times

    2004 Was Not Their Year

    Jack Abramoff. See Jack rake in millions in fees from Native American tribes. See Jack exchange e-mail messages with his cronies, calling clients "idiots" and "troglodytes." See Jack's high-pr

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