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  • August 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Bedtime stories for lawyers

    As a child, I loved bedtime stories. That's all changed now, mainly because of my law school training and the dozens of wonderfully cynical lawyers I come across each week. It is all too

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  • December 17, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    Commentary: The Thrill of the Hunt

    It is a myth that Texas lawyers all wear cowboy boots and cowboy hats. But, with apologies in advance to the smattering of vegans and animal-rights activists who practice law in the Lone Star

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  • March 14, 2007 | Legal Times

    Savvis GC Ready to Face New Challenges

    In November, Eugene DeFelice was appointed senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Savvis, based in St. Loui

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  • December 16, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Will Congress Give Vaccine Makers a Shot in the Arm?

    Fear of lawsuits, hostility toward trial lawyers, short-sightedness and pandering to special interests are behind a Republican-led effort to enact quickly unprecedented vaccine liability prote

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  • December 29, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Lawyer's Misconduct Costs Him Any Share of $1.2 Million Fee

    A maritime lawyer's misconduct, including his flight from New York to avoid arrest on contempt charges, has disqualified him from sharing in a contingency fee for work performed prior to his disbar

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  • People v. Manuel Arroyo

    Publication Date: 2004-03-18
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    Criminal Court Part TP-4 Judge Torres This case presents the court with a novel question: Does a pet owner commit an act of cruelty, for which he or she could be prose

  • February 19, 2004 | Alm

    N.J. Landowners May Be Liable For Conditions Beyond Control

    Commercial property owners must tell invitees of potentially perilous conditions, even if the owners lack authority to correct the dangers, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled. Tha

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  • June 7, 2002 | Legal Times

    The Lessons of Baseball

    As a partner at the Washington, D.C., outpost of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Charles Cohen puts in the requisite hours in his office and on the road attending to what he describes as his tr

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  • United States v. Martins

    Publication Date: 2008-05-12
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    Date Filed: 3005-06-27
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 04-1474

    Before Selya, Circuit Judge, Baldock,*fn1 Senior Circuit Judge, and Howard, Circuit Judge.In this case, defendant-appellant Christopher Martins challenges the dist

  • May 25, 2010 | The Associated Press

    Heat on White House to do more about Gulf spill

    The Obama administration's environmental chief dipped a small cup into the oily mess at the mouth of the Mississippi and was surprised by what came out. "Oh my God - it's so thick!" ex

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