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  • December 30, 2005 | National Law Journal

    SEC's Use of Private Counsel Raises New Issues

    For at least 30 years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has relied on private lawyers for some corporate misconduct investigations and for protection of the assets of firms already

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  • May 26, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Fellow Travelers in Multidistrict Toyota Litigation

    The 26 lawyers appointed to steer the nationwide litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. have traveled down similar roads before, having obtained billion-dollar settlements in some of the natio

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  • August 9, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Women progress, but few queens of torts

    Women have made great strides in the legal profession. Nearly half of last year's law school students were women, and nearly a third of their teachers were too, according to statistics c

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  • February 23, 2004 | The Recorder

    Silicone Implants May Stage Comeback

    Silicone breast implants seemed headed for museum shelves as failed relics of the American culture's obsession with cosmetic surgery after thousands of lawsuits took them off the market

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  • August 11, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Trial by Fire

    Women have made great strides in the legal profession. Nearly half of last year's law school students were women, and nearly a third of their teachers were too, according to statistics compile

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  • October 4, 2006 | The Recorder

    In Brief

    LIEFF-MILBERG MERGER FALLS THROUGH IN TALKSAt the time, it looked like a good deal for everyone: Lawyers at the New York plaintiff giant Milberg Weiss, under indictment for alle

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  • April 22, 1999 | New York Law Journal

    Bond Issue Planned for Tobacco Fees

    A group of 15 plaintiffs' attorneys for states involved in the nationwide tobacco settlement are exploring floating a bond issue that would enable them to receive billions of dollars immediat

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  • August 15, 2005 | The Recorder

    Lerach Hunkers Down After Indictment

    In typical William Lerach fashion, news about his firm has been simultaneously great and awful over the past week.On Aug. 8, The Wall Street Journal reported that two former par

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  • August 18, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Lerach, Old Firm on the Defensive

    As is typical with William Lerach, news about his firm has been simultaneously great and awful over the past two weeks. On Aug. 8, The Wall Street Journal reported that two former par

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  • November 21, 2001 | The Recorder

    Californians Balk at New Microsoft Deal

    While Microsoft Corp. has negotiated a $1 billion deal to settle more than 100 private class actions, a big question remains for the software giant: Will California litigation be included in the deal?

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