• January 6, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Hard to Beat

    Firm Bi Keker & Van NestAl Davis, the renegade owner of the Oakland Raiders, made his reputat

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  • April 24, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    Profitability Index

    Methodology Explained To calculate a firm's profitability Texas Lawyer uses the profitability index, a mathematical formula. The formula, developed by our affiliate The American

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  • September 14, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    High Court Could Melt Climate Change Cases

    Perched on an Alaskan barrier island, the village of Kivalina faces imminent destruction because of melting sea ice. Now, the community's legal effort — which pins the blame on ene

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  • March 1, 2008 |

    Taming Texas

    Ask the people working at the bars, restaurants, and hotels of Marshall, Texas about April 13, 2006the day TiVo Inc. won a $73.9 million patent infringement verdict against EchoStar Communications

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  • May 14, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Objections Mount to $1.6 Billion Toyota Settlement

    Potential class members in the sudden acceleration litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. have filed objections to the proposed $1.6 billion settlement reached on behalf of consumers asserting

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  • September 26, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Ninth Circuit Rejects Alaskan Village's Bid for Damages Over Eroding Coastline

    Residenta of an Alaskan village threatened by an eroding coastline have lost an appeal in a closely watched case against some of the world's biggest oil producers. The U.S. Court of Ap

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  • March 27, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Thompson & Knight has elected its management committee for 2006. Members are: Peter J. Riley, Dallas, elected to serve his sixth term as managing partner; Rhett

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  • May 13, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

    Bankruptcy Booms, Energy Expands for Texas Law Firms

    Big bankruptcies earned five Texas law firms a spot on Texas Lawyer affiliate The American Lawyer's "Corporate Scorecard 2013," while energy work secured a place

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  • February 8, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Plaintiffs' firms mount mass attack on Toyota

    A contingent of small firms with expertise in class actions and products liability litigation are behind a legal onslaught against Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. following reports of sudden accelerati

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  • January 30, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Seven associates have joined the Dallas office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges: Brian D'Amico and Meagan Martin, litigation and regulatory; and C. Brooke Adams, Jeffr

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