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  • December 31, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Nurses' Disregard of Protocol Doesn't Negate Coverage

    A drug-testing company whose employees botched four clinical trials by fudging paperwork is entitled to insurance coverage under an employee dishonesty policy -- even if the employees had noth

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  • May 31, 2004 |

    Court Lacks Power To 'Freeze' Comp Benefits To Ensure Alimony

    No more than half of a lump sum payment made to a workers' compensation recipient may be placed in escrow for future alimony payments to his former wife, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

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  • Brooks v. City of San Mateo

    Publication Date: 2000-06-07
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    Date Filed: 2000-06-05
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: WOOD, KOZINSKI, and RYMER, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John F. Prentice and Sheila A. Reid
    for defendant: Nancy E. Pritikin, et. al.
    Case Number: No. 98-15818

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. We consider the legal implications of a single, rather unsavory, episode of workplace sexual harassment.

  • December 22, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Global Lawyer: The Global Lawyer of the Year

    Dollar for dollar, there was really no victory that compares. David Kavanagh of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom not only stopped a proposed $16 billion share swap between BP and the Russian s

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  • In Re: Longview Aluminum, L.L.C.,

    Publication Date: 2011-09-06
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    Date Filed: 2011-09-02
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Bauer, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2780

    ARGUED JUNE 10, 2011Before BAUER, FLAUM and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.Longview Aluminum, L.L.C. ("Longview") filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its trustee brought an adversary action to s

  • January 20, 2004 | National Law Journal

    State Wage Payment Laws Pose Unique Challenges

    In the past several years, the skyrocketing number of lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the resulting seven-figure settlement and damage awards, have gar

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  • United States v. Herder

    Publication Date: 2010-02-17
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    Date Filed: 2010-02-11
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Davis, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 08-4420

    PUBLISHEDArgued: October 30, 2009Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge Davis wrote the majority opinion,

  • Peart v. District of Columbia Housing Authority

    Publication Date: 2009-06-10
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-04
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Steadman, Senior Judge
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    Case Number: 07-CV-1003

    Argued December 2, 2008Before WAGNER, NEBEKER and STEADMAN, Senior Judges.Ms. Pearline Peart ("Ms. Peart") brought a successful rent abatement action alleging Housing Code violations against her

  • June 14, 2004 |

    Protecting Victims of Abuse

    Protecting Victims of AbuseConfrontation right may jeopardize safety of children, domestic violence victimsBy Matthew T. ManginoSpecial to the Law WeeklyThis spring

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  • United States v. Falikou Kone, 08 Cr. 557

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Date Filed: 2008-11-05
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Shira Scheindlin
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    Case Number: 08 Cr. 557

    District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: For the Government: Edward Y. Kim Assistant