• Shakur v. Selsky

    Publication Date: 2004-12-14
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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    U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit Judge Wesley Appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Siragusa, J.), entered

  • November 1, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Decision to Vacate Jury Award in Retaliation Case Is Upheld

    A decision to grant judgment as a matter of law to a nuclear power company on a retaliation claim in a sexual harassment case and vacate a $500,000 punitive damages award has been upheld by a feder

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  • November 6, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Alien Tort Claims

    A once-obscure 200-year-old statute is resurfacing as the weapon of choice for human rights groups and plaintiffs lawyers seeking to take multinational corporations to task for alleged abuses

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  • Das v. Bank of America, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2010-07-13
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    Date Filed: 2010-06-02
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Baishali Kaustubh, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Severson & Werson, Chaise R. Bivin, Eduardo Martorell and Jan T. Chilton for Defendant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. B221002

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 8947BAISHALI DAS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Defendant and R

  • October 5, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Curb Your Editorial Urges When Describing a Court's Actions

    When you find a favorable precedent, you are ecstatic. Not only are you pleased that the court ruled as it did but you are certain the court ruled correctly because you believe your client is in th

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  • June 16, 2003 |

    A 'No-Nonsense' Judge

    President Judge Albert A. Stallone, after close to three years overseeing the administration of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas, is looking forward to spending more time in the courtroo

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  • United States v. Gilberto Salinas Doria, 01 Cr. 21

    Publication Date: 2008-10-29
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-21
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Gerard Lynch
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    Case Number: 01 Cr. 21

    ct Judge Gerard E. Lynch U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Anirudh Bansal and Jocelyn Strauber, Assistant United States Attorneys, Southern

  • January 3, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Prayer at School Board Meetings Unconstitutional, 3rd Circuit Rules

    The Indian River School Board conducted a prayer at its regularly scheduled board meetings. The board meetings were attended by students from the local school district. The question is whethe

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  • July 11, 2011 | National Law Journal

    A broken slingshot

    On May 17, 2010, a jury in New York federal court delivered a unanimous verdict against Novartis Pharma­ceuticals Corp., finding that the corporation had discriminated against female empl

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  • April 18, 2011 | Daily Business Review

    Law school for the white and wealthy

    Tuition costs at law schools accredited by the American Bar Association have doubled in the past nine years; total inflation during that same period was less than 25 percent. In days gone by, peopl

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