• May 29, 2007 | National Law Journal

    EEOC Looks at Caregiver Bias

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it may develop enforcement guidelines to address the growing problem of "family responsibility discrimination." FRD is a l

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  • June 5, 2012 | Daily Report Online

    Programs remain steady for another summer

    Summer associate programs have stabilized at Atlanta's largest firms. This year's programs look quite similar to last year's, with a few increases in clas , pay and duration. Clas

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  • September 6, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Computer Voir Dire

    A new computer software program that helps weed out biased jurors is raising a dilemma for lawyers: Should they go with their gut instinct when picking jurors, or listen to a computer?Do

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  • January 29, 2007 | National Law Journal

    2d Circuit's 'IPO' Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court long ago instructed judges to engage in a "rigorous analysis" of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23's class certification requirements. See, e.g., Gen. Tel. Co. of the Sw. v.

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  • March 1, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

    Reverse Commute

    The Washington, D.C., office of Covington & Burling welcomed three veteran lawyers. John Dugan , former comptroller of the currency, rejoins the firm as a partner

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  • February 6, 2002 | Daily Report Online

    A Merger Goes Terribly Wrong

    Richmond Eustis [email protected] Two broadband companies under bankruptcy court protection are fighting over who gets the proceeds from the sale of one company's as

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  • October 25, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Bandage biz

    COMPANY PROFILE PSS World Medical Inc. distributes medical products to physicians and eldercare providers. The company's service centers and sales force (the industry's largest) de

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  • June 30, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Adelphia Bankruptcy

    Now that Adelphia has settled with the government for $715 million, few major roadblocks remain in the cable company's emergence from bankruptcy and the sale of its assets to Time Warner and C

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  • May 12, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Identity Thefts Leading to 'Fear Factor' Suits

    The recent wave of personal data thefts from companies across the United States has lawyers bracing for a new round of lawsuits over how businesses safeguard the information.Attorneys

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  • December 13, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Toyota Cleared to Depose Non-Calif. Plaintiffs in MDL

    A federal judge on Thursday gave Toyota Motor Corp. permission to depose 10 plaintiffs among the 200 class actions asserting economic damages tied to sudden uncontrolled acceleration - and gave bot

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