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  • August 8, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Design-Defect Theory Upheld in Tobacco Suit

    The daughter and husband of a woman who died of lung cancer can proceed with their lawsuit against Philip Morris and other tobacco companies under a design-defect theory and can seek punitive damag

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  • May 17, 2007 | The Recorder

    Davis Wright Acquires IP Boutique

    Davis Wright Tremaine is snapping up three-lawyer San Francisco patent and trademark boutique Parsons Hsue & de Runtz. The addition of James Hsue and K. Alison de Runtz as partners, an

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  • October 3, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    N.Y. Panel Revives Grasso Libel Suit Against Reed

    New York's Appellate Division, 1st Department, has reinstated a libel claim initiated by deposed head of the New York Stock Exchange Richard A. Grasso against the stock exchange and John S. Re

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  • March 24, 2005 | The Recorder

    Through the Wringer

    Cintas Corp. made $2.8 billion last year doing other people's dirty laundry. Thanks to a labor union and a group of local lawyers, the company is having a harder time dealing with its own.

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  • October 27, 2008 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Veena Beglinger has been admitted to the State Bar of Arizona. Beglinger is a special counsel at LUCE, FORWARD, HAMI

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  • April 1, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    'Cohiba' Name May Be Used Only for Cuban Cigar

    A federal judge in New York wrote into law this week what cigar aficionados have known for years: Cohibas are from Cuba. In a 137-page opinion, Southern District Judge Robert W. Sweet

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  • May 9, 2003 | The Recorder

    Legislators Flunk Reform School

    News: Although the California Supreme Court is doing a better job of getting counsel for death penalty appeals, it is still struggling to find habeas corpus lawyers. The Habeas C

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  • November 1, 2010 | Legaltech News

    Editor's Note

    It's been a hectic month, with lots of breaking news and musical chairs. Mary Mack, considered by just about everyone to be the "face" of Fios, has defected to California's ZyL

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  • June 2, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Laundered, Spun and Fined

    Last November, Alabama-based AmSouth Bank was fined $50 million for violating anti-money laundering and bank secrecy laws. It was the largest such fine ever imposed. The bank also agreed to re

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  • In re Marriage Cases

    Publication Date: 2008-05-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2008-05-15
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sterling E. Norris for Judicial Watch, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants State of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Kuna-Jacob as Amicus Curiae.
    Case Number: S147999

    Cite as 08 C.D.O.S. 5820In re MARRIAGE CASES. [Six?consolidated appeals.]No. S147999In the Supreme Court of CaliforniaC