• January 2, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    No Holiday Respite for Lawyers Working on Howrey Bankruptcy

    Lawyers working on the Howrey bankruptcy stayed busy over the holidays, filing multiple motions in late December aimed at moving along what is now a trustee-supervised Chapter 11 bankrup

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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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