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  • November 28, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Ruling Clears Way for Payment of Austrian Holocaust Claims

    In a divided 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has dismissed the last remaining class action for Holocaust-era claims against the Austrian government, setting the st

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  • February 20, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Atlanta-Based Firm Raises Salaries Twice in Two Weeks

    Troutman Sanders has matched the $130,000 starting salary for associates that earlier this month became the new top rate at several big Atlanta firms, said the firm's managing partner, Robert W. We

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  • February 25, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    In re Asbestos Litigation

    And then there was one. Union Carbide Corporation, now a unit of The Dow Chemical Company, was the last defendant left standing in the first part of a mass asbestos litigation in the circuit c

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  • December 4, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Lawyers on Major Transactions

    Clear Gottlieb, Weil Gotshal Aid In Utility Purchase From Enron Enron and the Oregon Electric Utility Company Co. have signed a definitive agreement for Oregon Electric,

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  • October 27, 2004 | Daily Report Online

    Georgia Law School One Step Closer to Accreditation

    Atlanta's John Marshall Law School has cleared a major hurdle in its long effort to win accreditation from the American Bar Association.The school's pass rate for first-time takers of

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  • March 11, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Sharpen Your Elbows: Jockeying Has Begun in Run-Up to Toyota MDL

    If ever a product liability mess screamed for MDL treatment, it's the Toyota sudden acceleration fiasco, which has spawned dozens of personal injury suits and class actions alleging economic damages f

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  • April 22, 2004 | Special To Law.Com

    Low Visibility

    It's no secret that law firms are caste systems. In the early '80s, I worked my way through law school as a temp secretary at 18 of San Francisco's biggest firms, and quickly learned an import

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  • March 29, 1999 | National Law Journal

    Lawyers & Technology: Legal Tech Takes Baby Steps

    If slow and steady wins the race, then attorneys are finally getting off to a good start in the quest to integrate technology into their practices in ways that improve their work habits and client

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  • June 19, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Commission Admonishes Judge Over Late Decisions Editor's Note: This item has been modified to reflect a

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  • November 23, 2009 | Verdictsearch

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    CONSUMER PROTECTION Dating site sets up $1.5 million fund to settle class action suit On Sept. 28, an online dating site agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that it wrongf

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