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  • September 7, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Tort Reform's Next Big Push

    Tort reform groups and lawyers representing some of the nation's largest corporations are working with legislators in several states to draft amendments to consumer protection laws that would s

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  • March 1, 2007 |

    PATENT LITIGATORS WANTED

    As a senior patent litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Jeremy Pitcock was wooed by firms offering partnerships, $75,000 signing bonuses, and, on top of his partner paycheck, 5 p

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  • February 1, 2006 | Alm

    Mergers Show 'Bigger Is Better' Theory Prevails

    The number of law firm mergers in 2005 topped that of 2004, with international and large-scale deals representing a big piece of last year's action. Forty-nine law firm mergers occurr

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  • May 2, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    State Bar Announces Pro Bono Awards

    ALBANY � The New York State Bar Association will present its annual President's Pro Bono Service Awards today. Slated to receive awards at a luncheon in Albany are: � Jeffrey Simes of

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  • September 9, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

    McCarter Beefs Up Corporate Side

    Continuing its drive to become more of a regional, and ultimately a national, player, McCarter & English has strengthened its corporate side by acquiring a 12-lawyer corporate boutique wit

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  • March 9, 2000 | National Law Journal

    A Political Scrap's $15M Fallout

    A political dispute involving the makeup of the Auburn University board of trustees has led to an unusual $15.2 million invasion-of-privacy verdict against an Alabama insurance company and two of i

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  • May 29, 2012 | The Recorder

    Justices Mull 80-Year Old Rule on Joint and Several Liability

    Tuesday looked like a bad day for plaintiffs before the California Supreme Court. At oral argument the justices sounded reluctant to fully abandon the common law "release rule,"

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  • November 21, 2000 | E-commerce Law & Strategy

    Protecting Your Clients' Interests In the Outsourcing Process

    Success on the Web requires sophisticated, quick-responding computer systems and software that are flexible enough to respond to the increasing capabilities of technology and the rapid c

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  • Orca Yachts, L.L.C. v. Mollicam, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2002-04-23
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2002-04-22
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Widener, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 99-1878

    PUBLISHEDArgued: April 5, 2000Appeal dismissed by published opinion. Judge Widener wrote the opinion, in which Judge Traxler and Judge Goodwin concurred.OPINIONPlaintiff Orca Yachts is a N

  • July 19, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Defense Gears Up for Appeal After Stewart's Sentencing

    Martha Stewart's sentencing on Friday set the stage for the next phase in her lawyers' battle to overturn her conviction for obstructing a government investigation into her 2001 sale of ImClon

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