• September 28, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Civil Actions

    U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Cole v. Central Intelligence Agency, et al. (No. 09-CV-01739, Sept. 14) Assigned to Judge Henry Kennedy. Free&sh

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  • September 15, 2008 |

    Limiting Online Liability

    A recent federal court decision in New York serves as a reminder — both to intellectual property owners and service providers — that it is often difficult to hold an

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  • February 5, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIOINS . . . Nathan L. Mechler, N. Taylor Williams and Brian M. Dennis have joined Ball & Weed as associates in San Antonio. Mechler practices general civil litigation in

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  • January 5, 2006 | National Law Journal

    More Associates Taking Care of Business

    Steve Brook is at a pivotal point in his career as a sixth-year associate with Burns & Levinson in Boston. So he's spending more time golfing, playing hockey and hanging out with his buddi

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  • October 31, 2011 | National Law Journal

    MOVERS

    LATERALS BAKER & MCKENZIE: Ricardo Martinez joins the firm's banking and finance practice as partner in the New York office and w

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  • August 22, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

    N.J. High Court: Single Comment Can Create Hostile Workplace

    Calling an employee a "stupid fag" just once is grounds for a prima facie case of hostile-workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, a New Jersey appeals court has r

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  • December 23, 2009 | The Recorder

    $1.1B Deal Ends Caltrans Litigation

    SAN FRANCISCO — The state's transportation department will spend $1.1 billion over 30 years to improve sidewalks under a submitted Tuesday to a federal judge. The deal, which goes

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  • March 16, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    In Win for Tort Reform Advocates, Ga. Supreme Court Upholds ER Med-Mal Standard

    The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday dealt a two-pronged blow to plaintiffs lawyers, rejecting challenges to two parts of the 2005 tort reform package. The court split 4-3 to uphold a rul

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  • May 1, 2009 |

    The Fine Art of Fair Use

    It was the most ubiquitous image of the 2008 campaign: a blue-and-red-tinted portrait of Barack Obama, face turned slightly to the left, chin raised, eyes gazing into the distance, above the word "hop

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  • August 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Video Gaming Lawyers Must Wait a Little Longer in Illinois

    Law firms looking to cash in on new work sparked by a recently enacted Illinois state law expanding the availability of video poker and other games may be waiting a while. The law, pa

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