• Kassbaum v. Steppenwolf Productions, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-01-02
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    Date Filed: 2000-12-29
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: GOULD, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Hyman
    for defendant: Leonard S. Machtinger

    Case Number: No. 99-55656

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. GOULD, Circuit Judge: This case raises the issue of whether a contract between the parties or section 32(1)(a) o

  • January 30, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    An Estate Planner's Guide to Client Representation

    There are two circumstances that no attorney ever wishes to confront: first, where the attorney must refuse to undertake the representation of a new client because of an ethical conflict of i

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  • November 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Does 'Dukes' Require Full 'Daubert' Scrutiny at Class Certification?

    When moving or opposing a motion for class certification, litigants with increasing frequency rely on expert testimony. This has manifested in a debate among district courts, and more recently, amo

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  • February 6, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Must Experts Duke It Out Before Class Certification?

    In a prior column, we discussed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's influential opi

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  • Danley v. Allen

    Publication Date: 2008-08-29
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-22
    Court: 11th Cir.
    Judge: Carnes, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07-12328

    [PUBLISH]Before BLACK and CARNES, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI,*fn1 Judge.Kevin Danley was arrested for driving under the influence and was taken to jail. While

  • May 24, 2001 | National Law Journal

    Where to Try a Mass Tort Case

    Most of the largest mass tort cases in the federal courts over the past 10 years have been brought as non-federal-question class actions. These class actions have encompassed a broad ran

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  • United States v. Fouseiii

    Publication Date: 2009-09-04
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-24
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Rovner, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07-3945

    ARGUED NOVEMBER 5, 2008Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.Alvin Fouse was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §&#

  • Cgm, LLC v. Bellsouth Telecommunications

    Publication Date: 2011-12-14
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    Date Filed: 2011-12-08
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Wynn, Circuit Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10-1693

    PUBLISHEDArgued: September 20, 2011Before SHEDD and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and Damon J. KEITH, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by d

  • Arnold, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior

    Publication Date: 2000-05-31
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    Date Filed: 2000-05-25
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Wiener, Benavides, And Parker, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: No. 99-10753

    BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:Appellants Joel Arnold ("Arnold") and Allen McDaniel ("McDaniel") appeal the district court's ruling as a matter of law that neither of them was entitl

  • Equal Employment Opportunity v. Great Steaks, Incorporated

    Publication Date: 2012-02-01
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    Date Filed: 2012-01-26
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Floyd, Circuit Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10-1756

    PUBLISHEDArgued: October 28, 2011Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.Affirmed by published opinion.Judge Floyd wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Dun