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  • December 9, 2013 | Daily Report Online

    Newsmaker of the Year, Robert James: Driving Force in a Year of Big Prosecutions

    DeKalb County's top prosecutor found himself in the eye of the storm in 2013. District Attorney Robert James Jr. created much of the whirlwind himself: boldly pursuing murder and

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  • December 2, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

    How the Toyota MDL Settlement Happened

    On the day after Christmas 2012, Toyota Motor North America announced that it had agreed to settle a giant class action over the sudden, unintended acceleration of some of its vehicles. It w

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  • December 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    The Settlement Scorecard

    Note: This article has been updated to correctly identify John Hooper. On the day after Christmas 2012, Toyota Motor North America announced that it had agreed to settle a gi

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  • December 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals & Suits

    Verizon Vodafone Verizon Communications Inc. agreed to pay Vodafone Group plc $130 billion on September 2 to take full control

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  • November 25, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Utilities Win Waste Fee Fight

    Of all the intractable, unwinnable positions that U.S. Department of Justice lawyers are bound to defend, few can rival the fight over the storage of spent nuclear fuel. The latest sl

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  • November 22, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Who Won in the Toyota MDL Settlement?

    Note: This article has been updated to correctly identify John Hooper. On the day after Christmas 2012, Toyota Motor North America announced that it had agreed to settle a gi

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  • Garrett v. NYC, 14158/2009

    Publication Date: 2013-11-21
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, IAS Term, Part 29
    Judge: Justice Wayne P. Saitta
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Atty for Plaintiff Julian & Pauline Garrett: Kelner & Kelner, Esq.-Gail S. Kelner, Esq.
    for defendant: Atty for Defendant/3rd Party Plaintiff, 3rd-3rd Party Plaintiff, City of New York: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Anthony P. Terranova, Esq. Atty for Defendant/3rd Party Plaintiff, 3rd-3rd Party Plaintiff Skanska/Picone Joint Venture: Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP, Jennifer R. Loyd, Esq. Atty for Defendants, 2nd & 3rd-3rd Party Defendants, Environmental Energy Associates: Callan, Koster & Brennan, LLP, Louis E. Valvo, Esq. Atty for Defendants, 2nd & 3rd-3rd Party Defendants, Environmental Laboratories, Inc.: Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP, Marc H. Pillinger, Esq., Allison H. Weinstein, Esq.
    Case Number: 14158/2009

    Cite as: Garrett v. NYC, 14158/2009, NYLJ 1202628870308, at *1 (Sup., KI, Decided October 29, 2013) 14158/2009 Justice Wayne P. Saittap class

  • Dee v. Rakower, 52644/09

    Publication Date: 2013-11-20
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    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Before: Dillon, J.P., Balkin, Austin, Cohen, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Michele Kahn of counsel, Kahn & Goldberg, LLP, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Respondent: David P. Rubinstein, P.C., New York, N.Y.
    Case Number: 52644/09

    Cite as: Dee v. Rakower, 52644/09, NYLJ 1202628669971, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided November 13, 2013) 52644/09 Before: Dillon, J.P., Balkin, Au

  • November 18, 2013 | National Law Journal

    INADMISSIBLE: Tension Mounts as D.C. Circuit Picks Fail

    The fight over a key federal court boiled over on Capitol Hill last week as Republicans blocked another Obama administration nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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  • November 8, 2013 | The Recorder

    With Appeal Pending, Gloves Come Off in Pharmaceutical Feud

    SAN FRANCISCO ­— A $400 million pharmaceutical brawl lands in the First District Court of Appeal this month with the chance to make new law on lost profits, punitive damage

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