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  • January 24, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    New Year, New Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza

    Less than a month old, 2012 has already seen a hefty dollop of litigation activity involving large law firms as parties rather than counsel. The latest round of suits finds angry ex-employe

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  • October 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Ruling Finds Couple Must Clearly Define 'Cohabitation'

    ALBANY - "Cohabitation" is an ambiguous term whose definition for purposes of potential violations of separation and divorce agreements depends on what the parties understood i

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  • City of Alhambra v. County of Los Angeles

    Publication Date: 2012-11-19
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    Date Filed: 2012-11-19
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Colantuono & Levin, Michael G. Colantuono and Holly O. Whatley for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Jarvis, Fay, Doporto & Gibson, Benjamin P. Fay and Rick W. Jarvis for League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Greenberg Traurig, Scott D. Bertzyk, Karin L. Bohmholdt; Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., and Andrea Sheridan Ordin, County Counsel, and Thomas M. Tyrrell, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendants and Respondents. Jennifer B. Henning for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number: No. S185457

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 12771CITY OF ALHAMBRA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,v.COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al.

  • November 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

    Defense lawyer on trial in Columbus

    Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Columbus criminal defense lawyer who faces federal money laundering charges stemming from legal fees paid to him by his client, a convicted drug

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  • February 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Ciparick Named Co-chair of Justice Task Force

    Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, who recently retired from the Court of Appeals, has been named co-chair of the New York State Justice Task Force. She replaces the late Judge Theodore Jones on the

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  • July 7, 2006 | Daily Business Review

    Reversal of $145 Billion Punitives Verdict for Fla. Smokers Upheld

    In a big victory for the tobacco industry, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld the reversal of a $145 billion punitive damages verdict awarded to 700,000 ailing Florida smokers

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  • August 6, 2004 | Daily Report Online

    A North/South Split: Runoff May Hinge on Who Shows Up

    Steven H. Pollak [email protected] This was the quietest judicial race of the year. While other candidates slapped at each other with dubious campaign fliers, libel suits and ac

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  • March 5, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Federal Bar to Environmental Hearing Board Jurisdiction

    On February 5, U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani of the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted Te e Gas Pipeline Co. LLC's (TGPC) motion for a preliminary injunction in Te

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  • March 28, 2001 | Daily Business Review

    Dismissal of Flight Attendants' Suit Upheld

    It appears to be the end of the line for a group of former Pam American World Airways flight attendants who have spent the past seven years battling their new employer, Delta Air Lines, over t

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  • January 28, 2008 | Legal Times

    Blackwater Sues Wiley Rein for Malpractice

    Blackwater Security Consulting has been on the defensive for months, with Congress and federal investigators probing its role in a deadly shootout in Baghdad last September that le

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