• May 20, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Public Interest Projects

    Fighting BiasArmy National Guard Major and attorney Mathew B. Tully, who nearly lost his life in Manhattan on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, will be honored by the Ame

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  • March 12, 2013 | Daily Report Online

    Med-mal expert doesn't have chops to save suit

    The Court of Appeals of Georgia has upheld the dismissal of a medical malpractice suit over the death of a 10-month-old boy, saying the physician who verified the plaintiffs' complaint did no

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  • August 28, 2008 | Daily Report Online

    Panel upholds 'privileged material' ruling against Mohawk

    Lawyers for Mohawk Industries Inc. must give a former employee information they had argued was protected by attorney-client privilege, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. A t

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  • January 24, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Wetlands Regulation

    Thirty-five years ago, Congress enacted the Clean Water Act of 1972 ("CWA") in an effort to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nation's waters."1

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  • April 28, 2000 | Daily Report Online

    Disbarred Lawyer Earns Second Chance at Law

    David Edward Betts' fall from grace was sudden and dramatic.He was a partner at a respected Atlanta law firm, an associate Fulton County attorney and a man regarded by his colleagues as gifted i

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  • December 13, 2004 | National Law Journal

    A 'perfect storm' for pension suits?

    Employees who squirreled away portions of their paychecks for retirement only to have their plans for the future dashed by stock scandals and employer bankruptcies are boosting business

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    SEC Delays Rulemaking on Director Nominations by Shareholders

    Confusion over dissent director nominees and their access to corporate ballots will continue for at least one more round of annual meetings.A measure aimed at clarifying rules for shareholde

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  • March 6, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Allen & Overy Bankruptcy Partner Joins Thacher Proffitt Thacher Proffitt & Wood has recruited a bankruptcy partner from Allen & Overy. Hugh McDonald previously repre

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  • Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Sierra Pacific Industries)

    Publication Date: 2008-05-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2008-05-22
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: MacKenzie & Albritton and James A. Heard for Sierra Club and Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Michele Dias for California Forestry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest and Respondent.

    Case Number: S143689

    Cite as 08 C.D.O.S. 6184EBBETTS PASS FOREST WATCH et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,v.CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION, Defendant and Respondent;SIE

  • September 19, 2005 | Legal Times

    At FDA, Change In Name Only

    Sheldon Bradshaw arrived at the Food and Drug Administration without the baggage lugged around by his predecessor. The pr

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