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  • July 24, 2001 | The Legal Intelligencer

    No Harm, No Foul for Foul-Mouthed Attorney

    A lawyer who used the "F-word" when arguing with other lawyers on the phone and in depositions should not have been hit with stiff sanctions since none of her foul language occurred in court,

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  • Sotelo v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2008-05-27
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    Date Filed: 2008-05-22
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 8
    Judge: David Wellington Chew, Chief Justice
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    Case Number: 08-06-00145-CV

    OPINIONMaria Sotelo sued attorney Gordon Stewart for legal malpractice related to Mr. Stewart's representation of Ms. Sotelo and her former husband in a 1994 breach of contract action.a HREF="#D*f

  • January 24, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Antitrust

    After over 33 years of crisp and insightful commentary on antitrust law in this newspaper, William T. Lifland decided to put down his pencil late last year. The first time this column was publ

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  • October 12, 2004 | A Practical Guide To Equal Employment Opportunity

    What a Former Employee Doesn't Say May Hurt You

    In the post-Enron legal climate, the slightest whiff of corporate wrongdoing can trigger a criminal investigation that often spawns parallel civil litigation. In both the civil and criminal co

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  • January 17, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Rakoff's Decision in 'SEC v. Citigroup': What's All the Fuss About?

    Judge Jed Rakoff's recent opinion rejecting the parties' proposed settlement in U.S. S

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  • United States of America v. Timothy Pulsifer

    Publication Date: 2012-05-07
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    Date Filed: 2012-04-27
    Court: 2nd Cir.
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    Case Number: 11-2593-cr

    11-2593-crUnited States v. PulsiferSUMMARY ORDERRulings by summary order do not have precedential effect. Citation to a summary order filed on or after January 1, 2007, is permitted and

  • August 21, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Bad Faith Claims Forestalled by ERISA

    The hottest issue in ERISA law just got a little hotter now that a federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to follow a colleague's recent decision that said ERISA plaintiffs can also pursue a cla

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  • May 26, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Inadmissible

    Proceeding With CautionAttorneys on both sides of the bench of what has been tagged the country's deadliest immigrant smuggling case say they are treading lightly in the case ag

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  • Adams v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2008-08-27
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-25
    Court: Tx. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: Amos L. Mazzant Justice
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    Case Number: 05-06-00006-CV

    AFFIRMOPINION ON REHEARINGBefore Justices Morris, Francis, and Mazzant.We overrule appellant's motion for rehearing. We withdraw our July 31, 2007 opinion and judgment. The following is now t

  • July 1, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Dismisses Lawsuit Over Results of Scientific Research

    Statements published in a scientific journal cannot give rise to false advertising or other tort claims as long as the underlying scientific data are not fabricated, a federal appeals court

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