• Acevedo v. Allsup's Convenience Stores Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-03-18
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    Date Filed: 2010-03-15
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
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    Case Number: 09-10417

    Published OpinionBefore JONES, Chief Judge, and BENAVIDES and PRADO, Circuit Judges.In 2007, Appellants Christina Acevedo and approximately 800 current or former employees of Allsup's Convenienc

  • January 7, 2002 |

    Justices Bust Out Heavy-Hitters in 2001

    It's true that, in terms of sheer volume of written opinions, 2001 was not the jewel in the state Supreme Court's crown. But the justices made up for that dearth by handing down more tha

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  • October 8, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Group of Publishers Drops Out, but Google Still Faces Claims

    A group of book publishers has dropped out of the long-running copyright battle over Google Inc.'s plan to scan the world's books into a vast digital library. That's good news for Google and

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  • April 26, 2004 | The Recorder

    Singin' the Legal Blues

    When pop singer Michael Bolton feels betrayed, he does more than croon a sad song. He also goes to court. At the moment, he's suing Weil, Gotshal & Manges for $30 million in damages, alleg

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  • February 25, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Who`s in Charge Here?

    By Richard F. Ricci and Priya R. MasilamaniNew Jersey Law JournalA common element of federal environmental legislation is the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to del

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  • May 27, 2010 | The Associated Press

    Suit: US House districts violate 1-person, 1-vote

    JACKSON, Miss. AP - A federal lawsuit that seeks to double or even quadruple the size of the U.S. House argues that citizens in Mississippi and four other states don't have enough representat

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  • January 31, 2000 | Legal Times

    Never Used, Law Boosts Gun Suit

    The D.C. government might have a secret weapon in its battle with the gun industry: an existing law that says gun makers and dealers can be held financially responsible for injuries or deaths cause

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  • May 21, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Cases Highlight Minefield In Internal Investigations

    March did not go out like a lamb for white-collar lawyers conducting internal investigations. Late in the month, a purported "client" of Proskauer Rose - the former chief inves

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  • Reade v Doe

    Publication Date: 2006-07-06
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    Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
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    By Friedman, J.P., Sullivan, Gonzalez, Sweeny, Catterson, JJ. 6860. Duane Reade, Inc. plf-ap, v. John Doe def-res _________________________ Brief Jus

  • October 12, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Turning Pre-Litigation Expenses Into Reimbursable Defense Costs

    Pre-litigation costs -- costs incurred to defend a claim that a company knows will be made against it but prior to the point that its insurer assumes the defense -- often are significant and unavoi

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