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  • July 26, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Second Circuit Review

    In this month's column, we report on a noteworthy decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, holding that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or act) does not permit nationwide

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  • August 28, 2007 | Legal Times

    Gonzales ends troubled term

    ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO Gonzales-he nation's troubled top law enforcement officer-ended speculation Monday and resigned after a monthslong standoff with the Democratic-controlled Congress ov

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  • April 7, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Hyland v. Township of Lebanon

    Hyland v. Township of Lebanon, A-4139-09T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Yannotti, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication April 7, 2011. Before Judges Parrillo, Yannotti and Espinosa. On ap

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  • January 1, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

    Lawyers Brace for Compensation Controversy

    Can there be such a thing as too much information? Former Pfizer Inc. CEO Henry "Hank" McKinnell would probably say yes. In the past, Pfizer usually devoted about 10 pages in its annua

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  • In re: Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 21 MC 92

    Publication Date: 2008-05-23
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    Date Filed: 2008-05-13
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Shira Scheindlin
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    Case Number: 21 MC 92

    District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Stanley

  • July 18, 2000 | Legal Times

    Bank Lobby Puts Heat on Fannie Mae

    It is not often that five top executives from the nation's largest financial institutions go to Washington, D.C. to personally lobby such Beltway luminaries as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Gr

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  • April 29, 2008 | Alm

    Justice cites Georgia in voter ID dissent

    Just eight days before Indiana's presidential primary, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld that state's controversial voter ID law, which critics say will discourage the poor, the elderly and minor

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  • September 13, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Microsoft faces key hearing in Europe

    When Brad Smith took over as Microsoft's second general counsel a little more than two years ago, he said he wanted to steer the legal department into a less confrontational era.

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  • April 5, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

    Lawyers Fill Kirk War Chest, But Fear Is in the Air

    If money alone could buy an election, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would have no trouble purchasing the scheduled April 9 Democratic primary Senate run-off. Kirk raised some $2.4 million from June

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  • Fischbarg v Doucet

    Publication Date: 2007-12-20
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    Court: New York State Court of Appeals
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    Case Number: 09962

    Decided on December 20, 2007 No. 175 [*1]Gabriel Fischbarg, Respondent, v Suzanne Doucet, & c. et al., Appellants. Samuel E.