• December 23, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Seeking Attorney Fees in Trademark Litigation

    Unlike the systems of many other countries, the "American" rule in litigation provides that each party is responsible for paying its own attorney fees, regardless of who prevails. There are ce

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  • April 25, 2013 | Daily Business Review

    Rockwell Automation not liable for electrician's lung disease

    A jury rejected a man's contention that he developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos during his 30-plus years working as an electrician in Miami Dade County.Alan Hantak was 76 w

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  • February 6, 2009 | The Associated Press

    Okla. AG not hopeful about poultry case settlement

    TULSA, Okla. AP - Oklahoma's attorney general said Wednesday he remains hopeful, but not optimistic, about a pretrial settlement in the state's federal lawsuit against more than a dozen poult

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  • April 12, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    6th Circuit Affirms Anti-Cockfighting Law

    While cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states, a recent amendment to federal legislation created added penalties for those caught transporting items associated with the so-called sport, including

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  • December 1, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Having a Ball

    It's not uncommon for a crowd to gather around Stacy Humphries during a dinner party, especially when people find out what she does for a living.As the vice president of legal affairs

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  • Commonwealth Edison Co. v. United States

    Publication Date: 2001-11-27
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2001-11-20
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Dyk, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 00-5069

    Appealed from: United States Court of Federal Claims Chief Judge Lawrence M. BaskirOpinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DYK, in which Circuit Judges MICHEL, LOURIE, CLEVENGER, SCHALL, BRYSO

  • Communities For a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management District (ConocoPhillips Company)

    Publication Date: 2010-03-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2010-03-15
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adrienne L. Bloch, Shana Lazerow; Lozeau|Drury and Richard T. Drury for Plaintiff and Appellant Communities for a Better Environment. Richard M. Frank; Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, Marc D. Joseph and Richard T. Drury for Plaintiffs and Appellants Carlos Valdez et al. Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Tom Green and Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Theodora P. Berger and Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorneys General, Sally Magnani Knox, Lisa Trankley and Susan L. Durbin, Deputy Attorneys General for State of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants. Luke Cole for Association of Irritated Residents, California Communities Against Toxics, California Environmental Rights Alliance, California Safe Schools, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, Coalition for a Safe Environment, Community Water Center, Tricounty Watchdogs and Youth United for Community Action as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants. Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic and Sean B. Hecht for Sierra Club, Endangered Habitats League, National Resources Defense Council and Planning and Conservation League as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Daniel V. Hyde, Paul J. Beck and Azusa K. Tokudome for California Association of Sanitation Agencies as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants. Kurt R. Wiese, Barbara Baird; Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart, Bradley R. Hogin, Edward L. Bertrand and Ricia R. Hager for Defendants and Respondents. Latham & Watkins, Robert A. Wyman, Jr., and Emily Taylor for Regulatory Flexibility Group as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents. Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish, Alston & Bird, Ward L. Benshoof, Jocelyn D. Thompson; Cox Castle & Nicholson and Michael H. Zishke for Real Party in Interest and Respondent. Diepenbrock Harrison, Mark D. Harrison and Dan M. Silverboard for California Construction and Industrial Materials Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest and Respondent. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Michael M. Berger for Western Independent Refiners Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Party in Interest and Respondent. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Kevin M. Fong and David R. Farabee for Western States Petroleum Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Party in Interest and Respondent. Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, P. Addison Covert, Robin Leslie Stewart and Stacy L. Asato Toledo for California School Boards Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Party in Interest and Respondent. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Lisabeth D. Rothman for California Building Industry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Party in Interest and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. S161190

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 3204COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v.SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAG

  • December 14, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

    N.J. Mergers and Acquisitions

    British Company To Pay $2.3B for Adams Respiratory TherapeuticsCleaning-product company Reckitt Benckiser of Slough, England, with North American headquarters in Parsippany,

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  • March 27, 2002 | National Law Journal

    High Failure Rate

    Delaware, whose new state slogan is "It's Good Being First," is finding that is not always the case.The state's corporate law has been criticized for 100 years for being pro-busi

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  • September 28, 2009 | National Law Journal

    High Court Justices to Take Up Lawyer Ethics, Errors

    How lawyers do their jobs -- from the type of advice they give clients to the calculation of fees -- moves to the fore in the new U.S. Supreme Court term in six cases that could dramatically alter

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