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  • February 6, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Aftermath of Large Jury Verdicts Shows Much Smaller Victories

    Three jury awards in New Jersey were among the 100 largest in the country last year, but defendant-friendly laws or lack of coverage have taken their toll on these once-glittering victories.

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  • June 6, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

    On Collateral Estoppel in Bankruptcy

    As litigators know all too well, a bankruptcy filing by a defendant can have devastating consequences for the plaintiff. The plaintiff's disappointment often comes in one of several scenarios. In t

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  • People v. Shazier

    Publication Date: 2012-12-28
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    Date Filed: 2012-12-27
    Court: C.A. 6th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff and Respondent The People: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General; Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Seth K. Schalit, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Bridget Billeter, Deputy Attorney General
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant and Appellant Dariel Shazier: Jill A. Fordyce under appointment by the Court of Appeal for Appellant
    Case Number: No. H035423

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 43THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,v.DARIEL SHAZIER, Defendant and Appellant.

  • May 31, 2000 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Latest Appellate Ruling Absolves ISPs From Defamation Liability

    The law seems clear -- an Internet service provider is not responsible for defamatory messages posted on its system.That's what appellate courts and, most recently, the U.S. Supreme Co

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  • Touchcom, Inc. v. Bereskin & Parr

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-03
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Lourie, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 2008-1229

    Before LOURIE, GAJARSA, and PROST, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge PROST.Touchcom, Inc. and Touchcom Technologies, I

  • June 18, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Vioxx Plaintiffs' Lawyers Win $4.4M in Fees Under Consumer Fraud Act

    A New Jersey trial judge has assessed $4.4 million in attorneys' fees and costs under the state's Consumer Fraud Act against Merck & Co. in a suit over its painkiller Vioxx case that yield

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  • December 4, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    PBA Takes Stance on Signing Statements

    A bill sponsored by Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter to render presidential signing statements legally null received a vote of support from the state's largest bar organization last mon

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  • June 7, 1999 | New Jersey Law Journal

    No Dutch Treat in New Jersey For Products Liability Plaintiff

    About the only thing missing from the last 10 years ofAnthony van Belle's life is a Hollywood director to stitch thedetails together.After chemicals he bought from a New Jersey company explo

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  • October 17, 2000 | The Recorder

    Can a Photographer Paparazzi Raggedy-Ann?

    From the photojournalist's perspective, it must have looked like the perfect shot: the interior of a family's living room burnt to a crusty, darkened shell; the weary firefighter, eyes downcas

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  • September 20, 2002 | Daily Business Review

    Hard to Opt Out of the Politics of Spam

    Just about everyone's heard the old comedy line "How can you tell when a politician is lying? His lips are moving." Well, in the modern age, how can you tell when a politician has nothing of v

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