• April 16, 2012 | National Law Journal

    VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

    ATTORNEY FEES Facebook denied repayment for disposing of weak case SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on April 10 denied Facebook Inc.'s reque

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  • January 26, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    3,000 Families Make Supplemental 9/11 Fund FilingsWith 5,575 claims still to process, the federal September 11 Victim Compensation Fund received a surge of additional informatio

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  • January 18, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    AG's Chief Trial Counsel Prepares to Tackle Tankleff Murder Case as Special Prosecutor

    The attorney who has been leading the state's attempts to recoup pay from former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard A. Grasso will make his first court appearance today in a new role hea

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  • May 21, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Disbarred Lawyer Faces Prosecutions for Thefts A disbarred lawyer who has pleaded guilty to thefts of $234,400 in three different counties, may manage to escape prison if he is

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  • July 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

    MOVERS

    NEW PARTNERS Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati added Adam Sak as partner in the outsourcing and IT procurement practice in Palo Alto, Calif. Sak previousl

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  • February 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    News In Brief

    Ecuadorian Court: $8 Billion Judgment Against Chevron On Monday a court in Ecuador issued a ruling in the 18-year-old case accusing Chevron predecessor Texaco of conta

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  • April 27, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Panel Finds Access to Records of Disabled Clients Is Limited

    ALBANY - Protection and advocacy organizations that contract with the state to monitor the treatment of disabled people do not have the same unfettered access to client records as govern

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  • February 20, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Shearman Reports 5 Percent Drop in 2008 Revenues Shearman & Sterling reports a 4.9 percent dip in revenues to $876 million for 2008, along with a 9.6 pe

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  • December 27, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Calif. Justices Snuff Out Free Smokes

    The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state limits on cigarette giveaways can stand, but a record $14.8 million fine might be excessive. The unanimous opinion focused on the

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  • October 24, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

    In Praise of Women and Their Dreams

    In remarks yesterday during a ceremony in which the Philadelphia Bar Association presented them with lifetime commendations, the U.S. Supreme Court's two female justices reflected on the progress made

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