• February 3, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Locke Lord Lures Boies Litigator, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Boies Schiller & Flexner partner Kathleen Smalley is headed to newly merged Locke Lord; Davis Polk poaches Greenberg Traurig's real estate chair in New York; three DLA Piper finance lawyers depart; Littler Mendelson heads to Maine; and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

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  • February 3, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Clifford Chance, Pillsbury Add DLA Piper Finance Trio

    DLA Piper has been active on the lateral hiring front this year, but the global legal giant saw three finance lawyers leave its robust ranks this week for Clifford Chance and Pillsbury Winth

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  • February 3, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Clifford Chance, Pillsbury Add DLA Piper Finance Trio

    DLA Piper has been active on the lateral hiring front this year, but the global legal giant saw three finance lawyers leave its robust ranks this week for Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. One partner heading to Pillsbury was caught up in a high-profile overbilling suit filed against DLA Piper by a former client in 2013.

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  • February 3, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    'Tincher' Opens Door to Previously Excluded Negligence Evidence

    During the long reign of Azzarello v. Black Brothers, 391 A.2d 1020 (Pa. 1978), as the foundation of strict products liability in Pennsylvania, the strict separation of "neglig

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  • CHARLES G. HOOKS III, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. SAMSON LONE STAR, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, N/K/A SAMSON LONE STAR LLC, RESPONDENT

    Publication Date: 2015-01-30
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    Date Filed: 2015-01-30
    Court: SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
    Judge: John P. Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 12-0920

    SUPREME COURT OF TEXASCHARLES G. HOOKS III, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. SAMSON LO R, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, N/K/A SAMSON LO

  • Jackson v. AEG Live, LLC

    Publication Date: 2015-01-30
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    Date Filed: 2015-01-30
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Reed Smith, Margaret M. Grignon, Zareh A. Jaltorossian, Paula M. Mitchell; Panish Shea & Boyle, Brian J. Panish, Kevin R. Boyle, Robert S. Glassman, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: O'Melveny & Myers, Marvin S. Putnam, Jessica Stebbins Bina, for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. B252411

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1131 KATHERINE JACKSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AEG LIVE, LLC et

  • January 29, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Unapproved Opinions: January 22-28, 2015

    STATE COURT CASES ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 01-2-5571 In the Matter of the Denial for Change of Address on a New Jersey F

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  • Richey v. Autonation, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-01-29
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    Date Filed: 2015-01-29
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott O. Cummings for Plaintiff and Appellant. Law Office of David J. Duchrow, Duchrow & Piano and David J. Duchrow for California Employment Lawyers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Snell & Wilmer, Richard A. Derevan, Christopher B. Pinzon, Frank Cronin, Erin Denniston Leach and Todd E. Lundell for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No: S207536

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1024 AVERY RICHEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AUTONATION, INC., et

  • January 28, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Court OKs Suits Over Denied Mortgage Modifications

    Homeowners who enter into trial agreements to modify their mortgages under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and comply with the terms can sue for breach of contract if

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  • January 27, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Court OKs Suits Over Denied Mortgage Modifications

    Homeowners who enter into trial agreements to modify their mortgages under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and comply with the terms can sue for breach of contract if a modification is denied and might even have a consumer fraud claim, a New Jersey appeals court has held in a precedential decision of first impression.

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