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  • April 9, 2007 | National Law Journal

    High court scrutinizes key job bias liability case

    WASHINGTON � The "cat's paw" or "rubber stamp" theory of liability in job bias cases comes under scrutiny in the U.S. Supreme Court this month as the justices examine when an employer can be hel

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  • Lowry v. Watson Chapel School District

    Publication Date: 2008-09-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-02
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: Nos. 07-3437 & 08-1139

    Submitted: June 13, 2008Before SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBAUM,*fn1 District Judge.Chris Lowry, Colton Dougan, and Micheal Joseph (collectivel

  • Miller v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-27
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    Date Filed: 2012-11-21
    Court: Tex. Crim. App.
    Judge: Johnson, J
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    Case Number: NO. PD-0705-11

    Johnson delivered the opinion of the Court in which Meyers, Price, Keasler, Cochran, and Alcala, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Hervey joined. Womack

  • In re Rafter Seven Ranches, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2008-11-07
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    Date Filed: 2008-11-04
    Court: 10th Cir.
    Judge: Seymour, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3091

    PUBLISHBefore BRISCOE, SEYMOUR and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.Rafter Seven Ranches, L.P. (Rafter Seven) appeals a Bankruptcy Appeal Panel (BAP) decision upholding the bankruptcy court's rejection of

  • June 18, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    For Lawyer Giuliani, a Real Sweet Deal

    It was a beautiful wedding. When Houston's Bracewell & Patterson called a press conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel two years ago to introduce its new partner, Rudolph Giuliani, the

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  • Brisbon v. United States

    Publication Date: 2008-10-15
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-09
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Ruiz, Associate Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant Ronald Brisbon: Michael Spekter, Washington, D.C. For appellant Michael Wonson: Peter Meyers, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For appellee: Chrisellen Kolb, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: Nos. 02-CF-601, 02-CF-777 & 04-CO-144

    Argued April 18, 2006Before RUIZ, Associate Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, Retired,*fn1 and BELSON, Senior Judge.Appellants Ronald Brisbon and Michael Wonson

  • New York County First Department SUPREME COURT,

    Publication Date: 2011-12-20
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    Justice Lucy BillingsLowenthal v. Restani Const. Corp. (150231/11)—Motion WithdrawnJustice Eileen BranstenKriti Ripley

  • Favish v. Office of Independent Counsel

    Publication Date: 2000-07-13
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    Date Filed: 2000-07-12
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: PREGERSON, NOONAN, and SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allan J. Favish
    for defendant: Leon W. Weidman and Jan L. Luymes
    Case Number: No. 98-55594

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: Allan J. Favish appeals the judgment of the district court granting summary judgment to t

  • United States, Appellant v. Eric Hassock, Defendant-Appellee, 09-5193-cr

    Publication Date: 2011-02-14
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Miner, B.D. Parker, and Raggi, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer E. Burns, Michael A. Levy, Assistant United States Attorneys (for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York), New York, New York, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Stanislao A. Germán, Law Office of Stanislo A. Germán, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee.
    Case Number: 09-5193-cr

    Cite as: US v. Eric Hassock, 09-5193-cr, NYLJ 1202481535707, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 28, 2011)Before: Miner, B.D. Parker, and Raggi, C.JJ.p class="

  • September 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    The Godfather of Lobbying

    Over the decades, the influence of lobbyists in Washington, D.C., has grown to where they almost form a fourth branch of the government. Anyone interested in their rise should read David McKea

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