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  • Woodward v. Epps

    Publication Date: 2009-08-25
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-21
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Carl E. Stewart, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-70053

    Before BARKSDALE, STEWART, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.Paul Woodward was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. After exhausting state court proceedings, Woodward filed a petition for ha

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  • April 16, 2008 | Legal Times

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  • June 28, 2010 | National Law Journal

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  • August 24, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Pfizer Appeals Court's Recognition of New Pharma Cause of Action

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  • June 29, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

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  • September 11, 2007 |

    Cappy Stepping Down

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Ralph J. Cappy told his colleagues in Pittsburgh yesterday that he would be stepping down from the bench by year?s end, according to sources in Harrisburg and P

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