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April 16, 2003 | Legal Times

Lobby for Plaintiffs' Bar Faces Trying Times

These are not the best of times for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.The Supreme Court issued a sweeping ruling last week that will make it difficult for plaintiffs to secur

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Western Watersheds Project v. Kraayenbrink

Publication Date: 2010-09-01
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Date Filed: 2010-09-01
Court: 9th Cir.
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roderick E. Walston, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Walnut Creek, California, Kathryn Kusske Floyd, Jay C. Johnson, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C., for petitioners Public Lands Council and American Farm Bureau Federation.
for defendant: Joseph Feller, National Wildlife Federation, Boulder, Colorado, Johanna H. Wald, Natural Resources Defense Counsel, San Francisco, California, Todd C. Tucci, Lauren M. Rule, Advocates for the West, Boise, Idaho, Laurence (?Laird?) J. Lucas, Boise, Idaho, for respondents Western Watersheds Project, Ralph Maughan, Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation, and Natural Resources Defense Council.
Case Number: No. 08-35359 No. 08-35360

Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 11466WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT; RALPH MAUGHAN; IDAHO WILDLIFE FEDERATION; IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE; NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL; NAT

January 7, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Citing Preemption, Minnesota Court Dismisses Defibrillator Suits Against Medtronic

The folks at Drug and Device Law are already calling a Minnesota federal district judge's ruling to dismiss with prejudice scores of product liability cases involving a Medtronic cardiac defibrillator

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December 3, 2002 | Corporate Counsel

In re Asbestos Litigation

And then there was one. Union Carbide Corporation, now a unit of The Dow Chemical Company, was the last defendant left standing in the first part of a mass asbestos litigation in the circuit c

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August 23, 2012 | Litigation Daily

Bransten Puts Her Foot Down in BofA Discovery Row

Earlier this week we described how objectors to Bank of Americ

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May 30, 2006 | The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin

Recovering Attorney Fees in Coverage Litigation May Depend on the State

As insurance coverage disputes, like all disputes, become increasingly expensive, cost continues to be an important factor in deciding whether to commence a lawsuit or arbitration in order to pursu

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October 14, 2010 | The American Lawyer

After Winning Dismissal of Class Action, Medtronic Nevertheless Agrees to Pay $268 Million to Settle Defibrillator Suits

Last year, Medtronic won a huge decision from Minneapolis federal district court judge Richard Kyle, who dismissed scores of product liability cases questioning the safety of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis

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January 23, 2006 | Legal Times

Did Democrats Seal Their Defeat in Alito Hearings?

There are any number of ways to fault the performance of Senate Democrats in their campaign to keep Samuel Alito Jr. -- seemingly as rock-ribbed a conservative as you'll find -- off the high court.

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Cat Tech LLC v. Tubemaster, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008-06-04
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Date Filed: 2008-05-28
Court: Fed. Cir.
Judge: Mayer, Circuit Judge.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiff-appellant: David Gunn, Beck, Redden & Secrest, Houston; B. Todd Patterson, Patterson & Sheridan, Houston.
for defendant: For defendant-appellee: Dennis Murrell, Middleton Reutlinger, Louisville, Ky.
Case Number: 2007-1443

Before MAYER and SCHALL, Circuit Judges and YOUNG*fn1, District Judge.Cat Tech LLC ("Cat Tech") appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the So

October 14, 2005 | The Recorder

Points & Authorities: Books at a Glance

The Secret ManThe Story of Watergate's Deep ThroatBy Bob WoodwardSimon & Schuster/$23

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