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  • July 26, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Consultant appeals fraud finding over Victoria's Secret franchise plan

    An appeal of a civil fraud verdict against a consultant in a case from Puerto Rico — similar charges were settled against former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) and Venable, where he is

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  • May 9, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Judge Faults 'Robo-Testifying' in Consumer Credit Case

    A state judge has thrown out a credit card company's breach of contract action against a cardholder, saying it failed to show the existence of a contract offer and faulting what he called its

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  • May 3, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Islamic Scholars Play Role in High Finance

    For those with a passing knowledge of the strictures of Islamic law, in particular its prohibition on the charging of interest, the term "Islamic financing" might seem to contain an inherent contra

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  • United States v. Hertular

    Publication Date: 2009-05-11
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    Date Filed: 2009-04-06
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Reena Raggi, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-1453-cr

    Argued: June 19, 2008Before: STRAUB, RAGGI, Circuit Judges, and SESSIONS, District Judge.*fn1Defendant Robert Hertular appeals from a judgment of conviction ent

  • July 26, 2011 | Daily Business Review

    3rd Circuit OKs DNA collection at booking

    Finding that DNA profiling samples are "fingerprints for the 21st century," a sharply divided federal appeals court has ruled that the government has the right to routinely collec

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  • United States v. Cothran

    Publication Date: 2002-04-12
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    Date Filed: 2002-04-11
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Rosenn, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 01-1437

    PRECEDENTIALArgued: March 4, 2002OPINION OF THE COURTIn the present climate of terrorism, this appeal presents an important question pertaining to the conduct of a potential airline passenger

  • Hopkins v. Netterville

    Publication Date: 2002-01-21
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    Date Filed: 2002-01-16
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 12
    Judge: Sam Griffith Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 12-00-00339-

    APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXASAnnie Mae Hopkins, individually and as independent executrix of the estate of Archie Bishop Jolley, deceased, Reo Jolley, and Archie Jolley,

  • May 22, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Third Circuit Scrutinizes Cy Pres Distributions

    A settlement is a settlement. The parties agree on its terms, terminate the litigation, and move on. Right? Not always. Class actions, for example, are different. There, the courts must revie

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  • June 19, 2002 | Corporate Counsel

    Renting Solomon

    In the fall of 2000, Joan Parker got an unlikely invitation. The National Hockey League and its players union were looking for a new arbitrator to referee their spirited fights and wante

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  • June 16, 2003 | The Recorder

    A Matter of Trust

    Imagine, if you will, an oasis for plaintiffs' lawyers, where you can make new law, the bar is friendly on both sides of the aisle, there are few competitors and, of course, huge recover

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