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  • June 22, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Toxic Tort

    Toxic tort claims, by and large, are premised on common law theories of liability. As a consequence, the vast majority of suits are litigated in state court. Depending on the facts, however, p

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  • In Re: Text Messaging Antitrust

    Publication Date: 2011-01-01
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    Date Filed: 2010-12-29
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Posner, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-8037

    Case type: miscellaneousSUBMITTED DECEMBER 2, 2010-DECIDEDDECEMBER29, 2010Before POSNER, WOOD, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.A class action suit that has been consolidated for pretrial proceedin

  • Dane H. Desouza, Plaintiff v. Andy Frain Services, Inc., et al., Defendants, 12 Civ. 1308

    Publication Date: 2012-08-13
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge William H. Pauley
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    Case Number: 12 Civ. 1308

    Cite as: Desouza v. Andy Frain Services, Inc., 12 Civ. 1308, NYLJ 1202566801413, at *1 (SDNY, Decided August 6, 2012)District Judge William H. Pauley

  • United States v. Knox

    Publication Date: 2008-09-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-02
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Tinder, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-2552

    ARGUED MAY 9, 2008Before FLAUM, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.Appellant Prince Solomon Knox entered the United States as part of a refugee resettlement program. He was later indicted and con

  • Internet Law Library Inc. v. Southridge Capital Management LLC

    Publication Date: 2005-12-19
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    U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Carter BACKGROUND This case is the result of several actions arising out of a set of related financin

  • Somma v. New York City, 404859/06

    Publication Date: 2010-09-13
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County: Part 5
    Judge: Justice Barbara Jaffe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiff: John G. O'Leary, Esq., O'Leary & Spero, Staten Island, NY
    for defendant: For defendant: Monica Kelly, Senior Counsel, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY
    Case Number: 404859/06

    Cite as: Somma v. New York City, 404859/06, NYLJ 1202471923529, at *1 (Sup. NY, Decided August 11, 2010)Justice Barbara JaffeAugust 11, 2

  • August 25, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Foster Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    When Paul Allen first walked into Allen Israel's office 15 years ago, he was just another high-tech entrepreneur looking for a lawyer. "It's hard in retrospect to remember that back then Micro

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  • January 19, 2007 | The Recorder

    Indian Tribes Bet on Big Firms

    When the Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico decided to go ahead with a huge $245 million casino, resort and infrastructure development last year, they turned to the capital markets for financing instead

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  • Larson v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    Publication Date: 2008-06-26
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    Date Filed: 2008-06-23
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Posner, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: Nos. 08-1045, 08-1064, 08-1170

    ARGUED MAY 29, 2008Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (CoPERA) appeals from the district judge's refusal to allow it to inter

  • December 14, 2006 | The Associated Press

    A look back at newsmakers in 2006, in their own words

    AT THE START OF 2006, investors had little interest in the words "pretexting" and "backdating," the housing market was forecast to make a soft landing and stocks were considered range-bound a

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