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  • October 23, 2007 | Legal Times

    The Power of Veteran Advocates

    WASHINGTON � For the elite of the Supreme Court Bar, this is the Gilded Age. Or call it the Age of the Guild.The court's docket continues to shrink. Yet dramatic new research by George

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  • In Re eSpeed Inc. Securities Litigation

    Publication Date: 2005-07-21
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    U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Scheindlin I. INTRODUCTION Two movants seek to be named lead plaintiff in a class action litigation i

  • Eri Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. Markswinnea

    Publication Date: 2010-05-10
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    Date Filed: 2010-05-07
    Court: Tx. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Paul W. Green Justice
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    Case Number: 07-1042

    Argued December 17, 2009JUSTICE GREENThe principal question in this case is whether consideration received for the sale of a business interest is subject to equitable forfeiture as a remedy for

  • Sierra Club v. Franklin County Power of Illinois, LLC

    Publication Date: 2008-10-31
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-27
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Williams, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 06-4045

    ARGUED OCTOBER 29, 2007Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.Franklin County Power of Illinois, LLC, wants to build a coal power plant in southern Illinois. Because the plant will e

  • October 24, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    Miers' Nomination May Be a Mixed Blessing for Locke Liddell

    As head of Locke Liddell & Sapp's litigation section, Jerry Clements is accustomed to a grueling schedule and the spotlight. But her life has been a whirlwind of media interviews since Oct

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  • In re Southern California Sunbelt Developers, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-06-09
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    Date Filed: 2010-06-09
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas W. Dressler (argued), the Dressler Law Group, LLP, Los Angeles, California, Stella A. Havkin, Litwak & Havkin, Woodland Hills, California, for the appellants.
    for defendant: William Miles Burd, Burd & Naylor, Santa Ana, California, C. Michael Chapman, Laguna Niguel, California, Todd Carl Ringstad (argued), Ringstad & Sanders LLP, Irvine, California, for the appellees.
    Case Number: 08-56570

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 7176In the Matter of: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNBELT DEVELOPERS, INC., Debtor,ORANGE BLOSSOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PEAR TREE

  • Umland v. Planco Financial Services, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-09-15
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-09
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Ambro, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 06-4688

    PRECEDENTIALArgued November 6, 2007Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, AMBRO, and JORDAN, Circuit JudgesOPINION OF THE COURTCarrie Umland worked for PLANCO Financial Services, Inc. from 2000 to

  • April 15, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

    Polygamist Case Tests the System

    DALLAS - Tom Vick is looking for about 100 lawyers willing to volunteer for what likely is the biggest family law case in Texas history. Their mission will be to represent hundreds of

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  • Sunrise Check Cashing and Payroll Services, Inc., et al., Appellants v. Town of Hempstead, Respondent, 16676/08

    Publication Date: 2011-12-07
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    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Before: Skelos, J.P., Dickerson, Hall, Sgroi, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP, Uniondale, N.Y. (William S. Cohn and Richard C. Goldberg of counsel).
    for defendant: For Respondent: Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., Garden City, N.Y. (Peter Sullivan and Todd Steckler of counsel).
    Case Number: 16676/08

    Cite as: Sunrise Check Cashing & Payroll Servs., Inc. v. Town of Hempstead, 16676/08, NYLJ 1202534436644, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided November 29, 2011)B

  • October 23, 2007 | Legal Times

    Study: Veteran Advocates Sway U.S. High Court

    For the elite of the U.S. Supreme Court bar, this is the Gilded Age. Or call it the Age of the Guild.The court's docket continues to shrink. Yet dramatic new research by Georgetown Uni

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