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  • October 10, 2008 | Legal Times

    Recusal Report

    In a 1952 Supreme Court decision, the late Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote, "It is desirable to state why one takes himself out of a case." The justices on the curren

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  • GSF Energy LLC v. Padron

    Publication Date: 2011-06-01
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    Date Filed: 2011-06-02
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Evelyn V. Keyes Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 01-09-00622-CV

    OPINION ON REHEARINGBoth appellant and appellees have filed motions for rehearing. Appellees have also filed a motion for en banc reconsideration. We grant rehearing, withdraw our previous

  • Esther Kiobel, individually and on behalf of her late husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, 06-4800-cv

    Publication Date: 2010-09-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Cabranes, C.JJ
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, Venice, CA (Stephen A. Whinston, Carey R. D?Avino, Keino R. Robinson, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. Jeffrey J. Keyes, Briggs and Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (Mark Girouard, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for amici curiae International Law Professors in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Naomi Roht-Arriaza, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae International Law Scholars Cherif Bassiouni, et al. in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Judith Brown Chomsky (Jennifer M. Green, on the brief), Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY (Marcos Simons, Richard Herz, Earthrights International, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amici curiae Wiwa Plaintiffs in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Rowan D. Wilson (Rory O. Millson, Thomas G. Rafferty, Michael T. Reynolds, on the brief), Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.
    Case Number: 06-4800-cv

    Cite as: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 06-4800-cv, NYLJ 1202472235126, at *1a,2a (2d Cir., Decided September 17, 2010)Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Ca

  • Esther Kiobel, individually and on behalf of her late husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, 06-4800-cv

    Publication Date: 2010-09-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Cabranes, C.JJ
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, Venice, CA (Stephen A. Whinston, Carey R. D?Avino, Keino R. Robinson, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. Jeffrey J. Keyes, Briggs and Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (Mark Girouard, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for amici curiae International Law Professors in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Naomi Roht-Arriaza, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae International Law Scholars Cherif Bassiouni, et al. in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Judith Brown Chomsky (Jennifer M. Green, on the brief), Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY (Marcos Simons, Richard Herz, Earthrights International, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amici curiae Wiwa Plaintiffs in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Rowan D. Wilson (Rory O. Millson, Thomas G. Rafferty, Michael T. Reynolds, on the brief), Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.
    Case Number: 06-4800-cv

    Cite as: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 06-4800-cv, NYLJ 1202472235126, at *1a,2a (2d Cir., Decided September 17, 2010)Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Ca

  • November 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Canadian Big Deals

    CNOOC / NexenThe frenetic M&A action in Canada's energy sector shows no signs of cooling off, as demonstrated by the $15 billion offer

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  • February 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Canadian Deals

    CnoocNexenThe frenetic M&A action in Canada's energy sector shows no signs of cooling off, as demonstrated by the $15 billion offer that China

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  • Family Law Fleischmann v. Fleischmann 1207-06 Supreme Court, Westchester County Justice Lewis J. Lubell Decided: July 22, 2009

    Publication Date: 2009-08-04
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    Court: Unknown
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    Case Number: No CaseNumber

    Plaintiff, Toni Fleischmann, age 51 ("Toni" and/or "Plaintiff"), and Defendant, Stuart Fleischmann, age 52 ("Stuart" and/or "Defendant"), were married on December 27, 1980. They have three children

  • May 1, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals & Suits

    Apollo El Paso Exploration and Production Apollo Global Management, LLC, teamed with Riverstone Holdings LLC and Access Industries, Inc., on a $7.15 billion agreement to buy

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  • February 20, 2007 | The Recorder

    Cal Law 25: Top Firms in the Golden State

    Last year was a good year for California law firms, though efficiency may be peaking for some top performers.Most firms with large California presences reported double-digit growth in

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  • January 11, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Largest 2007 Transactions

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