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  • May 29, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Trial Advocacy

    In any personal injury case, effective cross-examination is essential to win the battle of medical experts. The goals of an effective cross are to undermine the expert's opinion by showi

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  • October 22, 1999 | Texas Lawyer

    Good Business Judgment

    Amidst the boom in employment litigation that has defined the years since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, joint employer liability has remained in the shadows. Employers understand all

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  • November 26, 2002 | Corporate Counsel

    Taming The Beast

    Those big guys -- Enron, WorldCom, and Global Crossingmade the mess, but now even the small fries have to pay for the cleanup. One of the consequences of those colossal corporate scandals is that all

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  • August 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    A Year To Forget

    It may sound like a tall tale, but not too long ago many Am Law 200 firms were worried about associate attrition. Billables were also a source of anxiety for many

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  • April 3, 2009 | International Edition

    Recession Offers Law Firms a Chance to Refocus on Client Needs

    There has been plenty of cost cutting at law firms of late -- and, unsurprisingly, in-house lawyers are asking where the savings will go. "I hope firms are scaling back in an intellige

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  • January 2, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

    An Important Decision in Enron

    Bankruptcy and class action litigation have been seen as similar. In both, the aggrieved parties presumably organized fashion, are proceeding on behalf of others similarly situated

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  • Rita Lackey Fillingim Pearson v. Willis Dan Fillingim

    Publication Date: 2011-01-17
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    Date Filed: 2011-01-14
    Court: Tx. Sup. Ct.
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    Case Number: 10-0013

    Orders PronouncedORDERS ON CAUSESPursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing oral argument, the Court reverses the court of app

  • Howard v. City of Kerrville

    Publication Date: 2002-03-07
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    Date Filed: 2002-03-06
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 4
    Judge: Paul W. Green, Justice
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    Case Number: 04-01-00063-CV

    AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PARTAppellant Louis M. Howard brought suit against the City of Kerrville ("the City") and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority ("the UGRA") claiming that the dam the

  • October 9, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Modern Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples

    In February 2007, Lisa Pond was on the deck of a cruise ship docked in Miami, waiting to set sail on a family vacation. She was watching her children play basketball when she suddenly collaps

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  • January 24, 2005 | Alm

    Beer Vendor Liable For $105 Mil. in Drunk Driving Case

    A New Jersey jury has assessed $105 million in compensatory and punitive damages against Aramark Corp., the nation's leading arena concessionaire, in the case of a girl paralyzed in a crash wi

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