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  • November 5, 1999 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Employer of Temp Immune From Suit Under Workers' Comp

    Even if it does not directly pay the worker's wages, a company that hires a temporary laborer is entitled to immunity from suit under the Workers' Compensation Act if it can show that it controlle

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  • Rain v. Rolls-Royce Corp.

    Publication Date: 2010-11-19
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    Date Filed: 2010-11-18
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Flaum, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-1290

    ARGUED SEPTEMBER 14, 2010Before BAUER, FLAUM, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.David Rain and Paramount Inter-national, Inc. brought a breach of contract action against Rolls-Royce Corporation, alle

  • Estate of Sydna M. Kelligrew, 2186/03

    Publication Date: 2008-04-24
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    Date Filed: 2008-03-24
    Court: Surrogate's Court, Westchester County
    Judge: Anthony Scarpino
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    Case Number: 2186/03

    Surrogate Anthony D. Scarpino, Jr. WESTCHESTER COUNTY Surrogate's Court McGovern & Amodio, Esqs. Attorneys for Petitioner Howard Dean,

  • March 16, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Before You Blog, Check With Your Carrier

    Law firms of all sizes have turned to blogs to showcase their expertise, but at least one New Jersey firm has put the plan on hold out of liability concerns. The reason: Its malpractic

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  • November 4, 2002 | Daily Report Online

    Flaming Pop-Tarts Spark Georgia Suit

    Joining other jurisdictions such as Washington Township in New Jersey and Springfield, Ohio, Fulton County, Ga., now has its own flaming Pop-Tarts suit.Allstate Insurance Co., filing o

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  • Wythe II Corp. v. Stone

    Publication Date: 2011-03-10
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    Date Filed: 2011-03-10
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 9
    Judge: David Gaultney Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 09-09-00397-CV

    OPINIONIn this appeal by Wythe II Corporation involving a fee dispute with attorney John D. Stone, Wythe presents eleven issues and Stone presents one cross-issue. We affirm in part the judgment

  • January 21, 2010 | Daily Business Review

    Equity capital new king of commercial real estate

    A group of investors led by Starwood Capital Group and private equity firm TPG, formerly Texas Pacific Group, beat out seven rivals to win Chicago-based Corus Bank's bankrupt $5 billion condo

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  • December 4, 2006 | Daily Report Online

    Legal Malpractice Brings Unique View of Brethren's Vices

    When Frank J. Beltran started suing other lawyers in the early 1980s, some colleagues were aghast. He recalled a case in Valdosta, Ga., around that time where the defense lawyer leaned over

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  • Wooten v. Quicken Loans, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-11-28
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    Date Filed: 2010-11-23
    Court: 11th Cir.
    Judge: Tjoflat, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 08-11245

    [PUBLISH]Before TJOFLAT and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and RYSKAMP,*fn1 District Judge.Section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") provi

  • Smith v. Local 819 I.B.T. Pension Plan

    Publication Date: 2002-05-22
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    Date Filed: 2002-05-20
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Dennis Jacobs, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 01-7583

    Argued: February 28, 2002Third-party plaintiffs administer a pension plan and are (in that capacity) defendants in a class action suit alleging noncompliance with federal and state law. They appeal