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  • July 16, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Boardroom Climate Change

    Recent corporate accounting scandals and the ongoing controversy over executive compensation have refocused the courts, investors and the public on basic principles of fiduciary duty law. In m

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  • July 24, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Boardroom Climate Change

    Recent corporate accounting scandals and the ongoing controversy over executive compensation have refocused the courts, investors and the public on basic principles of fiduciary duty law. In most o

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  • November 20, 2012 | Daily Report Online

    State appeals court sends payday lending case to a jury trial

    A recent ruling by the G Court of Appeals sets the stage for a trial in a long-running battle between a payday lending company and borrowers at its G stores. The company, G

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  • Diontra Common and Michael Smith, Sr v. City of Chicago, A Municipal Corporation, and

    Publication Date: 2011-10-28
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    Date Filed: 2011-10-20
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Rovner, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-2645

    ARGUED MARCH 30, 2010Before POSNER, ROVNER, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.On November 18, 2006, Chicago Police Officer Guy Nelson fatally shot Michael Smith as he exited a convenience store o

  • Green Leaves Restaurant, Inc. v. 617 H Street Associates

    Publication Date: 2009-07-08
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-25
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Glickman, Associate Judge
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    Case Number: Nos. 04-CV-1359, 06-CV-1179, 06-CV-1193

    Argued December 16, 2008Before REID, GLICKMAN and THOMPSON, Associate Judges.These consolidated appeals pit guarantors of a commercial lease against the landlord and each other. In the proceedin

  • United States v. Gunter

    Publication Date: 2009-01-12
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    Date Filed: 2009-01-08
    Court: 6th Cir.
    Judge: Clay, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-5277

    RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206Argued: October 29, 2008Before: BATCHELDER, CLAY, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.OPINIONMichael Charles Gunter appeals h

  • February 21, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    Case Summaries

    Editor's note: What follows are summaries of state and federal appellate court opinions issued from Jan. 13 through Feb. 10. The list is organized by court and practice area. Names of the

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  • December 20, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    Case Summaries

    Editor's note: What follows are summaries of state and federal appellate court opinions issued from Nov. 30 through Dec. 10. The list is organized by court and practice area. Names of the

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  • Malede v. United States

    Publication Date: 2001-02-23
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    Date Filed: 2001-02-22
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Farrell, Associate Judge
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    Case Number: 96-CF-737,, 99-C

    Appeals from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Hon. Frederick H. Weisberg, Trial Judge)Argued September 21, 2000Opinion for the court by Associate Judge Farrell.After a bench tr

  • United States v. Spangle

    Publication Date: 2010-11-19
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    Date Filed: 2010-11-19
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Richard C. Tallman, Richard R. Clifton, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry N. Stone, The Stone Law Firm, Phoenix, Arizona, for plaintiffs-appellants Steve Hillis and Diane Hillis.
    for defendant: Gregory Bartko, Law Office of Gregory Bartko, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, for defendants-appellees Ronald Heineman and Barbara Heineman; Barbara Heineman, Trustee of the Year 2002 Revocable Trust Dated August 16, 2002; and Gregory Bartko.
    Case Number: No. 09-50508

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 14471 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KENNETH LYLE SPANGLE, Defendant-Appe