• February 28, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Unsealed Complaint Provides Details on $1 Billion Bank of America Deal

    More details about the U.S. government's $1 billion False Claims Act settlement with Bank of America earlier this month spilled into the public domain on Feb. 24, when a federal judge in Broo

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  • December 4, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

    After Hours

    Volunteer Lawyers for Justice Hold Pro Bono Gala New Jersey lawyers gathered at the Montclair Art Museum Nov. 17 to honor outstanding pro bono service at the 4th annual Arts & Eats for

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  • May 5, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Sotomayor Debuts in 'Female Force' Comic Book Series

    Justice Sonia Sotomayor has attained true stardom. This month, she joins House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Vice President Al Gore and conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh in having a target="new

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  • November 11, 2009 | Verdictsearch

    VerdictSearch: Employer Didn't Breach Contract When It Fired Manager, Jury Finds

    EMPLOYMENT On Sept. 11, a jury rejected a man's claim that his former employer breached an employment contract when it fired him. In 2008, Tom Taggart, a general mana

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  • James V. Zizzi Contracting Corp. v 115 Flying Point, LLC

    Publication Date: 2007-03-27
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    Court: Appellate Division, 2nd Dept
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    STEPHEN G. CRANE, J.P. GLORIA GOLDSTEIN STEVEN W. FISHER ROBERT A. LIFSON, JJ. James V. Zizzi Contracting Corp., respondent, v 115 Flying Point, LLC, a/k/a 115 Flying Point

  • May 22, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    U.S. Firms Try to Take 'Mainhattan'

    Frankfurt may be Germany's Manhattan -- or "Mainhattan," as the locals call it -- but this Monday morning in February it's fairly quiet, free of the constant crush of people that makes the Big Appl

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  • May 22, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    U.S. Firms Try to Take 'Mainhattan'

    Frankfurt may be Germany's Manhattan -- or "Mainhattan," as the locals call it -- but this Monday morning in February it's fairly quiet, free of the constant crush of people that makes the Big Appl

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  • October 23, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

    IOLTA Ineligible List

    The Supreme Court has entered an Order declaring attorneys who have not complied with the mandatory IOLTA program to be administratively ineligible to practice law. The Court's Order, which takes

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  • In re Bilski

    Publication Date: 2008-11-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-30
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Michel, Chief Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for appellants: David Hanson, The Webb Law Firm, Pittsburgh.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Raymond Chen, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Arlington, Va. Attorney for amicus curiae Regulatory Datacorp Inc.: John Duffy, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, D.C. Attorney for amici curiae Financial Services Industry, Bank of America, et al., and for all other amici: William Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Boston.

    Case Number: 2007-1130

    (Serial No. 08/833,892)Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, LOURIE, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge M

  • October 22, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Drug Conviction Upset Over Lack of Counsel

    ALBANY - A conviction must be vacated for a man who was allowed to plead guilty to felony marijuana possession and was sentenced to 365 days in jail without ever being represented by counsel,

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