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  • March 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    U.S. v. Countrywide et al. On February 9, Bank of America Corporation agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a federal probe

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  • James Haley v. City of Boston, et al

    Publication Date: 2011-09-22
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    Date Filed: 2011-09-19
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2064

    BeforeThompson, Selya and Dyk,*fn1Circuit Judges.After the discovery of previously undisclosed evidence resulted in the vacation of his murder convicti

  • September 24, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    High Court Slashes Backlog, Time to Issue Decisions

    Like most lawyers with a case pending before the Texas Supreme Court, Ann Coffin advised her client that it could be up to a year after oral argument before the high court ruled. "

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  • Wige v. City of Los Angeles

    Publication Date: 2013-04-16
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    Date Filed: 2013-04-16
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Margaret M. Morrow, District Judge, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Paul J. Watford and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James S. Muller (argued), Law Offices of James Muller, and Chris Ford, Law Office of Chris Ford, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Amy Jo Field (argued), Deputy City Attorney, and Carmen A. Trutanich, City Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellees.
    Case Number: No. 10-56515

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 3683DONALD WIGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; OFFICER

  • Terry v. Astrue

    Publication Date: 2009-09-04
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-28
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
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    Case Number: 09-1045

    ARGUED JULY 8, 2009Before ROVNER, WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.Lotresia Terry applied for Disability Insurance Benefits, asserting that she cannot work because she suffers from depression,

  • Toll Bros., Inc. v. Township of Readington

    Publication Date: 2009-02-09
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-04
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Chagares, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 06-1053

    PRECEDENTIALArgued: Tuesday, January 23, 2007Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, FUENTES and CHAGARES, CircuitJudges.OPINION OF THE COURTWe consider whether a real estate developer with an optio

  • March 28, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Patent and Trademark Law

    In November, this column discussed the passage of the Trademark

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  • Northland Casualty Co. v. Meeks

    Publication Date: 2008-09-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-28
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Gruender, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3057

    Submitted: April 18, 2008Before GRUENDER, BRIGHT and BENTON, Circuit Judges.The estate and heirs of Floyd Meeks (collectively "Meeks") and Rocky Harrell appeal the district court'sa HREF="#D*fn

  • League of Wilderness Defenders-Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. United States Forest Service

    Publication Date: 2012-07-30
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    Date Filed: 2012-07-30
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding Before: William A. Fletcher, Raymond C. Fisher, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean Malone, Eugene, Oregon, Ralph Owen Bloemers, CASCADE RESOURCES ADVOCACY GROUP, Portland, Oregon, Rachel Fazio, Cedar Ridge, California, for the appellant.
    for defendant: John David Gunter, II, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY, Portland, Oregon, for the appellees. Scott W. Horngren, AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE COUNCIL, Portland, Oregon, for Amicus Curiae Inter for Pacific, Inc.
    Case Number: No. 11-35451

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 8477 LEAGUE OF WILDERNESS DEFENDERS BLUE MOUNTAINS BIODIVERSITY PROJECT, an Oregon non-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant,

  • In Re: Marcum L.L.P., Petitioner

    Publication Date: 2012-02-13
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    Date Filed: 2012-02-09
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
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    Case Number: 12-20054

    United States Court of Appeals Fifth CircuitLyle W. Cayce ClerkBefore KING, JOLLY, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.Petitioner Marcum L.L.P. ("Marcum") has filed an Emergency Motion for Stay