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  • October 9, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Individual Liability in Construction Litigation

    Individuals conducting business in the construction industry typically will do so through a corporation or some other business entity to obtain the legal advantages available to such entities

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  • February 4, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    At Firm, He Played Role of Ambassador

    While returning to law after losing the election for a fourth term as New York City mayor in 1989 was the "logical next step," Edward Koch said in his 1999 autobiography, he admitted

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  • October 30, 2012 | National Law Journal

    Law firms, courts and schools struggle to cope in Sandy's wake

    East Coast legal communities were mopping up on October 30 as the "superstorm" Sandy finally began to quit the region. Power outages, mass transit shutdowns and wind and water damage

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  • November 16, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Company Can Sue Former Managers Of Offices Outside State, Panel Finds

    An appeals court in Brooklyn has clarified an aspect of New York state's long-arm statute, saying state courts can have personal jurisdiction over a dispute involving an employment agreement s

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  • Reed v. United Teachers Los Angeles

    Publication Date: 2012-08-13
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    Date Filed: 2012-08-10
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Morrison & Foerster, Miriam A. Vogel, Jack Londen, Sean Gates, Hailly T.N. Korman; ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Mark D. Rosenbaum, David Sapp, Brooks M. Allen; Public Counsel Law Center, Catherine E. Lhamon, Maureen Carroll, Laura Faer and Hernan Vera, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
    for defendant: Holguin, Garfield, Martinez & Quiñonez, Jesús E. Quiñonez; Altshuler Berzon, Stephen P. Berzon, Jeffrey B. Demain, Eileen B. Goldsmith, Danielle E. Leonard, and P. Casey Pitts, for Defendant and Appellant. California Department of Education, Amy Bisson Holloway and Edmundo Aguilar for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant. David R. Holmquist, Alexander A. Molina, Marcos F. Hernandez, Aram Kouyoumdjian; Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Mary L. Dowell and Meredith G. Karasch, for Defendant and Respondent Los Angeles Unified School District. Kirkland & Ellis, Diana M. Torres and Elisa L. Miller, for Defendant and Respondent Partnership for Los Angeles Schools. Horvitz & Levy, Robert H. Wright, Jeremy B. Rosen and Josephine K. Mason for Senator Bob Huff, Senator Gloria Romero (Ret.), Democrats for Education Reform, Communities for Teaching Excellence, Families in Schools, Lanai Road Education Action Committee, Reverend Eric P. Lee, Southern Christian Leadership Conference — Los Angeles, Rabbi Ron Stern, Members of the Public Education Advocacy Group of Stephen S. Wise Temple, Adam Kuppersmith, Karen Sykes-Orpe, Matthew J. Orique, and Lindi Williams as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents. Peter B. Morrison, George C. Fatheree III and Winston P. Hsiao for Certain Individual Members of United Teachers Los Angeles as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondents.
    Case Number: No. B230817

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 9196 SHARAIL REED et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES,

  • August 5, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

    From Love to War: Top Books to Read this Summer

    Here's the annual summer reading list. So, don a Hawaiian shirt, rub in some sun screen, and fire up the e-reader. First off, love. Read "You Can Be Right (or You Can Be Married): L

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  • August 5, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Shot at the courtroom helps firms add talent

    More law firms are giving associates a shot at courtroom action, a strategy that helps with the recruitment of top legal talent, as well as retention. "An associate might be seven or e

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  • February 7, 2012 | Bloomberg

    Bank of America Plaza to be sold at auction

    The U.S. foreclosure crisis has risen to new heights. Atlanta's 55-story Bank of America Plaza, the tallest tower in the Southeast, is set to be sold at an open outcry auction on the s

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  • October 28, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Admission of Dying Declaration Found Not to Violate 'Crawford'

    The Appellate Division, First Department, has held that the admission of a man's dying declaration of his murderer's identity did not violate the rule set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in

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  • December 23, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Nominating Committee Selects Candidates For Leadership Posts

    The Nominating Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association tapped a Sussex County family attorney as the next secretary of the organization and a host of others for leadership positions

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