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  • September 22, 2000 | Legal Times

    Hello Wyoming, Goodbye Texas

    From Day One, Democrats have attacked Texas Gov. George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney as the "two Texas oil men" ticket. Following on that theme, a number of legal commentat

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  • April 23, 2003 | Daily Report Online

    Time Warner's $257M Bill Comes Due

    The roller-coaster ride of litigation between investors in the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park and Time Warner Entertainment Co. came to a screeching stop on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Cou

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  • November 26, 2002 | Corporate Counsel

    Rookies Unplugged

    As far as timing goes, these lawyers hit the jackpot--from hell. They jumped into the general counsel seat just when the economy started to nose-dive. And now many face another gorilla, the Sarbane

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  • December 6, 2007 | The Recorder

    Defense Fails in Bid to Focus in on U.S. Bank Class in Overtime Case

    Defense attorneys hoping for more control over how wage-and-hour class actions are handled at trial will have to look beyond Tuesday's proceedings in an Alameda County, Calif., suit brought by

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  • April 26, 2004 | The Recorder

    FTC Loses a Big One

    In a blow to one of the Federal Trade Commission's largest and most ambitious proceedings, an administrative law judge has dismissed the agency's antitrust case against Rambus Inc.The

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  • January 25, 2007 | Legal Times

    Skadden Bumps Up Associate Pay to $160,000

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom said Wednesday it would increase its associate salaries to $160,000, following in the footsteps of New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.Ska

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  • April 29, 2002 | Legal Times

    Patriot Act: Bank Practice Branches Out

    Casinos, retail stores, online financial companies, securities firms, and money-transfer businesses.It's not just banks anymore that are worried about money-laundering regulations. After Sep

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  • August 22, 2001 |

    Disputes Leave Leading Brands in Limbo

    Ask two lawyers what any term in a contract means and you'll get at least three definitions. So it's not surprising that disputes often arise in mergers over the disposition of assets -- from

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  • May 23, 2005 |

    Chip and Dip

    Three years ago, Intergraph Corp. was on its financial knees. Annual revenue at the former Fortune 500 company had gone from more than $1 billion in 1998 to $532 million in 2001

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  • September 5, 2006 | The Recorder

    Calif. High Court Issues Long-Awaited Rulings on Suing Schools

    Charter schools are, but cities and public school districts aren't -- "persons," that is, for the purposes of suing or being sued under the state's False Claims Act.The California Supreme Co

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