• 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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  • March 13, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Producing those documents

    special to the national law journal Litigators have seen massive changes in the past two decades. Perhaps some of the greatest technological changes have taken place in the time-honore

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  • February 24, 2000 | Texas Lawyer

    Hoop Dreams

    When Dallas trial lawyer Steven Stodghill went to a Mavs game recently, he did more than watch the basketball game with a couple of close friends and Dennis Rodman's agent. He was helping longtime

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  • January 31, 2006 | The Recorder

    9th Circuit Fishes for Punitive Fix in Exxon Case

    The dozens of Alaska fishermen sardined into a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals courtroom Friday seemed to only reluctantly accept Judge Andrew Kleinfeld's statement that the court views "tort

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  • September 27, 1999 | The Recorder

    Next, They'll Cut Billables ... Nah

    Try this on for size -- there's rumor of a sleeping room at a Los Angeles law firm where hard-working associates can find beds on which to spend the night, as well as a shower and freshly starched

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  • August 20, 2002 | The Recorder

    Council Responds to Arbitration-Rule Suit

    The state's Judicial Council went to San Francisco federal court Monday seeking the dismissal of a suit challenging California's new ethics standards for arbitrators.The motion, filed

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  • December 1, 2003 | Alm

    Punitive Damages Take Big Hit in Calif.

    A state appeals court stunned California plaintiffs lawyers last week by issuing a bombshell ruling that completely alters the long-established process judges and juries use to determine punit

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  • July 15, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People In The News

    New Associate Todd D. Kantorczyk has joined the environmental law firm of Manko Gold Katcher & Fox as an associate. Kantorczyk focuses his practice on litigati

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  • May 21, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Judge's Rejection of Class Certification Brings Hope for Trend

    A federal judge has blasted plaintiffs and counsel, breaking with the long-standing reticence of judges to reject class certification based on allegedly improper solicitation of clients, and raisin

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