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December 4, 2000 | National Law Journal

Ergonomics Rules Draw Attacks

Both business and labor groups have sued over massive new ergonomics standards issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).National trade organizations a

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November 1, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

The United States of Wal-Mart

Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., credited its success to smart inventory management. Now the world's largest retailer is applying that same tactic to its law firms. Th

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October 12, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Companies With Backdating Troubles Are Paying Astronomical Legal Fees

Perhaps no corporate scandal of recent years has created such wide-ranging troubles as the stock option backdating mess. Companies have spent untold millions on legal fees for independent investiga

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December 13, 2001 | Corporate Counsel

Lure of the Silk Road

November 2001 was a turning point for the People's Republic of China. Early that month, Motorola Inc., the biggest foreign investor in the country, upped its stake. At a highly publicized meet

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Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation

Publication Date: 2012-09-21
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Date Filed: 2012-09-21
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew F. Pawa (argued), Law Offices of Matthew. F. Pawa PC, Newton Centre, Massachusetts; Brent Newell, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, San Francisco, California; Steve W. Berman, Babara Mahoney, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington; Reed R. Kathrein, Hagans Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Berkeley, California; Gary E. Mason, Khushi Desai, The Mason Law Firm, Washington, D.C.; Heather Kendall-Miller, Native American Rights Fund, Anchorage, Alaska; Dennis Reich, Reich & Binstock, Houston, Texas; Christopher A. Seeger, Stephen A. Weiss, James A. O'Brien, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, New York; Stephen D. Susman, H. Lee Godfrey, Eric J. Mayer, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, Texas; Terrell W. Oxford, Susman Godfrey LLP, Dallas, Texas; Marc M. Seltzer, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Los Angeles, California; Drew D. Hansen, Susman Godfrey LLP, Seattle, Washington, for the appellants-plaintiffs.
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Case Number: No. 09-17490

Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 10915NATIVE VILLAGE OF KIVALINA; CITY OF KIVALINA, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.EXXONMOBIL

July 31, 2012 | Litigation Daily

Burford Didn't Want Chevron Plaintiffs To Settle for Less than $900 Million, According To Internal Report

Perhaps the thorniest ethical issue when it comes to third-party li on financing is who controls the case, the client or the financier? Burford Group, one of the largest li

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April 24, 2006 | The Recorder

Tobacco Panel Stretches Punitives Precedent

A state appellate court has defied � or at least stretched � precedent by upholding a $28 million punitive damages award against a major tobacco company, an amount 33 times greater than the co

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September 9, 2004 | National Law Journal

Discussing Politics in the Office

A good rule of thumb is to avoid discussions about politics in the office -- at all costs! This advice is often dispensed at the early stages of our careers. For example, career counseling off

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December 7, 1999 | Legal Times

Ethics Rule Could Curb Trade Bar

For government lawyers of a pecuniary mind-set, public service is the first step in a time-honored tradition -- toil away for a few years on the GS pay scale, get valuable experience, then cash in

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Chevron v. Donziger, 11 Civ. 0691 (LAK) (JCF)

Publication Date: 2013-04-18
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Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: Magistrate Judge James C. Francis
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Case Number: 11 Civ. 0691 (LAK) (JCF)

Cite as: Chevron v. Donziger, 11 Civ. 0691 (LAK) (JCF), NYLJ 1202596362289, at *1 (SDNY, Decided April 15, 2013)Magistrate Judge James C. Francisp cl