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  • Blanchard 1986, Ltd. v. Park Plantation, LLC

    Publication Date: 2008-12-18
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    Date Filed: 2008-12-16
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Patrick E. Higginbotham, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-30833

    Before HIGGINBOTHAM, STEWART, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.We review in this case the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to enjoin on-going Louisiana state court proceedings. Appe

  • July 2, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Four Hot Practice Areas From 2001 Retain Warmth

    Bankruptcy, energy, labor and employment, and litigation lawyers are having a banner year in 2002, according to the mid-year update of "What's Hot and What's Not in the Legal Profession," released

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  • McLaurin v. Noble Drilling Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-05-27
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    Date Filed: 2008-05-22
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Edith Brown Clement, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-60402

    Before GARWOOD, CLEMENT, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.Mark and Tawana McLaurin (the "McLaurins") appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Noble Drilling (US) Inc., Noble Drill

  • Campbell v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-08-28
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-26
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Leslie H. Southwick, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-20499

    Published opinionBefore HIGGINBOTHAM, STEWART, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.The Plaintiffs, Caesar and Pamela Campbell, brought this suit against the purchase money lender on their residence, C

  • August 9, 2004 | New York Law Journal

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    Police Interference Results in New Manslaughter Trial An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of manslaughter, saying the police improperly manipulat

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  • August 14, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Suit Charges N.J. Title Companies' Rate Setting Violates Antitrust Law

    A class-action suit in New Jersey's federal court alleges that title insurance companies in the state are all charging the same premiums, set by a central industry bureau, in violation of antitrust la

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  • Ward v. Ryan

    Publication Date: 2010-09-27
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    Date Filed: 2010-09-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Beau Sterling, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellant.
    for defendant: Michele L. Forney, Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendant-appellee.
    Case Number: No. 07-17156

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 12514 TIMOTHY LEE WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHARLES L. RYAN, Director, Defendant-Appel

  • Brait Builders Corporation v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

    Publication Date: 2011-05-07
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    Date Filed: 2011-05-02
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Torruella, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-2502

    Before Lynch, Chief Judge,Torruella and Stahl, Circuit Judges.In this appeal, plaintiff-appellant Brait Builders Corporation ("Brait") challenges the district court's dismissal of its clai

  • April 26, 2006 | Legal Times

    Tom DeLay's right-hand woman

    By Anna Palmer and Emma Schwartz, Legal Times On a hot July day in 2002, Susan Hirschmann announced her departure as chief of staff to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas. After five years of late

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  • Groover v. Scottsdale Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2009-11-03
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    Date Filed: 2009-10-30
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Kurt Engelhardt, District Judge
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    Case Number: 08-31051

    Published opinionBefore HIGGINBOTHAM and STEWART, Circuit Judges , and ENGELHARDT, District Judge.*fn1Larry Groover and the guardians of decedent Chad Groover's