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  • June 23, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    On Second Trip to Supreme Court, 'Dinky Little Case' Will Determine When Public Disclosure Bars False Claims Act Suits

    Back in 1995, Karen Wilson was a secretary at a county agency in Graham County, N.C. The county was in the midst of a cleanup operation after a severe flood, and Wilson came to believe that officials

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  • Capellan v. Peake

    Publication Date: 2008-09-10
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-02
    Court: Fed. Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Fortunata Capellan, Lopez Quezon, Philippines, pro se.
    for defendant: For appellee: Douglas Mickle, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 2007-7236

    Before NEWMAN, MAYER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge SCHALL.This appeal centers on the attempt of Fortu

  • February 25, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    The Big Get Bigger

    Firm Principal/Largest Office Lawyers America's 20 Largest Law Firms Baker & McKenzie Chicago 3,246 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Cleveland 1,822

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  • November 12, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Railroad Operators Lose Bid to Dismiss Fuel Surcharge Price-Fixing Case

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges partner Stephen Neuwirth has big hopes for his antitrust class action against the country's four biggest railroad operators. Especially now that a href="htt

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  • August 13, 2012 | Litigation Daily

    Fait Helps Cahill, Skadden Wipe Out Deutsche Bank Securities Class Action

    If there were lingering doubts that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit threw up a big obstacle for securities plaintiffs lawyers one year ago a href="?germane=120256722611

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  • June 13, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Princes of the City

    Thomas Friedman, globalization guru for The New York Times, contends that as a result of broken-down barriers and technological innovations, the world is now flat. Maybe Friedman has b

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  • July 15, 2003 | The Recorder

    In Camera

    Judges Surprised by Popular Federal Prosecutor's DepartureAfter 16 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, Marcia Jensen quietly departed from the San Jose office last month. Neith

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  • June 1, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Princes of the City

    Thomas Friedman, globalization guru for The New York Times, contends that as a result of broken-down barriers and technological innovations, the world is now flat. Maybe Friedman has be

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  • February 6, 2006 | Law.com Corporate

    Candidates Who Passed The February 2006 NYS Bar Exam

    The New York State Board of Law Examiners has completed grading the papers written by applicants for admission to the Bar at the examination held on February 21-22, 200

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  • Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274

    Publication Date: 2013-01-10
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Christopher Dunn, Esq., Alexis Karteron, Esq., Taylor Pendergrass, Esq., Daniel Mullkoff, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. J. McGregor Smyth, Jr., Esq., Mariana Kovel, Esq., The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY. Juan Cartagena, Esq., Foster Maer, Esq., Roberto Concepcion, Jr., Esq., LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York, NY. John A. Nathanson, Esq., Tiana Peterson, Esq., Mayer Grashin, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Heidi Grossman, Mark Zuckerman, Joseph Marutollo, Brenda Cooke, Richard Weingarten, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12 Civ. 2274 (SAS)

    Cite as: Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274, NYLJ 1202583842597, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 8, 2013)District Judge Shira ScheindlinDecide