The National Law Journal

August 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

By James A. Wilson / Special to The National Law Journal

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January 10, 2005 | National Law Journal

A former in-house lawyer turns his savvy eye on a retrospective book of the collected cartoons of The New Yorker, in particular those depicting lawyers over the last several decades. The famous magazine's cartoonists captured how America's attitudes toward lawyers have evolved.

By Joseph H. Cooper Special to The National Law Journal

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November 03, 2003 | National Law Journal

Michigan's probate judges and lawyers who handle the assets of the young and old have come under fire from the state Supreme Court after a recent audit revealed alleged widespread abuse by conservators.

By Tresa BaldasSpecial to The National Law Journal

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May 09, 2005 | National Law Journal

Two Los Angeles-area attorneys are suing West Publishing and Kaplan Inc., alleging that 300,000 law students and attorneys who relied on their bar review materials were victims of a monopoly that overcharged them $1,000 each.

By Marty GrahamSpecial to The National Law Journal

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September 06, 2004 | National Law Journal

A prominent San Diego political consultant, under indictment over a $5,890 payment to a video company, charged this week that he is part of a "Justice Department witch hunt" against Democrats.

By Marty GrahamSpecial to The National Law Journal

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June 20, 2005 | National Law Journal

Determining who may practice law has long been held to be a function of the highest court in each state. However, the federal courts and administrative agencies have been allowed to determine who may practice before them, even if that includes nonlawyers. There is now a split in authority.

By Katherine D. Black and Stephen T. BlackSpecial to The National Law Journal

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May 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

Having practiced law for almost 25 years, I find it appropriate to take a moment to see if I have learned anything that might help me improve. So, I sat down and tried to distill the three most important "pearls of wisdom" that I�ve gained over the last quarter-century.

By Steven Salky/Special to The National Law Journal

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February 16, 2009 | National Law Journal

Rejecting an aircraft manufacturer's attempt to avoid liability for an airline's $8 million settlement with a passenger injured on an aircraft's stairs, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on Feb. 9 that the Federal Aviation Act (FAA) does not pre-empt the passenger's personal injury claim, and thus the airline's indemnification claim against the manufacturer, because aircraft stairs are not "pervasively regulated" by the federal government.

By David Horrigan / Special to the National Law Journal

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December 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

The business of America is business. What was true in the 1920s is true today. Then why is it that law schools effectively ignore teaching the business of law and the economics of business deals, which drive so much of a firm's workflow?

By Matthew Weinstein/Special to The National Law Journal

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September 22, 2003 | National Law Journal

After Soviet �migr� Anatoly Sverdlin alleged investors had swindled him out of patents, a Houston jury awarded approximately $1.5 billion in damages-the nation's largest verdict in 1998. But a Texas appeals court on Sept. 4 threw out the jury's verdict.

By David HorriganSpecial to The National Law Journal

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