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In The Trenches: Partner rejoins ex-colleagues at Marshall & Lueder
After a 32-year career at Troutman Sanders, John W. Moore has joined several former colleagues at business law boutique Marshall Lueder. Moore, the fifth partner to join the nine-lawyer firm, adds real estate expertise. Marshall Leuder was launched four years ago by Troutman alums Robert C. Marshall and Michael A.Drunken Driving Case Nets Victim $7M
Richmond [email protected] to a drunken driver, Cecil Fortner can't drive his truck for a living, but Bryan County jurors ensured Fortner has plenty of money to live on.They awarded him about $7 million in his personal injury complaint against Alan Lee Arnsdorff. It is the biggest verdict ever awarded in Bryan County State Court.3rd Circuit limits use of fake names in litigation
Adopting a nine-factor balancing test for deciding when litigants may keep their real names secret, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that pseudonyms should be reserved for those who can show a "reasonable" fear of "severe" harm.In a rare move, the 3rd Circuit adopted as its own a test that was announced by the late U.Military's Need for Diversity in ROTC Motivated Justices' Michigan Ruling
Jonathan [email protected] began four years ago in a private conversation between James M. Cannon, a retired journalist and political operative, and former President Ford, whom Cannon served as a domestic affairs assistant.Cannon was Ford's biographer and remains his friend. He is also a former chairman of the board of visitors of the U.Judge orders 'don't ask, don't tell' injunction
SAN DIEGO AP - A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling was widely cheered by gay rights organizations that credited her with getting accomplished what President Obama and Washington politics could not.Judges make plans for 2012 election
Aspiring appellate judges may have multiple opportunities to achieve their goals over the coming months.Presiding Judge J.D. Smith, a former chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, said last week that it's unlikely he will run again next year, although he has not decided whether he will serve out his term that runs through the end of 2012 or retire early and let Gov.Relatives of Mo. family doubt sex abuse claims
Delta Woes Unlikely to Make Local Billings Soar
Meredith [email protected] a potential Chapter 11 filing looming, Delta Air Lines' business woes could mean millions of dollars in legal fees. But despite the airline's longstanding and extensive relationships with Atlanta firms, local lawyers may not get huge billings from the company's reorganization.Delta's bankruptcy counsel is a New York firm, Davis Polk Wardwell.Trending Stories
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- 3Inherent Diminished Value Damages Unavailable to 3rd-Party Claimants, Court Says
- 4Pa. Defense Firm Sued by Client Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Med Mal Win
- 5Losses Mount at Morris Manning, but Departing Ex-Chair Stays Bullish About His Old Firm's Future
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