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August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Fannie Mae Securities Class Action Attorneys Seek $44M

Earlier this year, Fannie Mae and its former auditor, KPMG LLP, reached a $153 million settlement in a securities fraud class action. As the agreement moves towards final court approval, lawyers for the class members are seeking more than $44 million in fees and expenses.
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March 06, 2006 | New York Law Journal

'Booker' After a Year: New Highs for Sentences, Guidelines Followed

William H. Sloane, a partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, and Kenneth S. Levine, an associate at the firm, write that one year after the Booker decision, to general disappointment on the defense side, judges have embraced their new sentencing discretion with a measured, moderate response. The years of delivering high mandatory sentences appear to have taken their toll, and even now judges continue to deliver high sentences.
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September 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Complaint Says GOP Senate Candidate Christine O'Donnell Paid Her Rent With Campaign Funds

Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell used more than $20,000 in campaign funds to pay her rent and other personal expenses, according to a complaint filed Monday with the Federal Elections Commission.
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March 31, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Captive Witnesses

The need to guard against potential abuses of potential criminal defendants does not detract from the proposition that under the federal material witness statute, witnesses can be detained so that their testimony can be presented to a federal grand jury.
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April 17, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Laventure

Because the initial John Doe complaint and warrant lacked sufficient particularity, they were insufficient to toll the statute of limitations on the criminal charges against defendant. Vacated and remanded.
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October 29, 2009 | Daily Business Review

Court rules awareness is key to malpractice suit

State law requires a medical malpractice case to be filed within two years of an incident occurring or being discovered.
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December 19, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

UnitedHealth Wants Convicted Attorney's Pay Plan Information

Convicted class action attorney Bill Lerach is no longer working on the lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group. But will he be paid anyway?
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November 24, 2003 | National Law Journal

Trademark filing made simple

Starting Nov. 9, the U.S. officially joined the Madrid Protocol, making it easier for applicants to file their trademarks in foreign countries. Under the treaty, one application can be fielded for multiple countries.
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July 16, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Dismayed By DCF 'Deception'

In a case involving an emotionally troubled 12-year-old boy, the state Department of Children and Families is facing severe scorn from a veteran member of the Superior Court bench. Judge Francis J. Foley III contends the agency was insensitive to the boy's deaf father and slanted its findings to support its legal efforts to have the father stripped of his parental rights.
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October 30, 2009 | Law.com

Schering-Plough and Merck Get Merger OK, but Need to Make Divestitures

The Federal Trade Commission cleared the way Thursday for Schering-Plough's $41.1 billion acquisition of Merck & Co., but required both companies to make significant divestures. Under the terms of the FTC's consent order, Merck must sell its interest in Merial Limited, an animal health joint venture with Sanofi-Aventis, and Schering-Plough must sell its assets related to drugs that treat nausea and vomiting in humans.
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