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April 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

Lawyers challenge limits of 2005 bankruptcy act

As the economy tanks and bankruptcy filings soar, bankruptcy lawyers challenging a 2005 law's restrictions on how they can assist debtors contend that there is an urgent need for guidance from the nation's highest court.
6 minute read
February 07, 2013 | National Law Journal

Ex-PTO director Kappos signs on as Cravath partner

David Kappos, who stepped down last month as the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has joined the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
4 minute read
October 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

4th Circuit's 5-5 split may affect hot-button cases

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be under the microscope this term as senators, legal experts and conservative and liberal groups watch to see whether five vacant judgeships will trigger an ideological shift in one of the nation's most conservative federal appellate benches.
10 minute read
June 12, 2013 | National Law Journal

Bulger Team Goes On Attack Against Government's Case

Accused mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's lawyer opened his defense on Wednesday by launching a frontal attack against federal law enforcement authorities, accusing them of letting vicious cronies off lightly, even for murder, to build their case against him.
4 minute read
April 21, 2008 | National Law Journal

Inventing a better index

Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court have begun addressing problems in our patent system. Now it's our turn to help. Simply put, there are too many patents of questionable quality. Studies assert that patents of poor quality cost the economy $4.5 billion annually. We need to create a set of metrics that measures patent quality.
5 minute read
October 11, 2006 | National Law Journal

En banc 5th Circuit says no to "Union Yes" button

In a 13-4 decision on Oct. 5, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a hospital's interest in preventing disruption of its services by banning an employee from wearing a pro-union button trumps the employee's First Amendment free-speech right.
6 minute read
August 19, 2013 | Law.com

Ex-Associate's Retaliation Claims Survive Against Ropes

A federal judge has thrown out the bulk of a former associate's race-discrimination complaint against Ropes & Gray, but set a November trial date on two retaliation claims.
3 minute read
February 07, 2005 | National Law Journal

Bulk Supplier Doctrine

Bulk suppliers of raw materials and component materials that are sued for failure to warn often urge that they had no duty to warn because of a doctrine variously described as the bulk supplier defense.
9 minute read
August 23, 2004 | National Law Journal

Detainee lawyers decry U.S. stance

Despite a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees are girding for another battle with the Justice Department as detainees seek habeas relief in federal court in Washington.
6 minute read
December 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

Al Franken's recount lawyer talks about how Minnesota differs from Florida, and why the system works

More than a month after Election Day and a recount of 2.9 million ballots, the race between incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken remains undecided. Keeping an eye on the recount for the Franken campaign is Marc Elias, a partner in the Washington office of Seattle-based Perkins Coie and a specialist in law and politics.
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