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January 17, 2005 | National Law Journal

Law students not happy with job help

The first national study designed to measure how engaged students are in law school revealed that most are happy with their schools, but they are not satisfied with the help they receive finding a job.
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December 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

3d Circuit finds no private right to sue over unwanted mail

Under federal law, anyone who receives unordered merchandise in the mail has the right to treat it "as a gift," but a divided federal appeals court has now ruled that the law does not create a private right of action for individuals to sue when they claim they were duped into paying for unordered goods.
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October 10, 2011 | National Law Journal

Chicago aims to protect its supremacy in law-and-economics movement

The University of Chicago School of Law gave birth to the law-and-economics movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Now the school is reasserting its commitment to the study of the law through the lens of economics with an initiative it has dubbed Law and Economics 2.0.
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October 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

Rough seas forecasted for Mukasey

If confirmed, Michael Mukasey vows to be an independent attorney general. But how does Mukasey show he's nobody's patsy, while faithfully executing the president's policy? Former Justice Department higher-ups and other Washington insiders weigh in on some of the hazards facing Mukasey if he sails through his Senate confirmation hearing.
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August 14, 2006 | National Law Journal

Are fantasy sports real-life gambling?

A Colorado attorney is taking on the world of fantasy sports in a first-of-its kind lawsuit that raises a controversial question: Are these pretend sports just another form of gambling?
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August 08, 2005 | National Law Journal

Courts still at odds over rights of transsexuals

A ground-breaking decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year opened doors for transsexuals to bring discrimination lawsuits against their employers, but some lower federal courts are still holding to older precedents that bar Title VII claims.
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December 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Drexel Law places first class of 2Ls in summer associate positions

For the first time in its brief history, Drexel Law School saw its 2Ls go through the on-campus recruiting season for summer associate positions. While the legal community responded with sometimes mixed enthusiasm for the unaccredited Philadelphia school, Drexel says its numbers are right on the mark nationally in terms of the number of placements. The school will work to place more students with smaller to midsize firms now that the on-campus recruiting season has ended.
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October 18, 2010 | National Law Journal

Considerations when patenting methods of treatment

Two recent cases demonstrate the dangers in filing too early, before experimental data are available.
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June 30, 2008 | National Law Journal

States getting in on qui tam suits

Attorneys who bring cases under the federal False Claims Act see a new era in whistleblower litigation as many of the biggest states have adopted so-called qui tam laws and are pouring resources into litigating Medicaid fraud claims. Encouraged by federal legislation, Michigan, New Jersey and New York have passed whistleblower laws since 2005, while Florida and Texas have amended their laws to conform with the federal False Claims Act. In all, 23 states and the District of Columbia are pooling resources to investigate and litigate Medicaid fraud suits.
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October 19, 2009 | National Law Journal

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Profile of Gregory Butler, senior vice president and general counsel, Northeast Utilities
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