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June 13, 2012 | National Law Journal

Attorney endorsed $300,000 in genocide settlement checks

A contentious dispute between plaintiffs counsel over more than $2.8 million thought missing from a $17.5 million settlement in an Armenian genocide case has shifted its focus to a Los Angeles attorney who endorsed $300,000 in checks for claimants.
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June 18, 2012 | National Law Journal

The battle over corporate books and records

Delaware's high court seems reluctant to limit actions to inspect filed in support of already dismissed derivative cases.
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February 16, 2009 | National Law Journal

COURT DECISIONS

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April 02, 2012 | National Law Journal

Sanctions urged against Toyota over inspection of crash data device

Lawyers pursuing the first nationwide trial over sudden acceleration defects have moved for sanctions, accusing Toyota of violating a preservation order by secretly inspecting the event data recorder on a 2008 Camry that was involved in an accident in Utah.
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August 09, 2004 | National Law Journal

Sexual Harassment

If a supervisor demands sexual favors of his subordinate and she silently acquiesces to keep her job, does she have a claim of sexual harassment against her employer? Despite the Supreme Court's many pronouncements on sexual harassment, the answer to that precise question is still unresolved.
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May 11, 2009 | National Law Journal

DC MOVES

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January 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

Justices protect workers from retaliation in job bias investigations

A U.S. Supreme Court job bias decision protecting workers interviewed in an employer's internal investigation of discrimination is likely to lead to an increase in worker retaliation claims and greater caution by employers as to which workers should be interviewed, according to management lawyers. Rejecting employer arguments that retaliation would become an "easy charge" for certain employees, the high court unanimously held on Monday that an employee who speaks out about discrimination by answering questions in an employer's internal investigation is protected against retaliation under the nation's major job bias law.
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June 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

Keeping things running

Profile of Douglas M. Hagerman, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, Rockwell Automation Inc.
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September 19, 2005 | National Law Journal

Two rulings toss Internet stings

Two courts in the last six weeks have overturned the convictions of people accused of using the Internet to solicit sex from minors because the victims were actually law enforcement agents-not true minors.
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February 06, 2013 | National Law Journal

Sen. Rockefeller hears CEO support for cybersecurity legislation

Ask CEOs from the Fortune 500 for their thoughts on cybersecurity legislation and, if you're Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), you shall receive.
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