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November 09, 2007 | National Law Journal

Conference Call: Another Exxon case before Supreme Court

Two weeks after agreeing to review a $2.5 billion punitive damages award arising from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Supreme Court will consider whether to grant another Exxon petition � this time regarding alleged human rights violations committed by Indonesian soldiers hired to guard an Exxon natural gas facility. The case presents a narrow legal question but Exxon claims that the suit's foreign policy implications could be substantial.
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May 20, 2013 | National Law Journal

Brief of the Week: Copyright board may get Court review

While many eyes are on the constitutional challenge to President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, another appointments clause controversy—one involving judges responsible for potentially billions of dollars—also has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
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January 17, 2011 | National Law Journal

Learning from jurors' reactions to trial counsel

Acting in a condescending manner toward jurors often tops their list of annoying trial lawyer behavior.
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June 28, 2010 | National Law Journal

Ruling burdens State Dept.

Samantar held foreign officials are not immune from human rights suits, so State will have to decide whether to assert immunity and will be subject to lobbying.
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August 09, 2004 | National Law Journal

Let's untie judicial hands

To hear federal prosecutors tell it, since the Blakely decision, the sky has been falling in on the federal criminal justice system. Yet the possible demise of the federal sentencing guidelines means renewed hope for fairness in federal criminal sentencing.
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February 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

Law students taking advantage of social media, but follow-up is faltering

While substantive scholarship is essential in legal education, practical preparation is critical for student success in this job market. Law schools that foster skill-building in these areas will nurture stronger candidates and, ultimately, rainmaking alumni.
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June 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

Stakes high in KPMG fee case

There is more at stake than money in the pretrial skirmishing over whether the government interfered with the right to counsel by pressuring KPMG LLP to limit or withhold the payment of attorney fees to firm employees the government was investigating.
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July 02, 2007 | National Law Journal

Calif. attorneys meet early and settle often

Linda Dardarian and Elaine Feingold are in the midst of a winning streak in disability access cases -- and so are their opponents. In eight years, the plaintiffs lawyers have settled more than two dozen disputes without filing suit or bringing in a mediator. Now, after targeting Fortune 500 companies to deliver public accommodations, the two have begun testing their settle-first strategy on public agencies. But the duo faces uncertainty as they take their negotiating tactic into uncharted waters.
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February 16, 2009 | National Law Journal

Most do them wrong

Of all the many aspects of civil litigation that attorneys can shape to their client's advantage, none determines case outcome more than the skill wielded when taking adverse depositions. Yet, no law school or law firm teaches the discipline of deposition cross-examination: the correct way to maximize the questioner's opportunities in every adverse deposition.
5 minute read
August 01, 2011 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Robert Kantner joins Jones Day's trial practice as partner in the Dallas office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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