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October 06, 2008 | National Law Journal

What price your pet, or peace of mind?

Sherrie Savett has been busy putting price tags on unusual losses, including credit card holders' fear of identity theft and beloved family pets, whose worth can't be measured in dollars. The task demands flexibility, creativity and a careful calculation of the risks of a trial, said Savett, chairwoman of Philadelphia-based Berger & Montague's securities litigation department.
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August 11, 2003 | National Law Journal

Paying to play

Some lawyers see this as long overdue, an initiative both legally and morally correct. Others see a strategy built on suing your own customers-a measure so drastic it's almost an admission of failure.
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July 11, 2011 | National Law Journal

CIVIL ACTIONS

The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the district courts' official online bulletins.
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January 26, 2009 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Gerard Goulet has been elected managing partner of Providence, R.I.'s Hinckley, Allen & Snyder. Plus more law firm moves in this week's column.
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August 24, 2010 | National Law Journal

Anti-abortion group loses challenge to judicial campaign ethics rule

A right-to-life group has lost a second round in its challenge to an Indiana ethics rule that prohibits judges from identifying their views on abortion.
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January 25, 2010 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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February 06, 2006 | National Law Journal

System works in Australia

Australians have implemented a mandatory retirement age of 70 for justices on their highest appellate court. Supporters of the reform argued that it would prevent the embarrassing situation of a judge who was unable to continue with his or her duties, but unwilling to resign. Could it work in the U.S.?
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May 21, 2009 | National Law Journal

Sonnenschein announces associate pay cuts, performance-based compensation system

Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal next month will cut associate salaries as part of a broader effort to revamp its compensation, staffing, training and mentoring programs for the junior lawyers. The law firm will cut associate pay on June 1, reducing pay for first-year associates in big cities to $145,000 annually from $160,000, and next year will more broadly revamp associate compensation toward a performance-based system, Chairman Elliott Portnoy said in a memo on Thursday to all associates. At the same time, the firm will create a new associate-partner committee to flesh out new associate programs.
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October 15, 2009 | National Law Journal

Ohio court cracks down on alleged trust mill

The Ohio Supreme Court on Oct. 14 fined a so-called trust mill and its affiliate company nearly $6.4 million for unlicensed practice of law in the biggest penalty of its kind in the state's history.
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May 02, 2013 | National Law Journal

Boston Bombing Co-Conspirators Hire Veteran Defenders

Attorney Derege Demissie has built a practice representing marathon runners. Now the Ethiopian immigrant has taken up another job—as counsel to a man who allegedly aided Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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