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November 17, 2003 | National Law Journal

M&As help build hospice

Profile: W. Bradley Bickham, Vice president and general counsel, Odyssey Healthcare Inc.
6 minute read
May 21, 2013 | National Law Journal

Appeal Filed by Lawyers Sanctioned Over Porn Lawsuits

Lawyers under sanction for fraudulently filing dozens of copyright infringement lawsuits against people accused of downloading pornographic films have filed an appeal, as the attorneys who represented them before the sanctioning judge have disappeared from the case.
8 minute read
July 30, 2013 | National Law Journal

Wyeth Settles Off-Label Marketing Claims for $490.9 Million

A Pfizer Inc. subsidiary on Tuesday entered into a $490.9 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve civil and criminal allegations of off-label pharmaceutical marketing abuses.
2 minute read
January 03, 2005 | National Law Journal

Licensing software for class

Profile: Matthew Small, General Counsel, Blackboard Inc.
6 minute read
September 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

Full appellate court to sit as Supreme Court in Sullivan subpoena case

In yet another extraordinary development in the matter of former state Supreme Court Chief Justice William J. Sullivan�s alleged misconduct, the entire Connecticut Appellate Court--acting en banc and in place of the entire Supreme Court--will decide whether Sullivan must obey a subpoena to testify before a legislative committee.
6 minute read
June 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

Court clears disclosure of doctor peer reviews

Confidential physician peer reviews may be disclosed to plaintiffs in federal discrimination and antitrust cases in three federal circuits, even though all 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize a privilege against disclosure of the performance ratings.
4 minute read
October 26, 2011 | National Law Journal

Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jack Preis, University of Richmond

And on Nov. 1, Jack Preis, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, will make his first argument in the Supreme Court in a case that lies at the heart of his legal research — the judiciary's power to issue constitutional remedies.
6 minute read
April 23, 2013 | National Law Journal

Circuit Split Watch: Will the Court Bury Casket Cases?

The Benedictine monks of St. Joseph Abbey in southern Louisiana make and sell wooden caskets to support their monastery. State regulators are not happy about it, though, because they say the monks need a license. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled for the monks, adding to a circuit split on licensing for casket sales. The U.S. Supreme Court could be asked to weigh in soon.
4 minute read
January 17, 2006 | National Law Journal

High Court upholds Oregon's assisted suicide law

In a ruling that re-energizes the debate over federalism and the right to die, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the federal Controlled Substances Act does not give the Bush administration the authority to thwart Oregon�s law allowing physician-assisted suicide.
5 minute read
March 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

Information custodian

Name and title: Paul T. Dacier, senior vice president and general counsel. He is also assistant secretary to the board of directors.
6 minute read

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