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August 17, 2009 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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December 08, 2008 | National Law Journal

Scrutiny of mergers may be increased

Antitrust attorneys expect the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to ramp up merger scrutiny in President-elect Barack Obama's administration and boost negotiation and document review work for lawyers.
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April 27, 2010 | National Law Journal

Justices ignite battle over class arbitration

The U.S. Supreme Court likely ignited an intense battle in state and federal courts with its decision Tuesday that class arbitration may not be imposed on parties who have not agreed to it.
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December 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

Getting young people into the law school pipeline

"Discover all the places the world DOES need another lawyer," teases a Web site aimed at college students who may have never considered law as a profession. It's one of the ambitious projects undertaken by the University of Connecticut School of Law's Ellen K. Rutt for the Law School Admissions Council. Rutt notes that LSAC's "pipeline initiatives" to expand access to legal education "are meant to be driven by what interaction gets [young people] going, not what we as stodgy law school types think will work."
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March 26, 2012 | National Law Journal

Using shaming to deter prosecutorial misconduct

To force prosecutors to assume personal responsibility, judges are writing opinions that refer to offending ones by name.
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December 05, 2005 | National Law Journal

Issue is silence as consent

Why are publishers and authors up in arms about the Google Book Search, which will make digital copies of millions of books searchable online? In a practical sense, Google Inc. is doing to books what it has already done to Web sites.
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October 03, 2011 | National Law Journal

Passing the buck

Very smart people can sometimes fall into the trap of blaming others, and tolerating a poisonous work environment. Mistakes are inevitable. False blame and recriminations are not.
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November 22, 2010 | National Law Journal

Trial against silica-claims attorney not barred by double jeopardy

A federal appeals court in Texas has cleared the way for a second criminal trial against a prominent plaintiffs' attorney accused of fraud in negotiating $34 million in silica-related settlements.
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January 12, 2009 | National Law Journal

IN BRIEF

Federal prosecutors have appealed the dismissal of the key charge in the controversial money laundering case against Miami attorney Ben Kuehne. Plus more of this week's news briefs.
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October 13, 2008 | National Law Journal

Details of workers' illness a legal migraine

A recent lawsuit against retail chain Dillard's Inc. is highlighting what some claim is a growing problem in the workplace: employers asking too much information about workers' illnesses when asked for sick leave. In the Dillard's case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that one California store required employees to reveal the specific nature of their illness in order to deem sick leave as an excused absence. The EEOC argues that this policy violates the Americans With Disability Act.
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