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May 18, 2009 | National Law Journal

'Cleantech' down in recession but not out

Financing for "cleantech" companies has plummeted during the financial meltdown of recent months. Susan Mac Cormac, co-chairwoman of Morrison & Foerster's venture capital/emerging companies and cleantech groups, said the slowdown is forcing lawyers for clean technology companies to renegotiate contracts with big electricity providers.
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February 07, 2011 | National Law Journal

Suit against law school over sexual assault charge may result in discipline

A student at Vermont Law School is suing the school for more than $1 million, alleging negligence in the handling of a sexual assault allegation against him. In response, the school may accuse him of attempting to retaliate against his accuser.
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February 04, 2013 | National Law Journal

Raise the cost of gun violence

Creative use of the tax and liability laws can discourage illegal or careless use of firearms.
5 minute read
July 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

Mountaineer

Profile of Carte Goodwin, general counsel to West Virginia Governor Joseph A. Manchin.
6 minute read
April 05, 2011 | National Law Journal

A high court blog takes its final bow

Mike Sacks, the Georgetown University Law Center graduate who gained an Internet following in the last 15 months with his blog about the Supreme Court, abruptly shut down the blog on April 4 in anticipation of starting a new job as an associate at Reed Smith's D.C. office.
3 minute read
May 11, 2009 | National Law Journal

CIVIL ACTIONS

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July 10, 2012 | National Law Journal

Objections emerge to Ticketmaster overcharging settlement

Some 80 objectors have raised concerns about a proposed class action settlement with Ticketmaster in which the attorneys have asked for $16.5 million in fees and costs while consumers would get nothing in cash.
5 minute read
May 17, 2010 | National Law Journal

Design patents get boost from Federal Circuit

The Crocs case is warning to knockoff artists that minor differences won't avert infringement finding.
8 minute read
August 22, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Holder Would Make Texas a Test Case Over Voting Limits

The U.S. Department of Justice announced two legal actions that will make Texas the battleground over voter rights enforcement—and the spot where Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. makes a stand for the weakened Voting Rights Act of 1965.
5 minute read
September 01, 2008 | National Law Journal

COURT DECISIONS

A roundup of important cases from the federal appellate and state courts.
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