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December 12, 2008 | National Law Journal

Dreier stole $380 million, feds say; bail denied due to 'enormous' flight risk

A prosecutor Thursday more than tripled, to $380 million, the sum the government says attorney Marc Dreier, founder of Dreier LLP, has stolen from hedge funds and investors. Arguing successfully that Dreier should be held without bail while a full accounting of his assets is pursued by a court-appointed receiver, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Streeter called Dreier the "Houdini of impersonation and false documents." Based on what Streeter said Thursday in court, Dreier could face additional charges.
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March 19, 2012 | National Law Journal

Employer seeking concessions must provide data

NLRB recently held that unlawful refusal to comply with union's request tainted employer's later lockout of employees.
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July 02, 2007 | National Law Journal

Capital case crisis

Low pay, high complexity and the inevitable length of capital punishment cases have led an increasing number of defense attorneys to refuse the work, while others are challenging their wages in court or taking only federal cases.
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March 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Why are the justices popping up all over the tube?

Two questions have been haunting U.S. Supreme Court watchers this winter, Dahlia Lithwick writes: Why has the caseload dropped to a historic low, and why are the justices seeking media exposure like Paris Hilton?
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November 21, 2005 | National Law Journal

A threat worse than Y2K?

Just five years after the United States got through the threat of Y2K-a technological challenge born of short-cut computer programming by those who did not envision the long-term impact of their actions-Congress and the president have enacted a law that sets up a new threat.
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September 04, 2006 | National Law Journal

Decision summaries from the NLJ

Predominance class element is clarified-and other decision summaries from The National Law Journal.
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January 30, 2013 | National Law Journal

Court's call for SG's opinion helps a petitioner, but it's 'no ticket to the dance'

A petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court experiences a rush of optimism when the justices call for the views of the solicitor general. It signals that some justices are interested in the petition. But is that optimism well-founded? Well, yes and no.
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March 07, 2005 | National Law Journal

Channeling injunction will not apply to nondebtors

In his State of the Union address on Feb. 2, President Bush placed the asbestos litigation crisis on the national agenda, stating that "Justice is distorted and our economy is held back by irresponsible class actions and frivolous asbestos claims."
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July 09, 2012 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Holder's fights over secrecy

Republicans are not the only ones griping about Holder and transparency. Open-government advocates contend DOJ positions in public records cases undermine any presumption of openness.
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July 11, 2011 | National Law Journal

Insurers need not cover $13.8M trade secrets theft verdict, 5th Circuit rules

Two insurance companies don't have to cover a $13.8 million verdict in a trade secrets theft case because there wasn't an "advertising injury" under the respective policies, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has ruled.
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