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August 17, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Balance of Power

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January 08, 2002 | New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Roundup

I n the three decisions that we address this month, the Court of Appeals was, atypically, divided. In each case, the majority and dissenting opinions engaged in spirited discussion of the other`s analysis. In a criminal appeal, the Court upheld (4-3) traffic stops made after a Vehicle & Traffic Law violation is observed but for the purpose of investigating other suspected wrongdoing. In a malpractice action, the Court held (6-1) that defendants were collaterally estopped by the result in a separate litigati
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August 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Humans Rights Group Enlists Firms to Monitor War Crimes

With only four lawyers besides herself to monitor and analyze jurisprudence and courtroom policy in historic trials of dictators accused of monstrous crimes, Elise Keppler called for help at two large Manhattan law firms whose volunteer attorneys now occupy seats on a stage the whole world is watching. Ms. Keppler, senior counsel for the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch, forged pro bono partnerships - first with Weil, Gotshal & Manges in early 2007, then with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in January - in the cause of justice through the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
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June 06, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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March 10, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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October 16, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

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September 17, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Ex-Dewey Partners, Bank Square Off Over $71 Million Settlement Proposal

In a rash of filings on Sept. 13 made before a late-afternoon deadline, several parties connected to Dewey & LeBoeuf came out either for or against a proposed settlement plan that would collect $71 million from ex-Dewey partners in exchange for a release from Dewey-related liability.
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June 04, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Attendance Requirements Raise Americans With Disabilities Act Issues

In their Employment Law column, Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas, partners at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, write that courts have demonstrated a willingness to look at employers' written job descriptions and the realities of particular workplaces to evaluate whether attendance is indeed an essential job function.
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April 01, 2009 | New York Law Journal

When New Data Gives Way to Claims Over Old Contamination

Steven C. Russo, a partner at Sive, Paget & Riesel, and Ashley S. Miller, an associate at the firm, discuss Aiken v. General Electric Co., where residents were allowed to maintain claims for property damage over alleged toxic vapors in soil seeping into their homes, even though the source of the vapors - contaminated groundwater underneath the homes - had been publicly known for upwards of two decades.
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June 06, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Troopers' Trickery In Searching Cars Ruled Constitutional

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