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May 02, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Nash, Plaintiff-Respondent v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Defendant-Appellant

Port Authority Is Negligent for Failure to Provide Adequate Security for WTC Parking Garage
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August 21, 2008 | New York Law Journal

United States, appellee v. Joel Darden defendant-appellant

Panel Clarifies Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Act's Effect on Federal Armed Career Criminal Act
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September 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the third-largest chipset maker in the nation, has been acquired by a consortium of private equity groups led by The Blackstone Group in a transaction worth roughly $19 billion, qualifying it as the largest ever borrowed-loan takeover of a technology company. Also, National City Corporation sold its franchise First Franklin Financial Corporation, an issuer of residential mortgage loans, to Merrill Lynch for roughly $1.3 billion.
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May 17, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Prince v. Cablevision Systems Corp.

Cheerleader's Sex Harassment, Retaliation Claims Against Hockey Team, Team Official Dismissed
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March 26, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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May 11, 2004 | New York Law Journal

United States v. Wayne Gaskin

FBI Agents Had Probable Cause to Believe Guns Linked to Drug Deals Would Be Found in Car
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September 05, 2006 | New York Law Journal

L�pez Torres, plaintiffs-appellees v.New York State Board of Elections, defendants-appellants

Judicial Convention System Rejected; System Violates First Amendment Rights of Candidates, Voters
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August 28, 2008 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Chicago-based CME Group, which controls the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, will acquire NYMEX Holdings Inc., parent company of New York Mercantile Exchange, in a deal worth $8.4 billion. The deal was first proposed in January and has been approved by the U.S. Department of Justice and the shareholders of the two organizations. Also, Houston oil and gas services provider Grey Wolf Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Canada's Precision Drilling Trust in a $2 billion deal.
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