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Inmates Find Unlikely Advocate in Former Parole Board Chair
After a career as a probation and parole officer, member and then chairman of the Board of Parole, Robert Dennison now advocates for inmates who meet his criteria for reentry into a society they left decades ago on what was likely a one-way trip to prison.Focus Shifts in Pro Bono Effort to Make Storm Victims Whole
Eight weeks after Hurricane Sandy, New York lawyers who have been assisting storm victims pro bono say they are in the effort for the long haul. However, their focus is shifting from the most pressing legal needs in the immediate aftermath of the storm to grinding long-term problems.U.S.-China Litigation in the World Trade Organization
Stuart S. Malawer, the Distinguished Service Professor of Law and International Trade at George Mason University (School of Public Policy), writes: The World Trade Organization dispute resolution system a widely used litigation-oriented process at the core of global trade relations today. Both the United States and China have been aggressive users of it, each showing a willingness to address contentious issues. This has been to the benefit of both.View more book results for the query "*"
Pace Hosts International Conference On Environmental Law Issues
International delegates from 45 nations and 70 universities gathered this week at Pace Law School's New York State Judicial Institute to discuss global environmental policy during the fourth annual Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium. Among several achievements cited during the workshop sessions were new and direct links among law schools in developed and developing countries to assist practitioners in stronger compliance and enforcement of environmental law.Weinstein Certifies Narrow Class, Releases Files in Zyprexa Case
A federal judge in Brooklyn has certified a class of "third-party payors," such as pension funds, labor unions and insurance companies, in their claim that the drug giant Eli Lilly committed fraud by overpricing its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa while overstating the drug's utility and understating its drawbacks. The decision was a partial victory for both sides, as Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein certified only the plaintiffs' RICO claims and not their state-law ones, and on a narrower basis than the plaintiffs sought. The judge also declined to certify a class of individual-payor claims.'Hurtful Speech on Public Issues' Ruled Protected
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