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New NERA Report on Securities Class Action Filings Is Less Dire Than Cornerstone's
Publication Date: 2009-07-27
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If you're a securities defense litigator who fell into the pit of despair last week when you read about the plunge in securities class action filings, as tallied by Stanford and Cornerstone Research, it may already be time to start clawing your way back out. On Monday, NERA Economic Consulting came out with its midyear 2009 report on securities class actions, and it's a lot more upbeat than Cornerstone's. Yes, NERA acknowledges, new filings fell in June to 14, the lowest number since the ten filed in February 2008. But according to the study's coauthor, that drop could turn out to be as momentary as the dip in new filings last June and July.

March 10, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Qualcomm Lawyers Can Break Attorney-Client Privilege

Lawyers sanctioned for their roles in the Qualcomm discovery debacle have maintained that they would be exonerated if allowed to break attorney-client privilege and tell their side of the story.
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September 06, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Unpublished Opinions

Opinions not approved for publication.
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July 20, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Aviation Law

Service bulletins from aircraft manufacturers may not trigger an exception to the 18-year statute of repose found in the federal General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, a unanimous en banc panel of the Superior Court has ruled, because they are issued too frequently and would ruin the act's intent.
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October 04, 2012 | National Law Journal

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt names new leader in Seattle

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt has tapped Troy Greenfield to serve as partner in charge of its Seattle office. Greenfield, who joined Portland, Ore.-based Schwabe from Bullivant Houser Bailey last year, replaces a three-attorney team that was leading Schwabe's 32-lawyer Seattle office.
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March 06, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Griggs v. Latham

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June 14, 2007 | Law.com

2nd Circuit Upholds Congress' Power to Pass Anti-Bootlegging Law

A law that criminalizes the bootlegging of live performances was a valid exercise of congressional power under the Commerce Clause, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. Rejecting arguments that Congress exceeded its authority under the Copyright Clause, the 2nd Circuit said the anti-bootlegging law "differs significantly" from the Copyright Act and was therefore "not enacted under the Copyright Clause."
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November 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Inmate Loses Bid to Upset Conviction Based on DNA Tests

A defendant imprisoned for 30 years for rape and murder has lost his bid to overturn his conviction on the basis of what he claimed was newly discovered evidence. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice James A. Yates held that recent DNA test results on three hairs recovered at the crime scene and fingernail scrapings obtained from the murder victim failed to "establish or even create an inference beyond speculation" that some person other than Clifford Jones committed the crime.
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May 22, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Immigration Law

Michael D. Patrick, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, writes that there is no question that the processing time for labor certification applications has been reduced from a period of years to generally within six months. There is also no question that the amount of employer effort and responsibility required prior to filing the application has significantly increased.
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September 23, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Could You Survive a Social Media Background Check?

Some legal experts warn employers that if they turn to social media sites to find out more about potential employees, it could lead to inadvertent discrimination based on characteristics that, by law, should not be considered as part of the hiring process.
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