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July 07, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

ChevronTexaco Subsidiary Hit With $33.8 Mil. Punitives Award

In the span of 24 hours, a subsidiary of ChevronTexaco went from satisfaction over being found not liable for compensatory damages in a Miami-Dade Circuit Court fraud lawsuit to dismay over being hit with a $33.8 million punitive damages verdict.
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September 02, 2003 | Law.com

Tainted Advice?

In what might be the first suit of its kind, a Delray Beach, Fla., retiree whose nest egg of WorldCom stock dwindled from $2 million to nothing is suing Citigroup Inc. and its Salomon Smith Barney investment arm for emotional distress. The heart of the case is that the investment advice given by Citigroup and Salomon was corrupted by their close -- and undisclosed -- financial relationship with WorldCom and its executives.
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June 21, 2007 | National Law Journal

Judge Goes Easy on Lawyer Who Made 'French Fries' Comment About Her

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff opted for leniency in the case of a prominent Chicago lawyer who told her she was "a few french fries short of a Happy Meal." She decided not to bar McDermott Will & Emery partner William P. Smith from practicing in South Florida bankruptcy court. Instead, Isicoff ordered him Wednesday to take an online course in professionalism administered by the Florida Bar, even though he's not a Bar member in Florida and was practicing as a visiting lawyer.
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March 11, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Captive Law Firms Come Under Fire In Florida Court

At issue: whether insurance companies may continue to portray their in-house defense lawyers as members of private law firms, with names like the Law Office of Timothy W. Harrington. These firms are commonly known as captive law firms.
8 minute read
June 29, 2000 | Law.com

What's Hot, What's Not

E-business is not the only hot specialty for South Florida law firms. Intellectual property, deal making and commercial litigation are at the forefront of fast-growing practice areas, moving ahead of real estate, health care, insurance defense and bankruptcy.
12 minute read
May 05, 2006 | Law.com

Fla. Justices Rule Cash-Advance Firms Broke Usury Law

The Florida Supreme Court ruled last week that commercial check-cashing stores sued by their customers broke state usury laws from 1994 to 2001 by giving loans in exchange for postdated checks. The law prohibits lenders from charging more than 18 percent interest per annum, but payday lenders often charged fees of 400 percent or more, according to industry experts. Several payday loan companies may take a financial hit, but the industry should go generally unscathed.
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July 31, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Associates Survey Responses Firms Listed A to Z 2008

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May 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

No Easy Answers in Wolf Block's Demise

What took more than 100 years to build will take only 60 days to break down.
8 minute read
November 03, 1999 | Law.com

Choosing Sides In Tort Reform War

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July 31, 2008 | Law.com

Associates Survey 2008 City

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