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October 29, 2007 | Law.com

$5.6M Award Upheld, but Court Wants Explanation on Attorney Fees

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a $5.6 million verdict in a memorandum opinion against Kia Motors, but ruled the trial judge must explain why he awarded $4.1 million in attorney fees. A Philadelphia jury awarded $600 apiece to 9,402 class members whose 1995 to 2001 Kia Sephias had brakes that allegedly were prone to wear and tear, often needed replacement approximately every 5,000 miles, and sometimes failed to stop the sedans. The court upheld the verdict in a nonprecedential decision.
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April 04, 2006 | Law.com

Newspaper Sued for Copyright Violation

In a case that could have far-reaching implications for copyright infringement law, a federal judge has denied class action status to a photographer suing the San Jose Mercury News for publishing a picture without permission. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, acknowledging the large media interest in the dispute, set the case for jury trial June 12. Trial & Technology Law Group's Robert Spanner, who represents Christopher Harris, says the rejection of class action status won't affect the trial.
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December 18, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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November 23, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Howard S. Hershenhorn

Howard S. Hershenhorn is a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz. The youngest lawyer to be selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and
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April 03, 2006 | Law.com

Newspaper Sued for Copyright Violation

Attorney Robert Spanner says the Mercury News reprinted his client's photograph without permission. Now they're going to sue �over the principle.�
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August 09, 2006 | National Law Journal

Big-Firm Associate Pay Soars by $10K in 2006

Salaries for starting associates at big firms soared by $10,000 this year, marking the first increase for new lawyers since 2000 and demonstrating the competition to recruit top talent in a market with a declining number of applicants. But what may be a quick recruiting fix could exacerbate the attrition problem. Indeed, in 2005, 78 percent of associates with about five years' experience left their firms, just as their salary increases started lagging behind those enjoyed by their beginning colleagues.
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September 03, 2009 | Law.com

Ropes & Gray Leads on Pfizer's Record $2.3 Billion Settlement

Ropes & Gray took the lead among several firms in advising Pfizer on its decision Wednesday to pay $2.3 billion in fines and penalties to settle charges it illegally marketed several drugs for off-label uses and paid kickbacks to doctors, according to lawyers on the deal. The settlement is believed to be the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history, according to the Justice Department. In all, six whistleblowers will split $102 million in proceeds from the settlement; the legal fees paid are confidential.
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February 21, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Marketplace

Capstone Equities has purchased the pyramid-roofed, 37-story former Banker's Trust tower at 14 Wall Street for $325 million. The one million square-foot property was previously owned by Leviev Boymelgreen. Also, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges will take up additional space at its New York City quarters at 51 Madison Avenue.
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September 24, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

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Arab Bank Can't Undo Sanctions in Terror Funding Case
Publication Date: 2013-01-21
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Despite the efforts of Mayer Brown's Stephen Shapiro, Amman, Jordan-based Arab Bank plc failed last week to reverse what it has called a "disastrous" ruling in its billion-dollar court battle with victims of terrorist attacks and their families.

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