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February 19, 2007 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Ropes & Gray (Boston) announced plans to move its Boston offices into about 400,000 square feet of space in the city's Prudential Tower in 2010.
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December 08, 2008 | National Law Journal

Firms report using alternatives to billable hour

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August 08, 2011 | National Law Journal

From jail to jobless

As employers increasingly use background checks to screen prospective workers, the practice is creating a minefield of employment law issues — and has caught the attention of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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December 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

DOJ Revs Up Export Prosecutions

Government agencies report a record number of criminal investigations and prosecutions of individuals and companies accused of running afoul of laws restricting the transfer of sensitive technology and military parts to countries such as Iran and China.
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June 16, 2008 | National Law Journal

Online pharmacy ordered to pay FTC $15.8 million

Saying they "dispensed deception," a federal judge in Atlanta has ordered the founders and operators of a now-defunct online pharmacy business to pay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission $15.8 million for fraudulent claims associated with the drugs they peddled. In his order, U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell also found Dr. Terrill Mark Wright, a physician associated with the online pharmacies, liable for $15,454 to compensate consumers for false advertising claims.
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August 23, 2010 | Law.com

Federal, State Judges Team Up to Settle Suits Over Vitamin Supplement

In an unusual pairing, a Georgia judge assisted an Alabama federal judge in mediating settlements in more than 200 suits in which plaintiffs said liquid vitamin supplements made them ill. Plaintiffs complained that after taking Total Body Formula liquid supplements, they experienced ailments like prolonged and painful fingernail and toenail loss, and severe joint pain and muscle cramps. Some consumers later experienced severe kidney problems and associated health problems. The company recalled the products in 2008.
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August 15, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

EEOC May Revise Guidelines for Criminal Background Checks

As employers increasingly use criminal background checks to screen prospective workers, the practice is creating a minefield of employment law issues — and has caught the attention of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. "We have to strike a balance between having a safe workplace and giving someone a second chance," says Buena Vista Lyons, a Dallas lawyer who defends businesses in labor and employment matters.
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August 15, 2006 | Law.com

Delegates Pass Measure to Shield Experts' Drafts From Discovery

In the closest tally of its annual meeting in Honolulu, the American Bar Association decided last week to push for a federal rule change to protect expert draft reports from discovery. After vigorous debate, the ABA's House of Delegates voted 207-137 to recommend adding to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 26(a)(2) a privilege for draft reports and communications between attor
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September 24, 2007 | National Law Journal

Here's a Subprime Primer

The lending community has discovered that subprime loans are central not only to mortgage fraud schemes, but also to potential predatory lending. The outlook appears dire for both lenders and the borrowing public.
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August 15, 2006 | National Law Journal

ABA Delegates Pass Measure to Shield Experts' Drafts From Discovery

In the closest tally of its annual meeting in Honolulu, the American Bar Association decided last week to push for a federal rule change to protect expert draft reports from discovery. After vigorous debate, the ABA's House of Delegates voted 207-137 to recommend adding to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 26(a)(2) a privilege for draft reports and communications between attorneys and their experts. The measure will be forwarded to the U.S. Supreme Court's advisory Committee on Civil Rules.
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