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April 07, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Cuomo Sues Financier Over Madoff Losses

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday sued J. Ezra Merkin, a prominent financier who sat on the boards of many well-known charities, for feeding his investors' money into the "largest Ponzi scheme in history." Mr. Cuomo's complaint, which raises six civil claims under the state's securities and not-for-proft laws, tallies the losses at $2.4 billion and accuses Mr. Merkin of collecting $470 million in fees for placing with Bernard L. Madoff, in whole or in part, assets from three funds Mr. Merkin managed.
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December 20, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Year in Review: The Impact Players

2010 was a tough year for members of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in their case alleging Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller violated the Texas Constitution and the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct. The Commission has been named Impact Player of the Year for 2010. Other impact players selected were Nancy Atlas, Gary Cobb, Ophelia Camiña and Sharon Freytag, Gary Cruciani and Barack Obama.
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Q&A with Stephen Susman on Texas Litigation Reform
Publication Date: 2011-05-27
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We talked to the Texas litigator about new legislation that will impose a modified "loser pays" rule, and make other changes to Texas's litigation system. His take? "Because the bill had the support of both the trial lawyers and the tort reform people, you can be sure it won't have much of an impact."

December 27, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

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February 05, 2002 | Law.com

An Unenviable Position

James V. Derrick Jr., the embattled general counsel at bankrupt Enron, faces inquiries from congressional investigators, plaintiffs' lawyers and federal prosecutors. As the Enron scandal unfolds, the fundamental question for Derrick is this: What did he know about the transactions that ultimately led to a $1.2 billion plunge in shareholder equity, and when did he know it?
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July 27, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

"Same-Day Filings" and "The Verdict"
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August 27, 2010 | National Law Journal

Divorce battle over control of L.A. Dodgers getting underway

A high-profile divorce trial that could decide the ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers is expected to highlight attorneys on both coasts who once advised the couple, Frank and Jamie McCourt, regarding a contentious marital property agreement.
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February 20, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Firms Put Private Investigators On The Payroll

In a perfect world, firms could employ private investigators who are as skilled as pseudo-bumbling television police detective Columbo.
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July 04, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

VerdictSearch

City paid $10,000 to settle a suit brought by a Mexican national who claimed that police officers stole $16,000. Restaurant hit with a $7.5 million verdict after a crash. A consultant is free to go work for another casino developer. A patient died in a surgery center. A doctor is not liable for undiagnosed brain hemorrhage. A driver who ran over cyclists is found not liable. The owner of a dog that charged a gas company employee is liable for injuries.
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May 09, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

UT President Announces Choice for New Law Dean

Ward Farnsworth, associate dean for academic affairs at Boston University School of Law, has been selected as the permanent replacement for former University of Texas School of Law Dean Lawrence Sager. Farnsworth has worked as a law clerk to Richard A. Posner, chief judge of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and to Anthony M. Kennedy, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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