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May 16, 2008 |

A fresh coat of legal arguments for Rhode Island lead paint case

A lawyer for one of the companies accused in a landmark lawsuit by the state of Rhode Island of creating a public nuisance through the manufacture and sale of lead pigment over several decades called the premise behind the case an "abstraction" devoid of specifics during oral arguments before the state's highest court on Thursday. The verdict is the first and only one in the country to hold former lead paint and pigment companies responsible for creating a public nuisance.
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February 18, 2005 |

Guiding the Masters at the Supreme Court

With zero fanfare, the Supreme Court has issued new guidelines for one of the least-known parts of its caseload: the original jurisdiction cases in which the Court appoints special masters. Since these cases arrive without a factual record, special masters function as fact-finders, holding hearings and making recommendations. Practitioners and even some special masters themselves have for some time wished that the Court would offer procedural guidelines, if not rules, for their work.
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July 12, 2010 |

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May 05, 2009 |

In a first, 1st Circuit upholds remand to state court under home state exception to CAFA

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit recently ruled on an issue of first impression for the circuit by remanding a Class Action Fairness Act case back to state court under CAFA's home state exception to federal jurisdiction.
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June 04, 2012 |

IN BRIEF

A weekly roundup of Web-only stories from NLJ.com and other ALM publications.
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August 08, 2013 |

Little Shop of Lawyers Joins Verrill Dana

Friedman Gaythwaite Wolf, an 11-attorney litigation boutique in Portland, Maine, has combined with Verrill Dana to form a 118-lawyer firm.
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Maine High Court Rules 'The Typical Annoyances or Inconveniences that Are a Part of Everyday Life' Are Non-Compensable
Publication Date: 2010-09-23
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The state's supreme court ruled that theft of personal information is not an actionable tort unless specific injury can be shown.

April 18, 2003 |

Bankrupt book chain blames firm and wins

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August 15, 2008 |

Premium Work

We researched the Fortune 100 to find out which law firms they used in 2007 in each of the following practice areas: corporate transactions, torts and negligence, commercial law and contracts litigation, employment and labor litigation, and intellectual property. Companies are listed in alphabetical order.
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August 15, 2008 |

We researched the fortune 100 to find Out which law firms they used in 2007 in each of the following practice areas: corporate transactions, torts and negligence, commercial law and contracts litigation, employment and labor litigation, and intellectual property. Companies are listed in alphabetical order.
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