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February 24, 1999 | Law.com

Whatever Happened To Good Will Hunter?

Will Hunter was a small-town lawyer with a big-town resume -- a charismatic Harvard Law school grad who opted for a practice in rural Vermont. He didn't like to turn down a case, even when a client couldn't pay. But then came a dizzying ethical tailspin and charges of fraud. Was this the same idealist The American Lawyer Editor at Large John Morris knew in law school?
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December 08, 2005 | Law.com

The 'Hail Mary' in Product Liability Cases: Unjust Enrichment

The field of products liability inspires lawyers to use old tools in creative new ways. But as new theories develop, they inevitably become limited, sometimes leading plaintiffs lawyers to include "Hail Mary" causes of action -- theories with such a seemingly low likelihood of success that they need divine intervention to succeed. One such claim that appears in the products liability context is unjust enrichment. Attorney J. Russell Jackson gives a play-by-play overview of this claim's success so far.
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October 18, 2000 | Law.com

Johnson Trust Challenge Tests Finality of Paternity Judgments

A girl born during the marriage of John Seward Johnson Jr. and his wife, Barbara, was suspected of being illegitimate, though Johnson, heir to the Johnson & Johnson empire, acknowledged her as his own in a divorce settlement. Now, some 35 years later, the daughter is seeking a share of the family's $350 million trust, but could be forced to take a blood test to prove paternity.
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September 01, 2005 | Law.com

In-House Employment Roundup

Here is a roundup of some recent in-house hirings and promotions. Companies represented include discount chain Family Dollar Stores Inc., Global Positioning System innovator Thales Navigation Inc., Sony Music Label Group, U.S., wireless technology company USA Mobility, Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. and Constellation Energy Group Inc.
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April 23, 2007 | Law.com

Chart: Diversity Scorecard 2007

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December 24, 2009 | Law.com

N.Y. Appeals Court Knocks Out Lipitor Suits on Jurisdictional Grounds

Last year, a New York appeals court affirmed lower court dismissals of three product liability actions against Pfizer by Michigan residents over injuries they allegedly suffered from taking the anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor. Neither the trial judge nor the appellate court bought the plaintiffs' jurisdiction arguments, and now the pattern has repeated itself in a consolidated Lipitor product liability case brought by a Georgia man and 16 other out-of-state plaintiffs before the same New York courts.
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July 17, 2000 | Law.com

Associates: I ... I ... I ... Wanna Be a Lawyer...

They were the shouldabeen Monkees of the early 80s, the thinking man's "Weird Al" Yankovic and, the lineal ancestors of Britney Spears. And now, they're back, puffing their new CD, "Then More Than Ever." Blotto, the cult parody band best known for "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" is back. Only it turns out that, all along, drummer Paul Rapp just wanted to be a lawyer.
5 minute read
December 23, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Accolades

Attorneys at more than 30 law firms were honored at the Legal Aid Society's 2005 Pro Bono Awards dinner Dec. 1, hosted this year by Shearman & Sterling.
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September 26, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Nancy Drew and the Lack of Lawyer Protagonists

Why wasn't the hero in the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys a lawyer?
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Allergan Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Resolve DOJ Botox Off-Label Marketing Investigation; Will Drop First Amendment Suit Against FDA; Whistleblowers to Split $38 Million
Publication Date: 2010-09-01
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However fervently the pharma company believes in the wonders of Botox, the Justice Department still holds all the cards when it comes to off-label marketing.

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