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November 13, 2006 | Law.com

'NLJ 250' Shows Strong Law Firm Growth Continuing

The 250 largest law firms in the U.S. grew by 4 percent in 2006, a figure that was just shy of the prior year's gains, according to The National Law Journal's 29th annual survey. The results indicate a "healthy legal economy" spurred by strong mergers and acquisitions activity and big-ticket litigation, said one law firm consultant. And while law firms used to base their mergers on geography and size for size's sake, they now take a much more strategic approach, said another consultant.
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August 24, 2001 | Law.com

Lead Paint Suit Breaks New Ground, Sparks Government Investigation

Days after Maryland's highest court likened a federally funded study that used healthy children to test the effectiveness of lead paint abatement to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the Department of Health and Human Services opened an investigation into the study. The court told researchers who conduct nontherapeutic studies they have a duty of care toward participants, and can be liable for damages if that duty is breached.
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May 26, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Panel Finds Attorney May Represent Himself in Divorce

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October 27, 2010 | Daily Report Online

'Don't ask' ruling puts judge in spotlight

Federal Judge Virginia Phillips isn't happy. She surveys her crowded courtroom from behind round, black-frame glasses, and flips through the 78-page document in front of her. The lawyer for Peter Pocklington, the former owner of the Edmonton Oilers, filed pre-sentencing paperwork just 48 hours before his Oct. 14 sentencing.
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July 06, 2005 | Law.com

Thirty Years On: A Memorable Law School Reunion

A member of the SMU Law School Class of '75, unlike some of his classmates, didn't become a congressman or a Supreme Court justice or the best darned criminal defense lawyer there ever was or even a Republican. But he connected with some remarkable people in law school in a way that feels genuine and vital and rich -- even 30 years later.
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August 23, 2002 | Law.com

A City Divided

After more than five years of intensive maneuvering, a determined team of lawyers and business leaders has won the right to present Los Angeles voters with a proposal to split the San Fernando Valley off from the rest of the city. From now until the Nov. 5 election, the push for valley secession will devolve into an all-out political fight. But judging from the noise emanating from both camps, a legal battle may well resume Nov. 6, whether the measure wins or loses at the ballot box.
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August 27, 2002 | Law.com

A City Divided

After more than five years of intensive legislative and legal maneuvering, a determined team of lawyers and business leaders has won the right to present Los Angeles voters with a proposal to split the San Fernando Valley off from the rest of the city. The secession campaign has already broken new legal ground, and whether the measure wins or loses on Nov. 5, the already-launched legal wrangling promises to continue on Nov. 6.
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October 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Summer Associates Survey 2008: Hire Stress

Summer associates of 2008 loved their taste of law firm life. If only they could be sure about those offers.
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April 19, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Eaton v. Grau

The trial judge correctly found that the hold-harmless clause in the property settlement incorporated into the parties' judgment of divorce does not require defendant to remove his wife's name from the mortgage on the marital home by refinancing or selling it and there are no exceptional circumstances warranting its modification to afford remedies they discussed and rejected; even if damage to her credit rating resulting from his default on payments were covered by the clause, she has not proved such harm.
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April 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Rocket Science

How court reform turned Munich into the new hot spot for patent litigation in Germany.
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