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October 10, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

'Unpredictable' Judge Running Delta Case

In U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Judge Prudence C. Beatty interrupted, critiqued and scolded her way through the first major hearing of Delta Air Lines' reorganization. "Lawyers don't want to get her," says one professor who argued a case in front of her. "She's sufficiently unpredictable." Thursday's hearing produced a major step, as Beatty approved a debtor-in-possession financing plan, but she postponed a decision on a motion by retired Delta pilots.
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September 02, 2004 | New York Law Journal

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January 07, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Professional Liability

Attorney Norman Arnoff writes that the costs of litigation and arbitration that may arise between lawyers and clients are significant and, accordingly, prudence dictates that professional liability insurance be purchased. However, it is especially important to examine what the insurance does cover and whether the claims management of the insurers fairly and honorably meets the needs of the insureds.
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April 26, 2006 | New York Law Journal

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May 31, 2005 | National Law Journal

High Court Blesses Document Policies in Andersen Case

It may be cold comfort for decimated Arthur Andersen, but the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the accounting firm had been wrongly convicted for advising employees to abide by its document-retention policies in the face of impending investigations. In so doing, the Court gave a surprisingly strong blessing to document policies that are common throughout corporate America. The ruling was also a sign of the continued active role of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who wrote the opinion.
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March 25, 2010 | Law.com

Laboratory Alleges Patent Denied due to Attorney's Plagiarism

Ropes & Gray filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit by New York-based Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, which accuses Ropes & Gray and former law firm partner Matthew Vincent of malpractice. Cold Spring claims it has lost millions of dollars in potential licensing and royalty revenue, and seeks $37.5 million to $82.5 million, plus punitive damages, due to Vincent's alleged plagiarizing of lengthy passages from a rival researcher's patent application for use in an unsuccessful Cold Spring patent application.
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July 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Tangled Webs: How False Statements Are Undermining America

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August 13, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Survey: Abusive Partners Increasingly Muzzled

Tales of Captain Queeg-like partners are as old as the profession itself. And the fight between Sullivan Cromwell and an openly gay associate who claims that partners discriminated against him grabbed headlines recently. But is it really a common occurrence for associates to feel partners are abusive? Are they confronting major problems like sexual harassment, or even lesser crimes like public humiliation, on a regular basis?
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November 16, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Sharply Different Visions Offered for Judge Selection

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