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Glitsch, Inc. v. Koch Engineering Co., Inc.
Publication Date: 2000-07-25
Practice Area: civil practice : federal | patents
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Court: Fed. Cir.
Judge: LOURIE, CLEVENGER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges
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For plaintiff: Donald R. Dunner, et al.
For defendant: John C. Dods, et al.
Case number: No. 99-1377

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. BRYSON, Circuit Judge.The sequence of events leading to this appeal began with an action filed in 1982 by appellee

July 27, 2006 |

Score One for 'Hedonic' Damages

A recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling brings that state in line with a handful of others that allow plaintiffs to seek separate damages for loss of enjoyment of life, or so-called hedonic damages. The term first appeared about 20 years ago, when economists began using it to refer to certain aspects of an injured person's noneconomic damages. The 6th Circuit, applying Tennessee law, and the 10th Circuit, applying New Mexico law, are among courts that permit separate claims for hedonic damages.
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September 12, 2012 |

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

The N.J. Supreme Court acted in the best interest of pets when it rejected broad, emotion-based damages in pet-injury suits.
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August 15, 2008 |

10 N.Y. Firms Listed as Best for Women

Roughly half of the law students across the country presently involved in on-campus interviews have a personal stake in this question: Exactly which large firms are best for women? Conveniently, the second annual survey by Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine was released Tuesday, listing the nation's top 50 shops in terms of work-life balance, mentoring opportunities for women, retention of female attorneys and family accommodation.
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Collins v. Plant Insulation Company
Publication Date: 2010-06-04
Practice Area: Torts
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Court: C.A. 1st
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Case number: No. A124268

Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 6933CLORISTEEN COLLINS, et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v.PLANT INSULATION COMPAN

July 02, 2012 |

Law & Technology: ABA should update conduct rules in response to technology

The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 was formed to, among other goals, adapt the model rules to technology innovations in the practice of law. The commission has proposed amendments that will be voted on.
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March 18, 2010 |

They Weren't Going to Be Railroaded: Plaintiffs' Lawyers Put Down

Illinois Central Railroad 'smelled a rat in Mississippi,' and with a federal jury finding that plaintiffs' attorneys committed fraud in asbestos claims, the railroad has sent a message: The candy store is closed.
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April 02, 1999 |

Where There's Smoke . . .

Jurors in the largest tobacco case in U.S. history sit in a mostly empty Miami courtroom. The media are nowhere to be found. It's been six months and the trial is far from over. Although this may be the tobacco trial that time forgot, the potential stakes in the class action are enormous. A verdict with millions in damages against the industry could lead to a "domino effect" that would cripple the industry.
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October 01, 2003 |

Jury Service, Reform and Fair Trials

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Are Mass Torts Turning Into Commodity Work? Not Quite
Publication Date: 2013-06-26
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The number of mass torts filings in the United States hasn't seen a precipitous drop-off, but profit margins for the law firms defending those cases have taken a hit.

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