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August 19, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Generics Knock Out Lilly ADHD Drug Patent

Eli Lilly suffered a major setback in its three-year-old patent battle with generic manufacturers over the attention deficit hyperactivity drug Stratter when a federal district court judge in New Jersey ruled that the company's patent for the drug was invalid.
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April 25, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Headcount Numbers Flat at Largest Firms in Texas

In 2010, one Texas firm grew due to an oil rig explosion and another shrank due to the timing of birthdays. Godwin Ronquillo increased its lawyer count by almost 50 percent during the last eight months of 2010, primarily to meet the needs of one client, says Donald E. Godwin, chairman and chief executive officer of the Dallas-based firm. The firm represents Halliburton Energy Services Inc. of Houston in litigation related to the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig operated by BP PLC of London.
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November 09, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Court Nixes Irrebuttable Presumption of Conflict for Departing Lawyer

In an opinion that will go a long way toward protecting lateral hires from disqualification based on imputed conflicts of interest, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it is a rebuttable presumption that attorneys have client confidences from their old firms when they change jobs. "This case provides guidance at a court of appeals level," says Kirk Kennedy (pictured).
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December 14, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Discovery OK'd for Mark Cuban's Effort to Get Fees in SEC Case

Earlier this year Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban persuaded a judge to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission insider-trading case against him. Now, that same judge has issued a rare ruling that allows Cuban to take depositions in an effort to show that the government should pay his attorneys' fees.
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December 11, 2009 | Law.com

Survivor Suits Lodged in Aftermath of Fatal Tour Helicopter-Airplane Crash

Survivors of five sightseeing helicopter passengers killed in a mid-air crash over the Hudson River last summer have sued the tour operators and other defendants in federal court in Newark, N.J. The decedents, members of two families from the vicinity of Bologna, Italy, departed from the West 30th Street Heliport in Manhattan on Aug. 8 and collided with a small plane at 1,100 feet. Both aircraft plunged into the river near Hoboken, N.J., killing everyone on board.
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July 12, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Practice Tips From Professional Wrestling

I'll admit it. From time to time, I watch professional wrestling. I may also have been to a live event or three. The more time I spend watching wrestling, the more parallels I see between wrestling and the practice of law. Here are a few.
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March 21, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Avoid Environmental Issues in Foreclosures

It's a bad day for the loan officer who forecloses on a loan and unwittingly assumes major environmental liability, write Elizabeth E. Mack and Susan M. Rainey. Some environmental issues have such a great impact on the property's value and risk profile that a decision not to foreclose is simple.
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April 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

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October 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun

After two years of economic anxiety, summer associates rediscover their optimism.
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September 13, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Commentary: Beware of the Legal Undertow in the Office Betting Pool

Kip Mendrygal says he has heard rumors that associates at some Texas firms engage in office betting pools, whether for fantasy football, TV dating shows, the next associate couple to begin/end a relationship, etc. "As with sightings of the legendary predator Chupacabra, I have never actually seen or participated in such pools myself, but credible evidence indicates they exist," he says. So he offers some free advice to those playing the game.
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