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December 03, 2009 |

Cuban American Bar elects new officers, directors

Victoria Mendez, an assistant Miami city attorney, was chosen as the next president-elect of the influential minority bar group. She defeated attorney Manny Crespo, a partner with Sanchez-Medina Gonzalez Quesada Lage Crespo Gomez & Machado in Coral Gables.
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May 12, 2003 |

The Attack on Health Care Fraud Gathers Broad Political Support

There is a rash of recent legislation, on both the national and state level, specifically designed to combat health-care fraud. Moreover, the expansion of program funding for the enforcement authorities has resulted in significant increases in enforcement activity. Accordingly, the threat of criminal and civil liability imposed on health-care organizations, as well as their officers and employees, is all too real.
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March 11, 2013 |

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Esther Kiobel, individually and on behalf of her late husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, 06-4800-cv
Publication Date: 2010-09-20
Practice Area: Torts
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Cabranes, C.JJ
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, Venice, CA (Stephen A. Whinston, Carey R. D?Avino, Keino R. Robinson, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. Jeffrey J. Keyes, Briggs and Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (Mark Girouard, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for amici curiae International Law Professors in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Naomi Roht-Arriaza, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae International Law Scholars Cherif Bassiouni, et al. in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Judith Brown Chomsky (Jennifer M. Green, on the brief), Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY (Marcos Simons, Richard Herz, Earthrights International, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amici curiae Wiwa Plaintiffs in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants.
For defendant: Rowan D. Wilson (Rory O. Millson, Thomas G. Rafferty, Michael T. Reynolds, on the brief), Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.
Case number: 06-4800-cv

Cite as: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 06-4800-cv, NYLJ 1202472235126, at *1a,2a (2d Cir., Decided September 17, 2010)Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Ca

August 13, 2012 |

Special Report: Corporate Counsel

With only modest salary increases, general counsel received substantially more noncash compensation in stock and stock options. But they also were given more duties, from human resources to risk management.
9 minute read
April 25, 2011 |

The New Blood

The National Law Journal talks with eight firms that entered the NLJ 250 this year. What factors are driving their growth?
6 minute read
June 30, 2000 |

Gerald Ducharme, carOrder.com

Gerald Ducharme is leveraging 30 years as an in-house lawyer at Ford Motor Co. and a unique knowledge of state franchise laws into a key role as general counsel at Austin, Texas' carOrder.com. Although he says his new office is about the size of his closet at Ford and still works 12-hour days, Ducharme says he enjoys the more informal workplace.
7 minute read
July 15, 2005 |

Kiss Off: Hershey Accuses Fla. Man of Filing 'False Financial Information' for Asia Office

International chocolate maker Hershey has sued a former executive, accusing him of providing "false financial information" after the division he oversaw failed to meet sales goals. The allegations stem from Eduardo T. Cadiz Jr.'s management and expansion of the confectioner's Asia operations. Cadiz' attorney says Hershey is trying to "bully" Cadiz with the possibility of legal costs and damage to his reputation because Cadiz prevailed in his own complaint against the company.
6 minute read
August 10, 2005 |

Fired Executive Alleges Fla. Bank Engaged in Improper Practices

An executive fired from Miami's Ocean Bank claims in a wrongful termination lawsuit that bank officers condoned discriminatory hiring, misused medical insurance funds to pay school tuition and used employees to work for an executive's personal company. Rolando Bichara, the bank's former second in command, contends he was fired for threatening to notify regulators and law enforcement of the alleged misconduct. He is seeking up to $21 million in compensatory damages.
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