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April 30, 2003 | Law.com

MetLife Settlement of Policyholders' Bias Suit Approved

A federal judge in New York has approved the settlement of a class action that charged Metropolitan Life Insurance with systematic discrimination against black and other non-white policyholders. The deal calls for MetLife to pay no less than $52 million and no more than $90 million. The case was unusual in that it included claims that MetLife sold substandard policies to non-whites, in some cases over a century ago.
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July 07, 2003 | Law.com

Lawyer 'Surfs' Into Malpractice Suit

A Manhattan lawyer who sits on the committee that polices the legal profession has been hit with a malpractice suit claiming he padded bills and frequently surfed dating and gambling Web sites during an 18-month period in which he billed a client more than $3 million. The suit against Michael A. Lacher, his firm Lacher & Lovell-Taylor, and an of counsel at the firm also claims the defendants abandoned Parametric Capital Management in the middle of a case and withdrew from an ongoing arbitration.
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December 09, 2003 | Law.com

The Challenge of Prosecuting Obstruction Cases

You are a corporate executive staring down the barrel of a prosecutor's gun. What kind of charge will be fired -- criminal, civil, or if you are really lucky, perhaps even a blank? Former prosecutors say much depends on how you respond to the government's investigation in the first place. But one way to virtually guarantee yourself trouble in the form of a criminal charge is to actively obstruct the prosecution's investigation.
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March 29, 2005 | Law.com

Supreme Court Finds Medellin Death Penalty Case a Muddle

The Supreme Court on Monday seemed torn over how -- and even whether -- to decide a key Texas death penalty case that questions whether an international court has the power to order domestic courts to hear new death row appeals. Because of fast-breaking developments in the case, several justices appeared ready to delay their decision or even to dismiss the case of Medellin v. Dretke while conflicting forces at the state, federal and international level sort out what happens next.
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May 05, 2005 | Law.com

Shearman Partner Takes On New Role at Morgan Stanley

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March 26, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

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February 05, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Love of the Games Draws Attorney to Salt Lake City

FOR MOST participants in the Winter Olympics this week, the road to Salt Lake City has been paved by skill, determination and, above all, practice.
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December 15, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Associate Bonus Memos Give Hints On Firms' Finances for Past Year

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January 31, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Communications and Media Law

A ccording to The Washington Post, on Sept. 11, Phil Zimmerman, the inventor of a virtually unbreakable encryption code "PGP" Pretty Good Privacy used by terrorists, reportedly cried and continued to cry for many days thereafter "overwhelmed with feelings of guilt."
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December 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Who Protects Innovation in America 2009: Which Firms Got the Work

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