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September 09, 2005 | Law.com

Pope Wants Head-of-State Immunity From Texas Suit

Joseph Ratzinger, a defendant in a Texas suit filed before he was elected Pope Benedict XVI, wants to be dismissed from the litigation, arguing he has head-of-state immunity. But lawyers for the plaintiffs, who argue that Ratzinger "designed and explicitly directed" a conspiracy to fraudulently conceal tortious conduct in connection with alleged sexual abuse, vow to challenge any suggestion of immunity issued by the U.S. Department of State. Plaintiffs lawyers call the case one of first impression.
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March 01, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

From In-House Texas: New Deals

Frank Russell, then-general counsel for San Antonio-based TXCO Resources Inc., used attorneys at Cox Smith Matthews for assistance in the Feb. 11 sale of TXCO's assets in the Maverick Basin of Southwest Texas to Newfield Exploration Co. and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. And in another deal, John Harvey, then-general counsel for Dallas-based i2 Technologies Inc., used attorneys from Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr to advise his company in its merger with JDA Software Group Inc.
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January 18, 2000 | Law.com

Counsel With Cash

When former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley announced he would run for president, he called Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner John Roos. When Texas Gov. George W. Bush threw his hat in the ring, the Bush campaign placed a call to Thelen Reid & Priest partner Stephan Minikes. The reason: money -- lots of money. Federal Election Commission records show lawyers have been the top individual contributors to presidential campaigns this year.
10 minute read
February 23, 2000 | Law.com

New Waste Management GC Inherits Shareholder Suits

When Lawrence O'Donnell III moved into the general counsel office at Houston's Waste Management Inc., he inherited a company with a struggling stock price, an accumulation of shareholder suits alleging insider trading and some serious fraud litigation. That's not to mention an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and an in-house probe led by a board member who used to head the SEC. O'Donnell says he took the job because of the challenges. "I see it all as an opportunity."
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August 14, 2003 | Law.com

Lawyer Life After 'Lawrence'

In the post-Lawrence v. Texas world, many lawyers agree that the trend is moving toward acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered lawyers within the conservative legal community. But even though it's better than the bad old days, discrimination and bigotry haven't disappeared. Fear of not being accepted, or being discriminated against, still keeps some gay and lesbian attorneys from sharing their personal lives with colleagues and clients.
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Defendants Still Cooped Up in Egg Price-Fixing MDL
Publication Date: 2012-03-21
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Once again, a federal judge in Philadelphia has clipped the wings of some of the country's largest egg producers hoping to hatch their way out of multidistrict class action litigation over alleged price-fixing for eggs and egg products. And this time the judge got just a few dozen words into her decision before cracking her first chicken joke.

May 17, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Busy on the Bayou: New Orleans Firms Seek Oil Spill Work

Leaders of five of the largest law firms in New Orleans tell us how they're handling the legal fallout from the disaster. Firms from Florida to Texas also are picking up assignments.
4 minute read
February 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

PRO BONO SCORECARD 2007: Scoring the Firms

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November 22, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

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$1M for sales rep after employer failed to pay her commissions. Waste Management agreed to halt expansion of landfill. C-section wasn't required despite crimped umbilical cord.
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