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June 01, 2011 | Legaltech News

Like A Hollywood Script

Attorney Matthew Kluger's trail of alleged malfeasance
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Litigators of the Week: Michael Carvin and Eric Murphy of Jones Day; N.Y. Solo Jennifer McCann
Publication Date: 2012-12-06
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An unlikely collaboration between an appellate heavyweight, a big-firm associate, and a Long Island criminal defense lawyer produced a landmark Second Circuit ruling this week in a closely-watched off-label drug marketing case.

August 19, 1999 | Law.com

Fertilizer Manufacturers Not Liable for World Trade Center Bombing

Fertilizer manufacturers can't be held legally responsible for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City even if it could be shown that they had known for years how to make a product that wouldn't detonate when combined with fuel oil, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. ``Manufacturers have no duty to prevent a criminal misuse of their products which is entirely foreign to the purpose for which the product was intended,'' U.S. Circuit Judge Jane R. Roth wrote.
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June 02, 1999 | Law.com

Sentence Guidelines Panel Stalled by Vacancies

After allowing the U.S. Sentencing Commission -- the 7-member body that writes federal sentencing guidelines -- to remain paralyzed with vacancies for nearly a year, the White House and key Congressional Republicans appear close to agreeing on candidates to replenish it. The commission has not had a four-member quorum since last summer. Meanwhile, federal legislation on child sexual abuse, telemarketing fraud and identity theft has gone without guidelines.
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Federal Law Preempts State Law Claims Against Foreign Airlines, Second Circuit Rules
Publication Date: 2012-10-12
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An appellate court ruled on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Act preempts the state regulation of all airlines. The decision came in a long-running litigation in which major carriers have been accused of conspiring to keep cargo shipping rates artificially high.

August 14, 2006 | The Recorder

In Camera

On Appeal, Socal Firm Can't Have Cake And Eat It, Too ... Will of Voters v. Will of Lawyer ... Good for E.T., Not for Clients
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April 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Efficiency equation

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June 30, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Glover v. State

Application of Rule 606(b) of the Texas Rules of Evidence did not violate the defendant's constitutional rights to due process under the Fifth and 14th amendments.
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May 08, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Hitting the Books: Inmates Pursue Freedom in TDCJ Law Libraries

Prison law libraries presumably play a huge role in the heap of pro se petitions filed in courts each year. In fiscal year 2005, 33,000 pro se petitions were filed in U.S. District Courts across the nation � nearly half of which were penned by prisoners, according to a report by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. Of those pro se cases, 8,500 are from Texas.
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June 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Someone Just Like You

Online communities tailored to the in-house bar offer advice lawyers can use.
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