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A Tale of Two Subprime Decisions
Publication Date: 2009-08-20
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Kevin LaCroix at The D&O Diary reports on a pair of federal district court judges who took quite a different view of plaintiffs' claims in securities class actions related to the mortgage meltdown and credit crisis.

Irell Moves to Toss Suit Claiming Bill Koch Corralled Oxbow Exec
Publication Date: 2013-01-17
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Irell & Manella has handled some interesting litigation lately for the uber-billionaire William Koch, including a suit claiming that Koch was duped into buying wine that once supposedly belonged to Thomas Jefferson. Now Irell partner John Hueston is playing defense for Koch, hoping to fend off claims that the Oxbow Group founder detained an Oxbow executive in an Old-West ghost town on his Colorado ranch.

March 03, 2000 | Law.com

Bad Money In The Main Stream

As the federal government has choked the ability of drug dealers to deposit money in U.S. banks by increasing regulations, the holders of ill-gotten dollars increasingly are finding a new place to park their money -- in U.S. companies. Government officials say many U.S. companies unknowingly receive tainted funds when they deal with Latin American distributors. As a result, the feds are beginning to crack down on U.S. companies to more closely scrutinize funds, particularly when trading in Latin America.
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August 10, 2004 | Law.com

Flying Low

Airlines are increasingly using bankruptcy -- or the threat of it -- to retool for today's changing aviation climate. Every airline bankruptcy inflicts a heavy dose of pain on the companies and people whose economic lives depend on an airline's financial fortunes. Vendors are forced to absorb millions in unpaid bills. Employees who aren't laid off are asked to take pay cuts. And taxpayers may have to pony up billions to cover unfunded pension liabilities.
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January 07, 2008 | National Law Journal

Small Miami firms look beyond downtown area

Downtown Miami has long been the legal and financial hub of the Sunshine State. But a growing number of Florida law firms are eschewing downtown Miami and opening offices in nearby, more user-friendly areas. Jeremy Alters, having grown tired of the parking nightmare downtown, recently moved his firm Alters Boldt Brown Rash Culmoto to the hip new Miami Design District.
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May 22, 2001 | Law.com

Diversity at the Dade Bar

Jason Murray is running an aggressive insurgent campaign to become the first black attorney to lead Dade County, Fla.'s Bar Association. He's going up against current vice president and Grossman & Roth partner Tom Pennekamp Jr. The issue of contention: Murray, a Carlton Fields shareholder, says the group needs to do more to encourage diversity in its ranks; and Pennekamp says much has already been done to achieve that.
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September 11, 2001 | Law.com

The Long Reach of Terrorism

South Florida's government, legal and business establishments reeled in stunned horror and along with the rest of the nation scrambled to take measures against dangers both real and perceived in the aftermath of Tuesday's terror attacks. Courthouses shut down; law offices closed up shop as attorneys frantically called New York inquiring about colleagues and loved ones; and building managers shut down office towers.
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June 21, 1999 | Law.com

Outposts

A spate of bankruptcies, the demise of large public companies, and tough competition from local firms are factors that force many out-of-town law firms to close their doors in Florida.
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March 27, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Corporate Scorecard 2009 Bankruptcy

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December 21, 1999 | Law.com

Besieged by Suits

South Florida businesses big and small are under siege from a handful of litigious advocates for the disabled who are using a bold, sue-'em-all strategy to enforce social change and collect piles of legal fees. Plaintiffs, including a half-dozen non-profit corporations and associated individuals, have filed more than 600 federal suits in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. They are using the ADA to demand better access to public accommodations for the handicapped.
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