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July 23, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Debate Begins Over DOJ Civil Rights Pick

For many critics of the Bush administration, the leadership shake-up in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is small cause for celebration.
7 minute read
June 19, 2007 | Law.com

11th Circuit: Interests in Federal Civil Rights Cases Trump Hospitals' Shield Against Disclosure

Handing a rare win to an employment discrimination plaintiff, the 11th Circuit ruled that state privilege rules shielding documents related to doctors' peer review processes don't apply to federal discrimination cases. At least two lawyers said that, arguably, the decision could apply to federal claims beyond discrimination. But even if read narrowly, the case will lead to more suits and a decrease in doctors' willingness to sit on peer review committees, said an attorney for the hospital sued in the case.
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April 26, 2012 | National Law Journal

FTC loses another case against drug makers over 'pay for delay' deal

The Federal Trade Commission lost another battle in its war against "pay for delay" deals between brand name and generic drug makers when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit April 26 ruled that a settlement reached by the maker of AndroGel, a blockbuster treatment for low testosterone, did not violate federal antitrust laws.
5 minute read
September 15, 2009 | Law.com

AG Declines to Prosecute Former DOJ Official Connected to U.S. Attorney Firings Probe

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has decided not to file criminal charges against a former Justice Department official who Senate leaders have said lied to Congress while testifying as part of an investigation into the firings of U.S. Attorneys in 2006. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia declined to prosecute Bradley Schlozman in January, but Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who questioned Schlozman at the original hearing, had called on Holder to re-examine the case.
3 minute read
June 01, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

It�s Not All About the Benjamins

Firms See Benefits Rise With Salaries
6 minute read
February 07, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Tort Action Raising Federal Issue Belongs in State Court

Federal courts don`t have jurisdiction over a state tort case even if the defendants are relying on federal regulations as the centerpiece of their defenses, a U.S. district judge has ruled.
7 minute read
June 26, 2006 | Law.com

Lawyers' Suit Proceeds Over Taping of Conversations With Clients

Legal Aid lawyers claiming the government violated their rights by secretly recording attorney-client communications with 9/11 detainees won a major battle when a federal judge permitted the action to proceed. The unusual case centers on the rights and privileges of lawyers, rather than the clients, operating behind the attorney-client shield. Rejecting a qualified immunity argument for dismissal, Judge Nina Gershon said the attorneys raised a viable complaint under the Wiretap Act and the Fourth Amendment.
6 minute read
February 05, 2007 | Law.com

Complex White-Collar Case Brings Mixed Results

The founder and board chairman of an Alabama construction firm has been cleared of federal bribery charges in one complex federal case in U.S. District Court in Birmingham, Ala., but Grady R. Pugh Sr. still faces up to five years for a single conspiracy count following an earlier conviction in a related case. Although Pugh was acquitted in the most recent case, the company he founded, Roland Pugh Construction, was found guilty of bribery and conspiracy concerning a $3 billion sewer renovation project.
3 minute read
December 04, 2007 | Law.com

Jones Day Taps Long-Timer to Head Atlanta Office

Lizanne Thomas will become the new leader of Jones Day's Atlanta office. She will replace George T. Manning, the partner-in-charge for Atlanta since 2000, who is moving to Dallas to run the firm's office there. "I view my mission as, primarily, vision and growth," says Thomas, who joins a very small group of women in Atlanta running offices of major law firms. She forecasts that finance and restructuring practitioners will be in hot demand over the next few years.
6 minute read
May 04, 2006 | Law.com

Thelen Reid's Profits Are Up, but Partners Are Out

Eight years after the merger that gave birth to Thelen Reid & Priest, a struggle over firm direction seems to be done -- and the core New York group appears to have voted with their feet. Despite booming financial figures, the firm has lost 17 partners -- 14 from New York -- since early 2005. And two of the former partners say they and five others plan to file claims alleging that Thelen did not compensate them fairly. Responds Vice Chairman Michael Elkin, "Some of the folks who left were a complete bust."
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