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October 12, 2009 | Law.com

Despite Drumbeat About Departure, White House Counsel Vows to Stay

In his most wide-ranging interview as White House counsel, Gregory Craig told The National Law Journal that he does not intend to resign his position and he pushed back against criticism of his role in the administration's plan to close the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. Craig has faced a drumbeat of news reports since August that he is on his way out as the president's top in-house lawyer. His dismissal of those reports is his first public comment on the matter, though he repeatedly declined to elaborate.
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December 07, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Ability to Certify IPO Class Unlikely After Circuit Rules

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April 26, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Graduates

In the last few years, the number of offers for associate positions dropped nationwide, while acceptance rates increased. Permanent offers for the 4,233 students participating in summer associate programs in 2002 were about 81 percent, a decline from 84 percent in 2001. In comparison, the associate offer rate was about 90 percent in 2000 and the late 1990s, according to a National Association for Law Placement survey.
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February 20, 2004 | Law.com

The S&L Payouts That Never Came

When Charles Cooper argued and won United States v. Winstar at the Supreme Court, plaintiffs lawyers thought thrifts and investors would recover billions of dollars. The landmark 1996 ruling found the government liable for breaking contracts with savings and loan associations as regulators tried to avert the 1980s S&L fiasco. But so far, actual damage awards have fallen far short of what everyone -- even the government -- anticipated.
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September 22, 2004 | Law.com

Appeal Court Chops More off $3 Billion Award

Cancer victim Richard Boeken decided three years ago that he could settle for $100 million in punitive damages in a suit against tobacco giant Philip Morris USA Inc. But his heirs may not be satisfied with half that amount. On Tuesday, Los Angeles' Second District Court of Appeal ruled that it would grant Philip Morris a new trial on punitive damages unless Boeken's survivors agree to yet another reduction in a judgment that originally stood at a nationwide record of $3 billion in 2001.
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September 06, 2000 | Law.com

MP3.com Loses Copyright Case

MP3.com willfully infringed on the copyrights of the Universal Music Group when it assembled a database of compact discs and allowed its customers to download music from the Internet, Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York has ruled. The decision means that MP3.com must pay a minimum of $118 million in damages, depending on the evidence proven at a second trial scheduled for November.
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August 18, 2006 | Law.com

Levi Strauss: Casual on Dress Policy, Not on Trademark Infringement

One perk of working for the company that created jeans is that Hilary K. Krane gets to wear them -- every day, and even to board meetings. As GC and senior VP at Levi Strauss & Co., one of Krane's primary legal concerns is trademark infringement; the company holds more than 5,000 trademarks and pending applications in about 180 countries, and is currently pursuing about 500 infringement matters worldwide. Krane started in January, drawn in part by the company's progressive values concerning its workforce.
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November 10, 2000 | Law.com

Patent on Small-Circumference Cigarette Invalid

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a finding that Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.'s patent for a small-circumference cigarette was invalid as obvious because of prior art. The ruling said prior art need not "predict with certainty" that a given result will be achieved through a modification suggested in the art, but need only teach that the result would have been expected.
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October 29, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers Alliance, Pro Bono Institute Honor Award Recipients

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March 21, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Environmental Law

T ransactions that involve real property will be greatly aided by the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, which Congress passed on Dec. 20, 2001 and President George W. Bush signed into law on Jan. 11, 2002. 1
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