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Monsanto and DuPont Fight in the Weeds over Crop Biotech Patent
Publication Date: 2009-05-06
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Who knew the farming business could be so nasty? Monsanto is claiming that DuPont infringes its technology for herbicide-resistant crop seeds in a new line DuPont intends to introduce. But that's just where the trash-talk begins.

December 05, 2002 | Law.com

GCs for Tough Times

In June, Tyco International joined the unhappy fraternity of companies hit by a business malfeasance scandal. Facing corporate triage, the besieged board recruited William B. Lytton as its new general counsel. Lytton's r�sum� is the kind corporate directors look for these days, as nervous investors and new federal laws have made the need for an experienced, independent corporate counsel more important than ever.
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October 02, 2002 | Law.com

Jurors Show Post-Attack Effects

Jury consultants are divided on whether the effects of Sept. 11 translate into a boon for plaintiffs or defendants in the courtroom. Some say juries have become less tolerant of civil suits, while others think juries are more compassionate. The advantage may simply go to the attorney who chooses to seize it, who can wave the flag cleverly enough that jurors don't see that their new vulnerabilities are being exploited.
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Weil Makes Final Pitch for Exxon Mobil as MTBE Trial Winds Down
Publication Date: 2013-04-08
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges partners James Quinn and David Lender took on a big challenge defending Exxon Mobil against MTBE contamination claims this winter--and not just because they were dispatched to chilly Concord, New Hampshire for nearly four months of trial.

July 24, 2007 | Law.com

Three Heads Better than One?

In a time of transition, Mayer, Brown looks to a trio of leaders to steer it toward increased prosperity.
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With Attorneys Fees Capped, Judge Hellerstein Gives Thumbs Up to New and Improved $712 Million Ground Zero Deal
Publication Date: 2010-06-10
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In March, when the judge rejected a deal that permitted lawyers for the World Trade Center first responders to take home a third of the settlement money, lawyers for the plaintiffs told us they'd walk away if Hellerstein meddled with their fees. But in the end, they agreed to a settlement that caps their fees at 25 percent and puts $50 million back in the pot for their clients.

October 18, 2007 | Law.com

Night at the Museum

Among corporate governance scandals, the J. Paul Getty Trust's stood out. An investigation by the California attorney general's office led to the appointment of a monitor, apparently the first time one has been named to oversee a nonprofit organization. But then-GC Peter Erichsen's proactive response to Getty's corporate governance problems is also noteworthy. Erichsen volunteered full cooperation and embraced reform, turning the AG's iron fist into a velvet glove.
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March 10, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Bitten by a COBRA?

Jenkens & Gilchrist wants an arbitrator to decide claims brought by four disgruntled clients who allege in a $1.4 billion federal-court suit that the firm gave them faulty tax advice in 1999 that is now at issue as the Internal Revenue Service examines the taxpayers' returns.
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May 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Big Suits

USA/UBS; Citibank Shareholder Derivative Litigation; Congoleum Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; FTC vs. Whole Foods; Parmalat Securities Litigation; SEC v. Automated Trading Desk Specialist, et al.
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Plaintiffs Lawyers Can't Recoup $6 Million Litigation Financing Fee in World Trade Center Workers' Case
Publication Date: 2010-08-27
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"You can surely absorb this," Manhattan federal district court judge Alvin Hellerstein told lawyers representing the workers on Friday.

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