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Houston Lawyer Fights Evidentiary Ruling in Fen-Phen Litigation
Although a federal judge in Philadelphia and a lawyer in Houston are thousands of miles apart, they found themselves on a collision course over the lawyer's handling of a fen-phen suit pending in Orange.What's Next for D.C. Associate Salaries?
The associate salary wars continue, with Latham & Watkins on Friday hiking starting salaries up to $145,000. Law firms are observing what moves other firms make and calculating rising to the challenge to prove they have muscle in the "market," which firms define as a confluence of practice, city and competitor pay. As major firms that haven't moved are becoming more conspicuous, Dickstein Shapiro's chairman says he's confident the firm will change its starting number to $145,000 and make it retroactive.Plaintiffs' Lawyers Win Release of Documents FDA Wanted Shielded
In a victory for plaintiffs' lawyers in the fen-phen diet drug litigation, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to turn over documents related to a May 1999 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association after finding they were not protected by the "deliberative process" privilege.Phillips-Tosco Deal to Win Antitrust OK
Phillips Petroleum's $7 billion acquisition of Tosco Corp. is expected to win antitrust approval, though legal experts said the oil companies are unlikely to meet their goal of closing the deal in the third quarter. The Federal Trade Commission's current investigation of Chevron's acquisition of Texaco and the expected departure of FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky will likely complicate the review process.Put Your Patents Where Your Pants Are
Burlington Industries, a Greensboro, N.C., textile company, is in bankruptcy, but is pinning its hopes for recovery on a revolutionary new line of "smart" fabrics using nanotechnology. The smartest thing about Burlington's strategy is that it won't be actually making these fabrics. The company is weaving IP deals, not cotton, with the help of John Englar, Burlington's vice president of corporate development and law.Tobacco Companies Win Dismissal of Foreign Tax Suits
THE COMMON LAW principle that federal courts will not enforce foreign tax judgments was not subverted when Congress toughened money laundering provisions in the wake of Sept. 11, an Eastern District judge ruled yesterday.Trending Stories
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