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January 25, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Hewlett-Packard Replaces a Third of Its Board

The tech giant's move to oust a third of its board is the latest milestone in a marathon management makeover.• ALSO SEE: HP to Probe Hurd's Departure (Again) • How to Keep Employees From Handing Over Secrets • How HP's GC Handled CEO's Sex Scandal Nightmare
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September 18, 2001 | Law.com

Insurers Will Pay Big, but Not Without a Fight

Within 24 hours of the World Trade Center disaster, the owners of the World Trade Center had contacted Washington, D.C.-based Howrey Simon Arnold & White to discuss hiring the firm to help with insurance issues, confirms managing partner Robert Ruyak. With billions of dollars in claims on the line, fights over insurance coverage in the wake of the World Trade Center disaster are all but inevitable, most insurance lawyers agree.
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GSK Wins 'Major Victory' in Kentucky Drug-Pricing Fraud Trial
Publication Date: 2009-11-16
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The state did win $661,000 in damages for Glaxo's consumer protection violations, but GSK convinced the jury it hadn't defrauded Kentucky by overcharging Medicaid for its drugs. Has the tide begun to turn against the states in the drug-pricing litigation?

March 01, 2010 | National Law Journal

D.C. Calendar of Events

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November 07, 2005 | Law.com

Seeking a Degree of Separation From Scalia

The White House and its backers began a concerted effort last week to decouple Samuel Alito Jr. from Justice Antonin Scalia in the public's mind -- although, for many, linking the two would be a compliment. Even Alito seemed to further distance himself from Scalia when a democratic senator asked the high court nominee to name his favorite justices. Among those Alito cited: the late liberal lion William Brennan Jr., who was also singled out for praise by David Souter during his own confirmation hearings.
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BP Agrees to Fund Up to $600 Million Fee Award in Deepwater Horizon Settlement
Publication Date: 2012-04-18
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On Wednesday BP and the plaintiffs lawyers heading up the litigation over the Gulf oil spill finally sought approval for the estimated $7.8 billion settlement that they announced early last month. The plaintiffs' steering committee is asking for up to $600 million, on top of BP's ultimate payout to class members, and BP has agreed to foot the bill.

Eli Lilly Files $500M Pharma Patent Case Against Canada
Publication Date: 2013-09-16
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The drug maker maintains that decisions by Canada's courts to invalidate the patents for two drugs—Strattera and Zyprexa—violate Canadian obligations under NAFTA.

April 19, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Media Face Backlash Over Tyco Mistrial

As a panel of reporters, lawyers and judges gathered at Columbia University to debate what could be done to prevent what was referred to as Tyco II, a federal judge in Manhattan has offered the first real answer: Bar the press from reporting the names of jurors.
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September 11, 2001 | Law.com

Washington, D.C., Legal Community Reels From Terrorist Attacks

The Washington, D.C., legal community reeled from Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. From the U.S. Supreme Court to D.C. law firms and political organizations, the horrific events prompted immediate evacuations and speculation about the military and political aftermath.
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NFL Gets Shut Out at Supreme Court in Antitrust Case
Publication Date: 2010-05-24
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Why the NFL decided to appeal an antitrust decision to the Supreme Court that it won at the Seventh Circuit was always a curiosity. And now, it's a play that the NFL may wish it could do over.

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