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August 22, 2008 | National Law Journal

6th Circuit reinstates malpractice suit against major Canadian firm

A federal appeals court has reinstated the legal malpractice suit against one of Canada's largest law firms, Gowling Lafleur Henderson, by a long-time firm client who accused the firm of representing both sides in a dispute over expansion of Detroit's Ambassador Bridge. The plaintiff, a subsidiary of Michigan-based Detroit International Bridge Co., own the Ambassador Bridge, which spans the Detroit River linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. CenTra sought expansion by construction of a second, parallel bridge over the river, but Windsor wanted to block the move. Gowling Lafleur represented both parties, the suit claims.
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July 11, 2008 | Law.com

Parent Corporations and Their Subsidiaries' Liabilities: Guidelines

In February 2007 the Illinois Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held as a matter of first impression that a parent corporation could be directly liable for its negligence to the estates of two employees of its subsidiary corporation. Forsythe v. Clark USA. The Illinois Court relied extensively on the unanimous 1998 opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in U S v. Bestfoods. Both courts limited the reach of their opinions by making explicit the common law principle that corporate shareholders are not generally liable for the acts and omissions of their subsidiaries in the absence of active involvement of the parent in those acts or omissions.
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September 01, 2003 | National Law Journal

Energy clients seek counsel for the Hill

As a congressional committee and a joint U.S.-Canadian governmental task force begin investigations of the East Coast's massive Aug. 14 electrical blackout, electric utilities and other key industry players are scrambling to line up attorneys in preparation for their unwanted moment in the spotlight.
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July 01, 2002 | Legaltech News

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December 12, 2005 | National Law Journal

Alternatives to the billable hour offered by law firms

These firms provided us with information about the alternative billing practices they most often use. We asked firms to differentiate between variations on the billable hour (discounted hourly rates and blended hourly rates) and true alternatives to the billable hour.
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June 02, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Winston, DLA Grab Roles for Groupon's $750 Million IPO

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June 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

ITC Survey 2008: A Year's Worth Of Cases At The Itc

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January 25, 2010 | National Law Journal

Movers

William T. Burgess has been elected chief executive officer of Dickinson Wright in Detroit. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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July 10, 2006 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

Parham H. Williams, dean of Chapman University School of Law, announced his upcoming retirement from the position. He will continue as dean for the upcoming academic year while a search for a new dean is conducted.
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September 09, 2009 | National Law Journal

Tennessee's Waller Lansden retreats from Los Angeles

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis quietly closed its Los Angeles office recently as part of a strategic move, according to John Tishler, chairman of the Nashville, Tenn.-based law firm.
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