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July 01, 2004 | Law.com

U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear 3M's Appeal of $68 Million Award

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Wednesday to take up a closely watched antitrust case in which office supply giant 3M Co. was hit with a $68 million verdict after allegedly offering retailers rebates that could be earned only by removing a competitor's products from their shelves. Despite ending the case, the ruling could spur a final round of litigation because lawyers that represented plaintiff LePage's Inc. are now entitled to an award of attorney fees.
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February 07, 2007 | Law.com

BellSouth's Former GC Stops to Reflect

BellSouth's former GC, Marc Gary, is taking time off -- which is unusual for him, since usually he'd leave one job on Friday and start the next one on Monday. But after almost 30 years of continuous lawyering, Gary's taking a long sabbatical. His decision to leave BellSouth after the AT&T merger doesn't mean he's soured on GC jobs; in fact, he's interested in becoming GC of another major company, or maybe returning to a big firm. But in the meantime, he's got some advice for firms wooing corporate clients.
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March 27, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Credit Suisse Case Brings Wall Street Battle Before Supreme Court

In a case alleging what one federal appellate court described as an epic Wall Street conspiracy, the nation's highest court soon will examine the scope of immunity from antitrust claims when federal securities regulations and federal antitrust law collide.
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March 10, 2006 | Law.com

Supreme Court Raises Antitrust Bar

Antitrust litigators and scholars claim the high court's decisions in two cases of alleged anti-competitive practices are efforts to "catch up" with current economic thinking and "clean up" a lower court ruling that put at risk a widely used business arrangement.
10 minute read
October 17, 2002 | Law.com

That's Entertainment

At Harvard Law School, where she produced plays, Dale Cendali decided that she would try to unite her love of entertainment and the law. At the New York office of Los Angeles' O'Melveny & Myers, she protects the rights of comic book heroes, ballet dancers and fictional characters, including Harry Potter.
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April 21, 2003 | Law.com

Securities Fraud Settlement Amounts Rise Sharply

Companies looking to settle a securities class action suit had better brace themselves because chances are it is going to cost a lot more than they expected. Last year, the average price of settling a securities fraud case rose 68 percent, according to a study by Stanford Law School's Securities Class Action Clearinghouse and Cornerstone Research. Securities lawyers on both sides of the issue say this is just the beginning.
6 minute read
March 03, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Class Action Reaction

For the plaintiff's bar, it could be d�j� vu all over again. And the recently enacted Class Action Fairness Act aimed at curbing the plaintiffs' bar may not turn out as planned for its proponents in corporate America.
6 minute read
April 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Will Hong Kong Take on the Hongs?

Day to day purchases in Hong Kong are dominated by a handful of trading houses, known as hongs. A long-awaited competition law may change that. Then again, it may not.
6 minute read
April 17, 2008 | New York Law Journal

McDermott Sued for Role In Bankruptcy

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December 15, 1999 | Law.com

Laying a New Foundation

For two decades, the D.C. Bar Foundation has funded pro bono legal shops that represent Washington's poorest residents. Most of the money comes from an Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA), which pools the interest lawyers earn when they hold client funds in escrow. Today the effort is suffering. The IOLTA fund has decreased because of low interest rates. And the use of IOLTA funds for legal aid groups is under attack nationwide as an unconstitutional "taking" of client funds.
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