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June 15, 2012 | Law.com

Office Openings Update: New Outposts Abound as Dewey Diaspora Helps Fuel Overseas Expansions

Multiple Am Law firms are extending their reach, with the fall of Dewey & LeBoeuf proving to be a particular boon to Baker & McKenzie, Dechert, Greenberg Traurig, McDermott, Morgan Lewis, and now, Patton Boggs.
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Generic Reglan Suit
Publication Date: 2013-06-26
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A Florida woman who claims that she was injured by Teva's generic version of a brand drug manufactured by Wyeth and Schwarz Pharma can't sue any of the companies, an Eleventh Circuit panel ruled on Tuesday. The panel found that the woman's claims against Teva were barred by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and that her claims against Wyeth and Schwarz were barred by Florida law.

April 16, 2003 | Law.com

Lobby for Plaintiffs' Bar Faces Trying Times

These aren't the best of times for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The 50,000-member ATLA, which touts itself as chief protector of the traditional tort system, is on the defensive. It's facing off against a Republican president and Congress and a re-energized business community as well as contending with the defection of a key ally, the ABA, on two of its most important issues -- class actions and asbestos.
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May 08, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Battle Lines Form on Matter Disclosed But Not Claimed

HE LINES for another doctrine of equivalents battle between the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court might have just been drawn with the March 28, 2002, en banc decision of the Federal Circuit in Johnson & Johnston v. R.E. Service Co . 1 The last two en banc decisions of the Federal Circuit concerning the doctrine of equivalents resulted in the grant of certiorari, which is relatively rare in patent cases.
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April 27, 2010 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Justices Consider Courts' Role in Arbitration

The Supreme Court's pro-arbitration trend appears intact after oral arguments in a key case asking whether it should be courts or arbitrators themselves who rule on the enforceability of an arbitration agreement. Consumer groups say the outcome of the case could determine whether courts have any role in overseeing arbitration clauses in labor agreements, which they see as biased toward employers. Business groups, for their part, don't want courts second-guessing what they see as validly agreed-upon arbitration agreements.
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Supreme Court Preview
Publication Date: 2010-10-04
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Few lawyers — including the nine lawyers who wear robes to work — know the Supreme Court's docket as well as Roy Englert Jr. Englert sat down with Tony Mauro to answer questions about the upcoming high court term.

Lawyers Spar at Packed Hearing Over Proposed $8.5 Billion BofA Settlement
Publication Date: 2011-08-06
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Kathy Patrick of Gibbs & Bruns was forced to defend the controversial deal she negotiated against claims that it doesn't adequately protect all investors. She also took a jab at David Grais, who has emerged as challenger numero uno of this second largest settlement in U.S. history.

Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Roy Englert Jr.
Publication Date: 2010-09-01
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Few lawyers — including the nine lawyers who wear robes to work — know the Supreme Court's docket as well as Roy Englert Jr. Englert sat down with Tony Mauro to answer questions about the upcoming high court term.

February 07, 2000 | Law.com

Rehnquist Weatherproofs Court Calendar

How different is the Supreme Court from other institutions of government? Let's count the ways. First, there's the snow: When all other parts of the federal government shut down Jan. 25 because of snow, the Court stayed open. The Court's open-door stance is a tribute to a former military meteorologist named William Rehnquist, who seems to take pride in weather contrariness.
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March 20, 2000 | Law.com

Federalism is Recurring Theme in Supreme Court Cases

For sheer dramatic impact, the oral arguments March 29 in Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe will be hard to beat. It has football, religion, a touch of legal heroism -- even a dose of presidential politics, with Texas Attorney General John Cornyn representing Gov. George W. Bush. But several other cases in this cycle, while less dramatic, carry their own intrigue. And they carry a recurring theme -- federalism.
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