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Jenner Wins District Court Confirmation of STMicroelectronics's $431 Million Award in Auction-Rate Arbitration Against Credit Suisse
Publication Date: 2010-03-24
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The ruling--a resounding rejection of Credit Suisse's attempt to vacate the FINRA arbitration panel's award--should burnish Jenner's reputation as the only firm with any plaintiffs-side success in auction-rate securities litigation.

December 08, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Real Estate Marketplace

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett will expand its headquarters at 425 Lexington Avenue. The law firm currently occupies the top 22 floors of the 31-story office building. It has signed an expansion lease for the sixth through the 11th floors.
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January 10, 2000 | Law.com

Law Without Lawyers

Machines practicing law? That shouldn't bode well for the profession, or at least for young associates. But three law firms around the globe are developing software systems that, in certain situations, can replicate a live lawyer. Or, at least, come to the same conclusions.
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Second Circuit Holds that Goodwill and Loss Reserve Figures Are Opinions Not Subject To A Strict Liability Standard
Publication Date: 2011-08-24
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The ruling came in a case brought by investors in Regions Financial Corporation who tried to hold the company liable for allegedly overstating goodwill and failing to increase loan loss reserves enough before the 2008 financial crisis. Sullivan & Cromwell, representing Regions, convinced the court that these figures should be treated as opinions, not facts.

May 19, 2000 | Law.com

The High Court's Constitutional War on Congress

When the Supreme Court struck down portions of the Violence Against Women Act last week, it was only the latest shot in its constitutional war on Congress. The Court has struck down parts or all of 22 federal laws since 1995 -- an unprecedented run that seems certain to open a new front in the political battle over the future direction of the High Court.
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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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