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September 16, 2010 | Law.com

Class Action Dismissed on Broad Reading of Caution Rule Is Revived

Plaintiffs may get a second chance to go after MF Global and other defendants for the drop in the firm's stock price following revelations one of its traders lost $141.5 million in a single morning on wheat futures. In its latest discussion of the "bespeaks-caution" rule, the 2nd Circuit vacated a lower court judge's dismissal of a claim that firm's prospectus for its 2007 public offering failed to disclose weaknesses in its risk management system.
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November 09, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Judge Kaplan Lays Into Plaintiffs in Ecuador Suit Against Chevron

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April 08, 2013 | National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE

The elephant in the courtroom; feds chastised for FOIA holds; easy compliance for lobbyists; Hertling joins Covington; more senators for gay marriage; Holder pessimistic about Voting Rights Act; and a sinking suit in this week's column.
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June 20, 2005 | Law.com

Dual Fen-Phen Cases Dismissed for Lack of Doctors' Testimony

The coordinating judge of Philadelphia's Complex Litigation Center has dismissed two more fen-phen cases in which physicians who prescribed the plaintiffs diet drugs were not deposed and are currently unavailable to testify. The judge wrote that summary judgments in favor of Wyeth were proper because the plaintiffs could not establish that their doctors would have altered their prescription habits had the pharmaceutical giant issued different warnings concerning the potential risks of the diet drug.
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April 03, 2003 | Law.com

Use of Class Actions Is on the Rise

Because of mass-action consumer statutes, it has become easier for plaintiffs to satisfy the standing requirement to bring representative suits. Not surprisingly, attempted class actions have become more common in antitrust cases where, if successful, plaintiffs are statutorily entitled to recover treble damages. The key to class certification in antitrust cases is establishing "impact" or "fact damage" through common proof.
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May 04, 2012 | Daily Report Online

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May 21, 2008 | Law.com

Ga. Supreme Court Hears Key Case on Vaccine Suits

An Atlanta lawyer is asking the Georgia appellate courts to put the brakes on a train of decisions nationwide that have stymied suits over alleged adverse effects of vaccines. The case argued Tuesday was brought by a couple who say their son suffered neurological problems as a result of childhood vaccines. The vaccine manufacturer defendants argue that the couple's claims cannot succeed because of a federal law that set up a system of compensation outside of the regular court system for vaccine injuries.
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March 18, 2003 | Law.com

MGM Same-Sex Harassment Case Before High Court

The Supreme Court may soon revisit a legally and semantically tricky question: When does same-sex harassment in the workplace amount to illegal sex discrimination? At its private conference on Friday, the court will consider whether to grant review in MGM Grand Hotel v. Rene, along with dozens of other cases. The court could announce its action as soon as March 24.
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June 28, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Appeal of Judge's Decision on Recusal Must Wait for Outstanding Motions

An appellate court cannot review a trial judge's decision on recusal until after all the claims and the parties are disposed of, the state Superior Court ruled in a complicated class action involving the destruction of a Montgomery County business complex by a fire and a flood.
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June 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Cravath to Make Change at the Top

Cravath, Swaine & Moore announced Thursday that corporate partner and deputy presiding partner C. Allen Parker will become the firm's presiding partner in January and that the man who currently holds that title, Evan Chesler, will move into the newly created position of firm chairman.
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