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December 05, 2011 |

Federal judge bucks banks on class actions

Senior U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King has ruled twice that bank arbitration clauses are "unconscionable" because they often require consumers to foot the defense bill if they lose a class action.
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Second Circuit Blocks Investors' Suit Against Mel Weiss and Co-Counsel in Computer Associates Class Action
Publication Date: 2012-10-10
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The billionaire Sam Wyly and his lawyers at Bickel & Brewer have long campaigned against a $143 million class settlement that Computer Associates International reached with its shareholders in 2003, in the wake of a massive accounting scandal. Their primary targets have been the plaintiffs lawyers that secured the deal, including the infamous Melvyn Weiss, formerly of the firm now known as Milberg. But Wyly's claims that the plaintiffs firms bungled the case keep missing their mark.

October 12, 2011 |

Both Pro and Con Voices on Volcker Rule Agree on Its Impact

This week, the Federal Reserve put forth its changes to how Wall Street banks will be allowed to operate in a proposal outlining its version of the so-called "Volcker Rule."
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May 22, 2012 |

Developers seek condo permit for former Miami Heart Institute

Ricardo Dunin and Ophir Sternberg are taking the first step to convert the defunct Miami Heart Institute into a luxury waterfront condominium by asking the City of Miami Beach Planning Board to rezone the former home of the Miami Heart Institute.
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June 18, 2007 |

Winning with drama

Soon after jurors heard a man testify about his reconciled relationship with his newly rich brother, the other brother's lawyer, Mark S. Werbner, responded by asking his client's son to stand up in the courtroom.
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November 08, 2004 |

Managing Your Outlook Calendar

Going out of your mind trying to keep up with a hectic schedule and the mounds of Post-its accumulating around your desk? Join the club. Sarita Livit has some tricks to help cope by using Microsoft Outlook. Combined, her scheduling tips promise to improve productivity in the workplace. And productivity, of course, equals more billable hours. What more could you ask for?
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April 10, 2006 |

Arbitration taking on Olympic proportions

By Greg Land, Staff ReporterLike advocates of curling, synchronized swimming and modern pentathlon, participants in another obscure Olympic activity-arbitration-say they deal with tough competitors, tricky rules and high stakes.The pressure is going up, according to experts in Atlanta last week taking part in an American Bar Association Conference on alternative dispute resolution.
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July 06, 2010 |

The Federal Pleading Standard:

In May 2007, with its decision in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, the Supreme Court altered the way federal courts approach motions to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
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February 18, 2008 |

Sound legal analysis

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in Stoneridge. The court concluded that certain nonspeaking defendants were not liable under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 because the investors at issue did not rely on anything these defendants said or did. The inability to plead reliance as to these defendants � a critical element of a cause of action under Section 10(b) � required dismissal. The court's conclusions are legally sound and squarely grounded in its prior precedent.
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September 24, 2012 |

'Sunbeam' Protects Trademark Licensees, But Questions Remain

Proskauer Rose partner Jeffrey W. Levitan writes: The law surrounding the rights and obligations of both licensees and licensors under rejected intellectual property licenses has been uncertain for many years. Perhaps the Seventh Circuit's recent entrance into the fray will provide the impetus for a final determination on this important issue.
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