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April 25, 2000 | Law.com

Chicago Law Firm Reaches Accord in Corruption Case

A prominent Chicago law firm agreed to settle with the Illinois Attorney General's office over its involvement with bond issues for a now-defunct park district in the city's south suburbs. Some of the money from the bond issues that the firm of Chapman and Cutler advised on was allegedly stolen by Dixmoor Park District officials, who were later convicted and jailed.
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Gordon v. County of Rockland, 10 CV 1549
Publication Date: 2011-02-24
Practice Area: Civil Rights
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Judge: Robert P. Patterson, Jr., U.S.D.J.
Case number: 10 CV 1549

Cite as: Gordon v. County of Rockland, 10 CV 1549, NYLJ 1202482898924, at *1 (SDNY, Decided February 18, 2011)Robert P. Patterson, Jr., U.S.D.J.Andrew Fr

October 23, 2007 | Law.com

Exxon Appeals Award to High Court

In addition to the cost of the cleanup effort and fines related to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Exxon is now on the hook for $5 billion in punitive damages leveled by a federal jury in Alaska for a class of landowners and fishermen who suffered private economic harm. The 9th Circuit eventually reduced the total to $2.5 billion. The Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Exxon's appeal of the award, which argues that the amount remains excessive under both maritime law and constitutional due process.
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February 01, 2006 | Law.com

Sealing Divorce Documents Not Lawful

A recent California Court of Appeal ruling in the divorce of a Los Angeles billionaire has declared a California statute unconstitutional because it allows spouses to seal entire documents from public view. The ruling comes as a growing number of wealthy individuals and executives have attempted to shield divorces from public view. Much of the interest in sealing such records comes as more than 30 states have posted court records online.
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July 23, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Outside Counsel

Courts have stressed the critical role played by the doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies. ( Grieco v. Turner , 289 A.D.2d 88, 734 N.Y.S.2d 159 [1st Dept.2001].) Certainly in the context of inmate grievances concerning prison conditions, this doctrine assumes a looming presence.
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May 22, 2009 | New York Law Journal

'Pyett' Clears the Way for Agreements to Arbitrate Employee Statutory Claims

Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor at New York University School of Law and counsel to Jones Day, and Elena J. Voss, an associate at the firm, write that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision opens up an area for collective bargaining by removing an important obstacle which has hindered use of arbitration for the individual statutory claims of union-represented employees.
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June 16, 2010 | The Recorder

Witness Interviews: Work-product or Evidence?

How you interview a witness may reflect on your compentence as counsel, says the Coito court.
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February 22, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Opinions Approved for Publication

State and federal court opinions approved for publication.
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October 19, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Sides With Plaintiff in Bathroom Slip-and-Fall Case

What at first glance appears to be a routine slip-and-fall case has netted a plaintiff a $5.5 million jury verdict in Philadelphia.
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October 25, 2007 | Law.com

Exxon Appeals Award to High Court

Justices will consider the oil company�s challenge of the Ninth Circuit�s $2.5 billion punitives decision.
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