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Spurning Boies, Lanier, Susman, and Motley, BP MDL Judge Names 15-Lawyer Steering Committee
Publication Date: 2010-10-11
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So who won a coveted role on the plaintiffs committee that will oversee litigation resulting from the Gulf oil spill? We've got the whole list.

June 26, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Courts General Assignment Order

Notice to the bar.
13 minute read
October 12, 2012 | New York Law Journal

The Use of Illegally Obtained Evidence

In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen, a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, writes that a situation that likely keeps the criminal bar awake at night is where the client comes to his lawyer with evidence actually helpful to his defense, but which he obtained by (likely) violating the law - whether by traditional theft or, these days, via computer hacking.
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July 25, 2000 | Law.com

Professional Corporations May Be Liable For Negligence in Pennsylvania

While most Pennsylvania courts have refused to extend corporate negligence claims to professional corporations, a common pleas court judge has bucked the trend and ruled that a non-hospital physician group could be held liable for one of its patient's injuries.
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March 03, 2000 | Law.com

The Judgemakers

By the time Eleanor Acheson figured out there was trouble, it was too late. None of the typical warning signs had flashed. FBI background checks of the nominee had turned up nothing extraordinary. Key GOP senators had promised support, and Senate debate was perfunctory. But within a few hours on a gray day in October 1999 Acheson saw how quickly things could go awry. Ronnie White, the first African American to sit on the Missouri Supreme Court became the first judicial nominee to be rejected in 12 years.
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BP Agrees to Fund Up to $600 Million Fee Award in Deepwater Horizon Settlement
Publication Date: 2012-04-18
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On Wednesday BP and the plaintiffs lawyers heading up the litigation over the Gulf oil spill finally sought approval for the estimated $7.8 billion settlement that they announced early last month. The plaintiffs' steering committee is asking for up to $600 million, on top of BP's ultimate payout to class members, and BP has agreed to foot the bill.

Could Rakoff's Ruling Cost BofA's Shareholders More Than $33 Million?
Publication Date: 2009-09-17
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Rakoff's impassioned defense of shareholders could cost BofA's shareholders more than the $33 million they would have paid under the settlement. Here's how.

December 29, 1999 | Law.com

Air Force To Close Some Web Sites

The U.S. Air Force is considering shutting down Web sites over New Year's weekend to discourage hackers and avoid viruses and worms.
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May 17, 1999 | Law.com

Martial Arts Teacher Wins $2.5 Million In Med-Mal Case

After deliberating for 50 minutes, a Philadelphia jury Friday returned a $2.5 million verdict to compensate a man for the pain and suffering he received after complications in thyroid surgery that removed a malignant growth.
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December 23, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Firms Faced Economic Challenges In 2003

In the world of law firm management, 2003 presented many of the same challenges that have haunted law firms since the stock market plummeted three years ago. There were some layoffs and downsizing, while salaries were relatively stagnant and merger activity was largely tepid at many firms. But those negative factors appeared less pronounced as the economy crept slightly upward.
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