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March 28, 2001 | Law.com

Insurer Has No Duty to Pay When Facts Withheld About Illegal Drug Use

In a $1 million victory for an insurer, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled there is no duty to pay a life insurance claim where a man withheld the truth about the extent of his illegal drug use and later died of an overdose. The judge found that an insured's misrepresentations about drug use should always be deemed to have been made in "bad faith."
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March 14, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Mistler

Police did not have reasonable suspicion to detain suspected underage drinkers where the officers did not observe defendants consuming alcohol or behaving in an intoxicated manner. Affirmed.
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January 12, 2010 | The Recorder

Richardson v. Runnels

Richard H. Dolan faced sharp questioning yesterday from skeptical members of the Court of Appeals as he argued that the state Legislature has not violated the constitutional rights of judges by denying them a pay raise for more than a decade. "The basic structure, the basic framework of our government is tripartite, three equal branches of government," Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick said. "With your proposition here, it would relegate the judicial branch to such an ineffective branch. How does it serve the public's interest in a competent, diverse and effective judiciary to take that stand?"
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January 28, 2010 | Daily Report Online

JQC holding hearing on Twiggs County Probate Judge

The Judicial Qualifications Commission, the body that investigates allegations of wrongdoing by Georgia judges, holds a hearing today to consider charges against Twiggs County Probate Judge Kenneth E. Fowler. The judge is charged with, among other things, shortchanging the rights of criminal defendants, collecting unauthorized fees and using inappropriate language in court.
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August 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Jenner, Trio of Other Am Law Firms Join Duke Energy Merger Mess

Jenner & Block chairman Anton Valukas has been retained by the North Carolina Utilities Commission to assist in its investigation into whether the agency was misled in approving a $32 billion merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy. Cravath, Sidley Austin, and Womble Carlyle have also been retained in what one former Progress director has called "one of the biggest corporate hijackings in U.S. business history."
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July 13, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Coke rallies to highest price since 1999

Coca-Cola Co. investors are paying more for protection against stock declines than ever before, increasing options bets against the world's largest soft-drink maker after it rallied to the highest price since 1999. Coca-Cola's skew, which measures how much puts cost relative to calls, climbed to a record on July 1, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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March 07, 2007 | Law.com

New Electronic Trading Rules Are in Effect

Stock exchanges and electronic trading platforms are contending with a new regime of trading regulations known as Regulation NMS. Aimed at increasing the efficiency and transparency of the stock trading venues, the trading phase of Reg NMS went live Monday. The rules require exchanges and electronic networks to implement procedures designed to prevent so-called trade-throughs -- where a trade is executed at a price lower than a protected quote displayed by another market.
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May 02, 2005 | Law.com

Dashed Dreams: Why Antitrust Didn't Save PeopleSoft

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August 31, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Two Miami apartment buildings bought for $1.29 million

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October 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

More corporations answer call for good governance, survey shows

U.S. public companies are increasingly responding to shareholder pressure to adopt good corporate governance practices, according to Shearman Sterling's sixth annual Corporate Governance Survey. For the second year, the New York-based firm's governance survey also includes an analysis of director and executive compensation.
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