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April 17, 2013 | National Law Journal

High Court Limits Reach of Tort Law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply limited the reach of a federal law used to hold corporations and others accountable for human rights abuses committed abroad. But human rights lawyers predicted additional litigation over how much of the federal courthouse door was left ajar.
6 minute read
July 07, 2006 | Law.com

Law Firm Scores $249 Million Payday in ExxonMobil Class Action

Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson scored a dream payday Thursday when a federal judge awarded the Miami-based law firm $249 million in fees for its successful representation of gas station owners in a $1.1 billion class action case against ExxonMobil. Judge Alan S. Gold's ruling ends a ferocious battle among various attorneys and constitutes one of the largest fee awards on record. Gold awarded Stearns Weaver 75 percent of the total fees; four other firms will split the remainder.
8 minute read
February 22, 2001 | Law.com

Forum Non Conveniens: 2nd Circuit Invigorates Applicable Principles

In three recent decisions, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed dismissals by district court judges based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens and has affirmed and re-energized several long standing principles of law in this area. These decisions raise questions about the scope of a district court's discretion in addressing forum non conveniens issues.
24 minute read
March 30, 2004 | Law.com

High Court to Hear Alien Tort Claims Act Arguments

Feeling the sting of international human rights litigation, the business community and the Bush administration will try to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court this week to eliminate tort liability under a 215-year-old statute. Carter G. Phillips of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, high court counsel in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, says federal appeals courts -- including the 9th Circuit, from which Sosa comes -- "have launched a misguided legal revolution."
8 minute read
October 08, 2007 | National Law Journal

Senate Snoops Around Risky Tax Positions

Accounting disclosures could provide a 'road map' to how blue-chip companies seek to shield income.
9 minute read
February 01, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Deals & Suits

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September 25, 2009 | New York Law Journal

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May 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

White-Collar Defendants Find Benefits in Supreme Court's Sentencing Decisions

When the Supreme Court declared in United States v. Booker that the mandatory application of the federal sentencing guidelines was unconstitutional, many white-collar criminal defense attorneys hoped that judges would free themselves of the shackles of the rigid formulas employed by the guidelines.
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July 11, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court Settles Supplemental Jurisdiction Debate

Supreme Court held the claim of one plaintiff meeting the minimum amount in controversy requirement was sufficient to establish diversity jurisdiction for joined palintiffs.
9 minute read
April 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

There's no right to punitives

The high court recently heard oral arguments in a case about the propriety of a large punitive damages award against Exxon arising out of the grounding of the Exxon Valdez and the spilling of millions of gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska. The real issue is whether a $2.5 billion exaction is reasonably necessary to punish and deter. Given that Exxon never intended to hurt anyone yet already has paid more than $3.4 billion in damages, settlements, remediation costs and fines, the answer is no.
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