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Shook Hardy Cools Plaintiffs' Claims in 'Hot Fuel' Case
Publication Date: 2012-09-25 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
The Kansas City Star triggered a wave of class actions across the country when it estimated that expanding gas volumes in hot weather were costing consumers billions in hidden costs at the pump. Now jurors in Kansas City, Kan., have delivered the first jury verdict in the resulting federal litigation, absolving three retailers at the center of the "hot fuel" mess.
The Global Lawyer: Why Investors Should Mourn for Hugo Chavez
Publication Date: 2013-03-07 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
The late Venezuelan president posed as the mad dog of the Americas, but the record shows he was a man you could do business with.
High court expands look at rights abuses abroad
WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider eliminating the right of foreigners to use American courts to sue those they claim are responsible for human rights abuses abroad.In an unusual move, the justices put off a decision in a case they heard last week asking whether businesses could be sued under a 1789 law for their alleged complicity in war crimes, killings and other atrocities that take place in foreign countries.Follow Texas' Green-Brick Road
Attorneys atop the list of best-paid general counsel in Texas in 1999 got there either by working at a company involved in a large acquisition or working for a high-tech corporation. The highly paid GCs garnered multimillion-dollar compensation packages in 1999, with the GCs of AMFM Inc. and El Paso Energy leading the pack, receiving pay packages valued at more than $10 million each.
Attorneys in Exxon Case Battle Over Millions in Fees
A member of the team of plaintiffs attorneys who represented thousands of gas station owners claiming to have been ripped off by oil giant Exxon once referred to the giant federal class action case as "a sinking ship." Instead, the plaintiffs went on to land a jury verdict of roughly $1.3 billion. But after years of fighting the oil giant, the attorneys have turned on each other, claiming credit for the victory and seeking a bigger piece of an estimated $440 million in fees.India's Top Court Refuses Entry to Exxon Valdez
India's Supreme Court has banned the Exxon Valdez from entering India, saying the ship involved in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history will not be allowed in for dismantling until it has been decontaminated. The ship, now known as the Oriental Nicety, was recently bought by an Indian shipbreaking firm's Hong Kong-based subsidiary.Trending Stories
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