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November 07, 2012 |

Election Night Produces Mixed Results for Am Law Lawyers

Among Tuesday's winners: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius appellate litigation partner Ted Cruz of Texas, who is on his way to the U.S. Senate. The list of losers with Am Law 200 ties, meanwhile, included former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson, who stepped down as as an Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld health care partner to launch his ultimately unsuccessful Senate campaign against Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
5 minute read
March 15, 2010 |

Prudential Litigation Centralized in Bergen County

Centralized management (not mass tort) of litigation involving alleged commercial bribery and other torts by Prudential Life Insurance Company of America and others
22 minute read
September 28, 2012 |

Bank of America Settles Merrill Lynch Claims For Record $2.4 Billion

Bringing to a close the highest-profile lawsuit to emerge from the credit crisis, Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle alleged federal securities law violations related to the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. in 2009.
5 minute read
November 01, 2010 |

NY Lawyer's Bid to Be First Openly Gay Federal Judge Derailed

Daniel S. Alter seemed like the right candidate at the right time for a seat on the Southern District bench, until words he claimed he did not say came back to haunt him.
5 minute read
January 08, 2013 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

A former New York Times in-house attorney joins Jenner & Block's New York office; Zuckerman Spaeder adds a former Manhattan federal district court judge; and K&L Gates makes its first partner hire Down Under since its merger with Australian firm Middletons took effect. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
5 minute read
August 08, 2011 |

When the star departs

Big-name plaintiffs' attorneys may be brought in for their win-loss record and courtroom prowess, but the large legal teams behind mass torts like Fannie Mae make it less clear what difference, if any, it makes in day-to-day proceedings if a lead counsel steps down unexpectedly.
6 minute read
December 10, 2012 |

HP Working to Maintain Focus Despite Lawsuits

In the continuing saga of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Autonomy Corp., the head of Autonomy's content management unit said November 29 that he hopes to improve transparency for customers in the wake of financial scandal allegations — but otherwise it's business as usual.
4 minute read
August 01, 2013 |

State v. Dabas

An adverse-inference jury charge was required where an investigator in the prosecutor's office destroyed his notes of a pre-interview of defendant in violation of the discovery rule.
5 minute read
December 10, 2007 |

Sobering Thought: Critics say Intoxilyzer readings vary depending on how suspects breathe

There is growing concern among defense lawyers that a device called the Intoxilyzer 5000, which is used to test blood-alcohol content, is not always accurate. Recent sutdies have indicated that a person's size, sex and manner in which they breathe into the machine can influence the reading.
4 minute read
March 20, 2008 |

School system loses appeal over dyslexic student

A strongly worded opinion by a federal appeals panel has upheld an order requiring the Atlanta Public Schools to pay for a young man's private school tuition.U.S. District Senior Judge Marvin H. Shoob had ordered the Atlanta Public Schools to pay Jarron Draper's tuition at The Cottage School in Roswell until June 2011 or until he receives a high school diploma, whichever is earlier, at a cost of up to $38,000 per year.
7 minute read

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