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September 16, 2013 |

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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June 22, 2000 |

Sexual Harassment Law, Two Years After 'Ellerth/Faragher'

In 1998, the Supreme Court changed the legal landscape of liability for sexual harassment when it held in Ellerthand Faragherthat employers are vicariously liable for the harassing conduct of their supervisors, unless an employer qualifies for a new affirmative defense. Despite initial concerns that this standard might dramatically alter employer liability, the decisions since the Court's rulings have confirmed the principles that employment attorneys have been counseling for years.
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September 10, 2004 |

The Indy 50

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March 30, 2009 |

Wal-Mart rolls out drug sales expansion

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, is using its heft to offer lower-cost prescription drugs and stepping up competition with pharmacies at CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen Co. Wal-Mart plans to expand a program with Caterpillar Inc. to other U.S. companies, executives said in interviews this month. Under the partnership, Caterpillar bypasses a third-party provider and gets pricing on drugs directly from the retailer.
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June 25, 2012 |

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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September 08, 2003 |

Newsmakers

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December 22, 2009 |

Illinois settles for $77 million over college savings plan

Illinois has become the first state to reach a final agreement with OppenheimerFunds Inc. over losses that consumers suffered when the company invested college savings funds in what states called overly risky financial securities.
2 minute read
March 01, 2010 |

Deals & Suits

Comcast/NBC; Exxon Mobil/XTO; Cobell v. Salazar; In re Lehman Brothers Holdings; Texas v. Merck; In re Marsh & McLennan
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Oregon Wins $99 Million Battle with Philip Morris over Punitive Damage Award
Publication Date: 2011-12-05
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In 1999 the estate of a smoker won a $79.5 million punitive award against Philip Morris. Under Oregon law, the state's crime victim fund was entitled to 60 percent of that amount. Philip Morris argued that the state's claim to the money was extinguished under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. The Oregon Supreme court on Friday said it wasn't and that Philip Morris owes the state the money.

May 26, 2003 |

Money Matters

Only one in every five dues-paying members of the State Bar of Texas when paying their dues kicked in a voluntary $65 donation in 2002 to help the Bar pay for legal services for low-income Texans, according to statistics compiled by the Bar. That may change if a provision for a mandatory $65 annual donation stays in the Bar's sunset bill, which is pending in the Senate.
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