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September 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

Nudity and the SEC

"Naked" short selling, as opposed to "covered" short selling, can be defined as the selling of an equity security that the seller neither owns, nor has borrowed, nor has arranged to borrow. The practice is discouraged, but not prohibited by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Indeed, the level of current discouragement is probably accurately described as only a mild chill. Still, the SEC is considering proposed rules to deepen the chill that "nudist" short sellers must endure to engage in an activity that seems to be increasingly popular.
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December 29, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Most Law Firms Have No Formal Succession Plans

A majority of law firms and legal departments lack formal succession plans for their leadership, a national study reports. The findings are unlikely to surprise lawyers at New Jersey firms - which by and large change their management structures on the fly.
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Accused 'Troll' CEO Slams Rackspace Suit as PR Stunt
Publication Date: 2013-04-18
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Earlier this month, Rackspace sued what its GC called "the most notorious patent troll in America" for violating an agreement in which both sides agreed to give advance notice if they intended to sue the other. But one of the co-defendants in Rackspace's suit, IP Navigation, now claims that the agreement expired two years ago.

September 26, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Man in Divorce Seeks to Cancel Adoption of 'Companion Animal'

In the language of the law, Mo is a "chattel." But to Neil Walash the 85-pound English bulldog is a "beloved" pet and companion.
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April 19, 2005 | Law.com

Bush Supporter Sues RNC Over 'W' Bumper Sticker

A supporter of President Bush is suing the Republican National Committee and one of its suppliers, claiming they stole his design for the ubiquitous "W" bumper sticker logo in the 2004 campaign. Seeking unspecified damages for copyright infringement and conspiracy, Jerry Gossett says he is a loyal Republican and voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004, but has become jaded by his experience. "The big RNC against little me, there was absolutely no chance to win," he said.
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August 16, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Chamber forum to discuss civil justice reform

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is bringing together policy experts, corporate lawyers and state legislators on Thursday to discuss civil justice reform in Atlanta.
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April 21, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Duff Chosen to Manage Judicial Branch

By Tony Mauro, Legal TimesChief Justice John Roberts Jr. announced Thursday that he had picked James Duff, managing partner of the D.C. office of Baker Donelson, to run the judicial branch as the next director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.Duff, 53, is a popular and familiar face at the sprawling judiciary, having served as administrative assistant to the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist from 1996 to 2000.
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July 25, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

State v. Feaster

Where the prosecutor told the witness who had testified at the trial that if he recanted his testimony at the PCR hearing "there are considerations," and the witness invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege, he substantially interfered with the witness' decision to testify and, therefore, denied defendant a witness who might have supported his claim that he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death, thereby violating his state constitutional rights.
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January 12, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

PricewaterhouseCoopers Study Finds Jury Trials From 1995 to 2009 Yielded Higher Patent Damages Awards

In the wake of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit curbing high patent damages awards, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers study reports that elevated damages spur U.S. patent litigants to seek jury trials. Lawyers have "all known for some time that juries are more generous than judges," said Sarah Chapin Columbia (pictured), a Boston partner at McDermott Will & Emery.
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