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October 18, 2010 | Law.com

Medtronic to Pay $268 Million to Settle Defibrillator Suits

Medtronic won a huge decision last year when a federal court judge dismissed scores of product liability cases questioning the safety of Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads following the 2007 recall of the devices. Plaintiffs lawyers promptly appealed the ruling to the 8th Circuit -- but Medtronic didn't wait to see if the appellate court would affirm the decision. The company has announced that it will pay $268 million to resolve Sprint Fidelis-related suits pending throughout the country.
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August 05, 2008 | Law.com

Heading Up the Farm Team

Before she'd ever driven a passenger car, Debra Kuper ran a tractor. So it's no wonder that the farmer's daughter grew up to become general counsel of AGCO Corp., one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of agricultural equipment. Kuper, who graduated from law school at age 32, says she knew that her ultimate objective was to become a GC, so she immediately struck out to obtain the skills necessary to reach her goal before retirement. In 11 years, Kuper has achieved her objective.
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September 17, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Reform Legacy May Be Clouded by Controversy

Colleagues and critics alike say Chief Justice Ralph J. Cappy will leave the state Supreme Court and unified judicial system in better shape than he found them, but some said Cappy's legacy of reform may be partially obscured by the controversy and change
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September 09, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields Takes Lead for Vodafone on $6.5 Billion China Mobile Sell-Off

One of the world's largest wireless carriers announced that it would sell its 3.2 percent stake in China Mobile, the world's largest wireless operator by number of subscribers.
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December 23, 2004 | Law.com

Santa Clara Bar Chief Pushes Tech Services

A former manager at Hewlett-Packard Corp. will take the presidency of the Santa Clara County Bar Association next month with a mission to continue promoting technology in bar services. Julia Emede, a 43-year-old family law dependency attorney, also will become the first openly lesbian president in the 3,700-member organization's history.
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April 14, 2004 | Law.com

Philadelphia: Life Partners Law Not Meant to Create Equivalence of Marriage

A lawyer for the city of Philadelphia told the state's high court Tuesday that the purpose of the city's domestic partnership ordinances was not to create the equivalence of marriage for same-sex couples but to protect against discrimination and give benefits to city employees' registered "life partners." The head of a conservative group led a taxpayers organization in suing over the ordinances, which exempt life partners from a real estate transfer tax.
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April 18, 2011 | Legaltech News

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Microsoft-i4i Patent Case

The Supreme Court heard arguments from Microsoft to overturn a $290 million patent infringement judgment in a suit by Toronto-based i4i against the software giant, a ruling that could have a profound effect on how corporations protect and profit from future inventions. At issue is which evidentiary standard should be used to determine a patent's validity.
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September 08, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Bank's Revelations Add Fuel To The Fire

Like many fathers of teenage children, attorney Michael Stratton is familiar with the process of prying information from them. There's partial truth, procrastination and finally after further questioning, more of the truth comes out. He said dealing with Bank of New York Mellon is similar.
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June 06, 2011 | Law.com

New Charges Against Ex-Prosecutor Accused of Witness Murder, Fraud

A grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment against defense attorney and ex-prosecutor Paul Bergrin, accused of running a crime ring fueled by murder, fraud and other criminal activity, this time adding racketeering charges.
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