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July 29, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lopsided Award Against Ford, $8M Plus $42,050 in Punitives, Is Upheld

An appeals court upholds a product liability verdict against Ford Motor Co. for $8 million in compensatory damages and $42,050 in punitives, rejecting the plaintiff's contention that the award was lopsided because Ford's lawyer was allowed to tell jurors about the car maker's financial straits and layoffs.
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February 12, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Woman asks Obama to cut 27-year term for crack

WASHINGTON AP - A woman serving a 27-year prison term for a crack cocaine conspiracy is asking President Barack Obama to use his power of forgiveness for the first time since taking office to commute her sentence.Two federal judges have called the prison term for Hamedah Hasan, formerly known as Stephanie Lomax, excessive and would have imposed a 12-year sentence.
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May 23, 2005 | Law.com

Supreme Court Bars Shackling of Murder Defendants

Despite warnings of courtroom violence, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's unconstitutional to force capital murder defendants to appear before juries in chains and shackles. "It also almost inevitably affects adversely the jury's perception of the character of the defendant," wrote Justice Stephen Breyer. Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas said in their dissent that the ruling risks the lives of courtroom personnel. The decision leaves room to handcuff or chain defendants who are a security risk.
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August 24, 2010 | New York Law Journal

State Begins Talks on Overhauling More Youth Prisons

Weeks after promising the federal government that it would improve conditions at four of its most notorious youth prisons, New York state is discussing a settlement of a separate civil rights lawsuit challenging the treatment of juvenile delinquents that includes seven more facilities.
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August 21, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Residency Challenge Rejected In Brooklyn Surrogate Race

Queens Justice Peter J. O'Donoghue has rebuffed Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Diana Johnson's bid to disqualify Brooklyn Civil Court Judge ShawnDya L. Simpson upon the ground that she lives in New Jersey.
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May 01, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Former Morehouse president to chair BoA

Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, picked a 16-year board veteran and academic as chairman after shareholders chased Kenneth D. Lewis from the post. It's still Lewis, the president and chief executive officer, who must calm angry investors. Walter E. Massey, 71, president-emeritus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, was named to lead the board.
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June 21, 2013 | Law.com

Fair Housing Lawyer Indulges a Passion for Reading

Foster Corbin, who retired two years ago as executive director of Atlanta's Metro Fair Housing, a group that fights against discrimination in housing and lending practices, has had a lifelong passion for reading. Today the lawyer is one of the country's top book reviewers for Amazon.com, an endeavor that satisfies his passion and has made him new friends.
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October 01, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Tierney v. Omnicom Group Inc.

Self-Deposition Bid Rejected; Motive for Deposition Deemed One of Tactical Advantage, Not Necessity
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April 29, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

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February 06, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

What SEC Policy Can Mean for In-Housers

Consider the curious case of Jay Lapine. Between 2003 and 2009, the onetime general counsel of McKesson HBOC Inc. successfully fought off two criminal indictments for financial reporting fraud. Then he settled civil charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreeing to pay a $60,000 penalty and to not practice before the commission or act as an officer or director of a public company for five years. Sounds like a bitter pill to swallow.
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