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November 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

Justices Appear Torn Over Drug Labeling Case

The case, Wyeth v. Levine, has been billed as a major milestone in the effort by the pharmaceutical and other industries to free themselves of unpredictable state court tort litigation by embracing instead a single federal regulatory regime-in short, federal pre-emption.
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November 15, 2005 | Law.com

Friend's Ties to Victim Revive 911 Response Suit

When Richard Laratro suffered a stroke, it took 35 minutes after his co-worker Carol Edelson called 911 for an ambulance to arrive -- a delay which resulted in brain damage, according to his attorney. Whether New York City is held liable may come down to the closeness of his friendship with Edelson. An appellate panel re-examined the "special relationship" exception, holding that a friend acting on a person's behalf may satisfy the requirement of "direct contact" between the plaintiff and the municipality.
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October 24, 2005 | National Law Journal

Relevance of ABA rating is tested

In the sometimes bitter debate over White House counsel Harriet Miers' qualifications to sit on the Supreme Court, the American Bar Association's upcoming rating of those qualifications looms large despite past charges of bias in the rating process.
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February 01, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

partners

Large Texas firms made fewer new partners this year but more of them are women and more are minorities than in years past. Considering the uncertainty in the nation`s economy and the turmoil in Texas` bedrock energy industry in the wake of Enron Corp.`s bankruptcy, it`s probably not too surprising large Texas firms made fewer new partners as a whole in 2002 than in 2001. The decline isn`t large, about 9.8 percent, but it`s the second year in a row for the trend line to head down instead of up.
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May 28, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Marketplace

Boston Properties has agreed to acquire the 50-story landmark General Motors Building and three other midtown office towers from the overextended Macklowe family real estate empire. The deal for acquisition of the properties by the real estate investment trust and one or more joint ventures is worth about $3.95 billion. Also, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, for the second time in two months, has announced a developer for the Hudson Rail Yards' $1 billion development rights.
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July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Full Disclosure

Last week, while the Farm Bill dominated the agenda in the House, lobbyists were out in force on all sides of the issue, and several groups said they were prompted to register because of it. Plus more news and notes from K Street...
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October 16, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Wilson

The court properly took into account the defendant?s inability to be rehabilitated as shown by the fact that he committed the underlying criminal act while subject to a violation of a Protection from Abuse (PFA) order prohibiting the act and while in custody of correctional authorities. The court recommended its sentence be affirmed.
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June 11, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Upstate Panel Suspends N.J. Attorney for Two Years

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Robins Kaplan Is Latest Firm to Represent Investor Suing Goldman Sachs
Publication Date: 2010-07-12
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Remember when it seemed as though Goldman, alone among the major financial institutions in the U.S., would emerge from the financial crisis without suffering from litigation migraines? That's true no more, folks.

May 17, 2000 | New Jersey Law Journal

Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 8, No. 96 -- May 17, 2000

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