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May 10, 1999 | Law.com

Exxon Bankrolls Critics of Punitives

After being hit with the largest jury award of punitive damages ever, Exxon Corp. helped to finance academic research on punitives that could wind up helping it on appeal. Citing several papers that it helped bankroll, the oil company said in an appeal brief that the papers demonstrate "that jurors are generally incapable of performing the tasks the law assigns to them in punitive damages cases."
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May 03, 2004 | National Law Journal

A proper role for PTO

In the Feb. 13 issue of Science, South Korean researchers fanned the flames of the cloning-research controversy by announcing that they had successfully created cloned human embryos. But while the debate over the research rages, not much is being said about patents.
4 minute read
November 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

Verdicts and settlements from The National Law Journal.
5 minute read
August 29, 2005 | National Law Journal

GCs before high court are a rarity

Few things can cap a lawyer's career like arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, that's an opportunity most general counsel will never get. But some have had the privilege: At least three GCs have appeared before the highest court in the land.
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September 06, 2004 | National Law Journal

Warning: It's now a fact of life

John Ulizio's company sells sand. About 24,000 claims for silicosis, an injury caused by inhaling of a component of sand, are pending against Ulizio's company, U.S. Silica. But it is uncertain whether those claims are viable.
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November 26, 2007 | National Law Journal

Terrorist Claims

The attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, created a vast range of personal injury plaintiffs. Many of them have started to sue private entities, like banks, that they claim are liable for personal injuries. There are a host of difficulties in suing such defendants. A current key issue is whether "aiding and abetting" theories can be used against such defendants.
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January 23, 2006 | Law.com

2nd Circuit Rules That Jury Must Weigh Revocation of Guard's Union Leave

Revocation of full-time union leave can constitute an adverse employment action, a unanimous federal appellate panel has found in reversing a trial court. The 2nd Circuit rejected a district judge's holding that Albany County, in revoking a corrections officer's leave after he spoke at a government meeting, was not an adverse employment action. Rather, the circuit said a jury should determine whether county officials retaliated against the union activist for exercising his free speech rights.
5 minute read
January 17, 2011 | National Law Journal

Seniority

Profile of Andrew Smith, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
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May 30, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Quiet storm season bodes well for insurers

Allstate Corp. is leading property and casualty insurers to the best start since 2003 amid a decline in tornadoes and forecasts for fewer major hurricanes.
6 minute read
September 11, 2006 | National Law Journal

Terrorism and U.S. Law

Is terrorism a violation of customary international law that satisfies the Sosa test? Notwithstanding the political baggage that many attempt to import to justify certain terrorist actions, the answer to the question is affirmative, for at least three independent reasons.
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