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Merck Succeeds in Reducing $8 Million Fosamax Verdict, But Fails to Get Liability Findings Overturned
Publication Date: 2010-10-05
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Manhattan federal district court judge John Keenan also sanctioned plaintiffs lawyer Gary Douglas $2,500, but the lawyer avoided sanctions on other behavior that the judge found inappropriate.

July 22, 1999 | Law.com

Attorneys Seek Review of Investor Fund

A group of plaintiffs' attorneys, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, is calling for an investigation of the use of a fund created to reimburse investors if their brokerage firms go bankrupt. The lawyers claim that the fund's managing group, the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC), and its trustees arbitrarily prevent customers of insolvent brokerage firms from recouping their losses. They also charge that the decisions of SIPC trustees are not driven by investors.
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August 06, 1999 | Law.com

Boy Scouts Battle Not Over, Attorneys Say

The legal battle for the soul of the Boy Scouts of America will not end with the unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decision on Wednesday prohibiting the Boy Scouts from discriminating against gay members, according to lawyers for both parties. Boy Scouts' attorney George A. Davidson said he will appeal the New Jersey decision to the U.S. Supreme Court on the grounds that state law can not override the private nonprofit's First Amendment right to choose their own members.
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In BofA's Very Litigious Week, $4 Billion Case Against Bear Stearns Survives Motion to Dismiss
Publication Date: 2009-10-02
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If revenue is down this year among Am Law 100 firms, don't blame Bank of America. BofA is doing its best to boost the fortunes of America's big-firm lawyers, as evidenced by a particularly litigious week in which the bank faced an amended securities class action complaint, stepped up the defense of its soon-to-be-former CEO, settled an employment dispute, and got some good news from a Manhattan federal district court judge not named Rakoff.

April 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Efficiency equation

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Judge Appoints Interim Class Counsel in Trillion-Dollar Libor Class Action Litigation
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
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Class action litigation is beginning to take shape over allegations that major banks manipulated Libor, the benchmark rate used to calculate interest on trillions of dollars in securities globally. On Monday the federal district court judge hearing the litigation consolidated 20 class complaints, and appointed interim class counsel.

April 24, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Flash training 2010 Test: Part 2a

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April 28, 2006 | Law.com

2006 Am Law 100: Two More Billion-Dollar Firms

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April 01, 1999 | Law.com

Penalties Proposed for Lawyers Who Advise on Corporate Tax Shelters

The U.S. Treasury Department and the American Bar Association are urging Congress to impose penalties on attorneys and accountants who advise companies to participate in tax avoidance schemes. The Treasury Department has proposed a multi-pronged plan to attack abusive shelters. But critics charge that the line between legitimate and abusive shelters is often unclear, and that the Treasury Department and the ABA shed little light on the matter.
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Apple, Samsung Join Hands Over Sealing Motions
Publication Date: 2013-03-27
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After two years of take-no-prisoners litigation, there is not much the lawyers for Apple and Samsung can agree on. But a rare moment of solidarity between rivals occurred Tuesday as the tech giants joined in urging the Federal Circuit to block the public disclosure of court filings that contain sensitive financial data.

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