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September 13, 2012 | New York Law Journal

State Public Utility Commissions' Powers to Advance Energy Efficiency

In his Environmental Law column, Michael B. Gerrard, senior counsel to Arnold & Porter, writes that state public utility commissions have long been in charge of setting retail electricity rates and service standards; in recent years, many of them have launched programs and set policies to encourage or require the electric and gas utilities that they regulate to use energy more efficiently or to help their customers do so.
10 minute read
May 23, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Retailers Facing Employment Law Vulnerabilities

Increased government regulation has been on the minds of most employers for the past several years, and certain features peculiar to the retail industry give rise to vulnerabilities on some fronts.
5 minute read
September 25, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law, reviews two recent cases - one landlord-tenant case involving a tenant's overcharge, fraud and abatement claims being rejected, and a foreclosure case involving the federal government's HAMP program.
15 minute read
May 28, 2008 | Delaware Law Weekly

Del. High Court Upholds Chancery Ruling in <i>CNET</i>

On May 13 the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery in CNET Networks Inc. v. JANA Master Fund Ltd.
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November 20, 2007 | National Law Journal

Top Litigator Leaves Wilson Sonsini for Quinn Emanuel

Prominent litigator Robert Feldman is leaving Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges after more than 20 years at the Silicon Valley firm. Feldman headed up Wilson's litigation practice from 2000 to 2004 and has recently represented companies facing lawsuits over stock option backdating, including McAfee and BEA Systems. The move caught the attention of recruiters and lawyers all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
3 minute read
January 14, 2010 | National Law Journal

High Court Justices Wary of Granting NFL Antitrust Immunity

After Supreme Court arguments in the titanic battle over the antitrust status of the National Football League, it did not seem the NFL would have an easy touchdown in its long quest for baseball-like immunity from antitrust laws. It's been spotlighted as potentially the biggest sports case in decades, because it may impact other leagues and other businesses that can be viewed either as a single entity or a "joint venture." But the justices seemed reluctant to use it as a vehicle for major change in antitrust doctrine.
4 minute read
January 24, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Terra Incognita for Gun-Regulation Scrutiny

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January 04, 2007 | National Law Journal

Rehnquist FBI File Sheds New Light on Drug Dependence, Confirmation Battles

The late Chief Justice William Rehnquist's confirmation battles were more intense than previously known, according to an FBI file that also offers new details on his 1981 hospitalization and dependence on a painkiller. One lawyer said the file gives evidence "showing how the FBI and DOJ were out to discredit opponents of Rehnquist." A professor who has written on justices' health through history said the file raised questions about "the long-term effect on Rehnquist" of using such a strong drug for so long.
10 minute read
September 02, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Affirms Two Phila. Gun Ordinance Rulings

The state Supreme Court has affirmed the Commonwealth Court's rulings in two cases involving Philadelphia gun control ordinances but has stayed silent about its reasoning for doing so.
6 minute read
May 31, 2013 | The Recorder

In Food Fight, Mayer Brown Wants to Purge Plaintiffs Lawyers

The tussle in the Chobani yogurt case raises questions about the standard for ejecting attorneys when they court an expert witness working for the other side.
7 minute read

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