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March 30, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Keller Asks Conduct Commission to Dismiss Charges Against Her

In asking the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to dismiss its charges against her, Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller lays some of the blame for a Texas inmate's execution in 2007 on his lawyers. Keller alleges she never was told that Michael Richard's lawyers were having computer problems that delayed them in filing for a stay of execution.
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April 22, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Miami man fights tax by Downtown Development Authority

The primary source of funding for Miami's Downtown Development Authority could disappear. Gustavo Molino, owner of Milan Investment Group, is renewing a two-year fight against the agency's ability to levy taxes on properties and businesses in the city's downtown, Brickell area and other nearby neighborhoods.
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July 26, 2007 | The Recorder

It's All About Image

Hollywood attorneys like Lawrence Iser, who's part of a team that represents Paris Hilton, are kept busy policing the misuse of their client�s famous faces.
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December 09, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Newsletter Roundup

Get a sneak peek inside newsletters from the state bar association's sections and committees.
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August 22, 2011 | Legaltech News

Wi-LAN Makes Hostile Bid for 'Patent Troll' Rival Mosaid

Call it the other side of the tech patent boom. Wi-LAN announced its pursuit of a $490 million hostile takeover of rival Mosaid Technologies. Wi-LAN and Mosaid are two of Canada's largest non-practicing entities, known more pejoratively as "patent trolls." A combination of the two would boast a portfolio of nearly 5,000 existing and pending patents.
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October 18, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

One Malpractice Lawyer's Blog Post About Another Draws Defamation Suit

A suit in Morris County appears to be the first instance in New Jersey of one legal malpractice attorney suing another for defamation over criticism in a blog posting.
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November 13, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Ct. Says Subsequent Homebuyers Can Sue Builders

In a case of first impression, the state Superior Court has ruled that homebuyers who are not the original purchaser-users of a home may still bring implied warranty of habitability claims against the builder if defects are discovered.
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August 22, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Justice Department says White House administration office not subject to open records law

WASHINGTON AP - Opening a new front in the Bush administration's battle to keep its records confidential, the Justice Department is contending that the White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.The department's argument is in response to a lawsuit trying to force the office to reveal what it knows about the disappearance of White House e-mails.
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October 08, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Directors' and Officers' Liability

Joseph M. McLaughlin, a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, writes that the PSLRA and SLUSA generally do not preclude a state court from considering a books and records demand simply because a party to the state action is protected by a PSLRA automatic discovery stay in a parallel federal securities class action.
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February 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Courts May Not Predetermine Entry Into ARD

Though admission into an accelerated rehabilitative disposition program ultimately becomes a trial court judge's decision, a court may not impose eligibility guidelines that strip a district attorney's office of its discretion to recommend a defendant for such a program, a Superior Court panel has ruled.
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