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May 13, 2004 | The Recorder

Court's Budget �Deal' Just a Big Misunderstanding

A deal on the court budget announced with fanfare last week is apparently no deal at all, say state court leaders who are distancing themselves from the original announcement. On Friday, a press release from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office hailed an �agreement on a new budget plan for trial court funding,� that added back more than $100 million to the court budget. But court leaders now say they never intended to hand control over court employees to the state in exchange for a bigger slice of the pie.
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October 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Booth Remembered: An 'In Person' Guy

Dean Booth of Miller & Martin died Wednesday at age 74 of cancer. Jason W. Graham, a longtime friend, wrote this piece in Booth's memory.
9 minute read
September 06, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Supremes Tackle Firm Disqualification, Attorney's Fees

In two cases decided Aug. 27, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions that could directly impact lawyers' practices.
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July 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hope Drives Rise in Law School Applications

The grim job statistics in nearly every corner of the legal world are surely enough to make any aspiring lawyer think twice about diving into massive debt to attend law school. So why are so many people lining up to do just that?
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May 25, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Restrictive Covenants

John M. Armentano, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that the Fifth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution's "just compensation" provision is implicated when a local government encroaches upon or occupies real property for public use. The U.S. Supreme Court also has recognized that, even if the government does not seize or occupy property, a governmental regulation can amount to a taking if it "goes too far."
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August 15, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Salty Medical Bills? Applying Haygood v. de Escabedo to Admiralty Cases in Texas

It has been said that legal issues of an admiralty and maritime nature have a certain "saltiness" about them, write Josh N. Bowlin and F. Daniel Knight. At first glance, the Texas Supreme Court's July 1 decision in Haygood v. de Escabedo has little in the way of salty flavor, as it is an appeal of a car wreck case. Admiralty practitioners should be cognizant of this opinion, however, as it has far-reaching impact upon admiralty personal-injury cases filed in Texas state courts.
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November 16, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Added Traction in the Courtroom and on the Slopes

The mere mention of the names of certain states is enough to conjure up mental images of big mountains and myriad ski areas: Colorado, California, Utah, Vermont. But Pennsylvania? If not, it should.
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December 31, 2008 | The Recorder

Access Granted

Online retailers can learn more about improving the accessibility of their Web sites from Target's and Apple's recent settlements with the National Federation of the Blind.
10 minute read
November 13, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey
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April 26, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Board of Contributors: Supreme Court Lowers Bar For Class Action Certification

Attorneys Jeffrey Gutchess and Justin Brenner write that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling raises questions about the future of class certifications — not only in securities fraud lawsuits but for claims of any nature.
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