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January 09, 2009 | The Recorder

Justices Seem to Favor Child Guardian Law

The California Supreme Court appeared to be convinced in oral arguments that a guardianship can be made permanent without a finding of parental unfitness.
7 minute read
January 31, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

VerdictSearch

Delivery worker hit in street gets $2.6 million. Driver not to blame for his passenger's injuries, jury finds. Michelin hit with $41.8 million verdict for rollover crash. Day care hit with $10.7 million verdict for injured girl.
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May 29, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Taking Steps to Reduce the Cost of Workplace Conflict

Workplace conflict can be very expensive for businesses — and that expense has been increasing over the last 10 years, due to higher jury verdicts, attorney fees and other costs, as well as an increase in the number of these conflicts. Businesses can reduce their liability in this area by taking steps to prevent conflicts before they arise, and to resolve them as early as possible, before they grow into full-blown disputes.
7 minute read
May 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Two Ex-BigLaw Partners Guilty in Massive Tax Conspiracy

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July 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Ex-Nonequity Partner's Lawsuit Proceeds Against Gersten Savage

A nonequity partner's claims for salary and commissions could be calculated "from his own origination billings without the need for a full accounting" of the dissolved firm, the court held. The claims of an equity partner, however, were dismissed as premature.
5 minute read
February 09, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Panel Hesitant on Damages in Wrongful Conviction Case

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August 19, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Florida Court Says Insurer Can Go After Ex-Fiancée For Lost Ring Worth $206,000

Marie Stoyanovich will have to do better than tell the court she doesn't know where her costly engagement ring went. Applying the breakup guidance of etiquette mavens on ring returns to an insurance case, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that Chubb Indemnity Insurance Co. has a right to pursue negligence and breach of contract claims against the former fiancée.
3 minute read
January 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Schiff Hardin Partner Fined For Post-Public Service Contact

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics imposed a $3,500 fine on Peter Kiernan for his activities on behalf of his law firm, Schiff Hardin. The Commission said that Kiernan violated the section of the Public Officers Law that bars former employees in policy-making jobs from appearing before state agencies for two years.
4 minute read
February 19, 2004 | Law.com

A Failing Grade

According to attorney Fred von Lohmann, the anti-circumvention provisions that were the centerpiece of the DMCA have failed to prevent widespread digital copyright infringement because technology has outpaced policy-making. And while the DMCA rules have not managed to hold back the digital future, he says, they have managed to stifle legitimate research, impede fair use and impair competition.
8 minute read
March 24, 2009 | The Recorder

E-Pass Targeting Two Ex-Firms to Recoup Fees

The patent holding company is trying to recover millions it paid to Moses & Singer and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey for a patent infringement suit gone wrong.
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