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January 06, 2009 | The Recorder

Banks May Lose $51M in Heller Dispute

A "clerical error" by Bank of America could mean it and Citibank will lose secured-creditor status, and have to return $51 million to Heller.
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December 03, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

Prosecutor's Ban on E-mail From Adversary Triggers Legal Skirmish

Imagine, in the age of electronic communication, a lawyer accusing her adversary of "unprofessional behavior" and "sharp practices" for using e-mail instead of more traditional means to send her motion papers.
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December 06, 2012 | Legaltech News

Find the Weakest Software Link Before Hackers Do

Does your risk management plan include vendor-supplied software and applications? Judy Selby, partner at Baker & Hostetler, says that every outsourced application represents a data breach risk — deal with it.
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October 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Dish and Disney Duel Over Contract Rights to Valuable Channels

Attorneys traded opening arguments yesterday in a lawsuit over television licensing, in which Dish Network argues that a series of contracts gave it the rights to four high-definition channels, a claim the media conglomerate rejects.
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March 14, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Charity probe to next focus on campaign money

The next phase of an investigation into a veterans charity accused of being a front for a $300 million gambling operation will focus on the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on lobbying and campaigns donations.
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August 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

On the Job: Moves

Family Dollar makes a fresh deal on a top in-house counsel.
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February 15, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Chevron fined $9.5 billion in Ecuador environmental contamination case

An Ecuadorean judge ruled Monday in an epic environmental case that Chevron Corp. was responsible for oil drilling contamination in a wide swath of Ecuador's northern jungle and ordered the oil giant to pay $9.5 billion in damages and cleanup costs.The amount - $8.6 billion plus a legally mandated 10 percent reparations fee - was far below the $27.
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May 09, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Dismisses JPMorgan Suit Over Rescission of Mortgage Loan Insurance

In a blow to mortgage lenders, a U.S. judge in Newark throws out a suit by JPMorgan Chase Bank that challenged a mortgage insurer's right to unilaterally rescind coverage for almost 2,000 mortgage loans for alleged submission of misleading information.
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November 22, 2004 | Law.com

Court Secrecy Practices at Center of Drug Boss's 11th Circuit Appeal

In a case being closely watched by civil libertarians, journalists and the criminal defense bar, lawyers for convicted Colombian narcotics boss Fabio Ochoa have attacked his 2003 conviction partly on the grounds of federal court secrecy practices. A key issue in last week's oral arguments before the 11th Circuit was the constitutionality of "super-sealed" court documents that federal judges in Florida and Atlanta have used to hide the existence of some civil and criminal court cases.
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August 31, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Commentary: Marketing Is Key to a Healthy Practice

Today, more than ever, marketing planning is essential to every lawyer in private practice — whether you are a first-year associate, a junior partner or a managing partner, says Kimberly Alford Rice.
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