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June 15, 2010 | Law.com

Burden of Proof at Issue in Chevron Appeal at 9th Circuit

A 9th Circuit panel on Monday sounded open to the idea of ordering a new trial for Nigerian villagers who blame Chevron for a violent altercation on an oil platform in 1998. The plaintiffs attorney argued that the district court judge committed "serious error" in instructing the jury on the Nigerians' battery claims, rejecting "on the eve of trial" a prior ruling that the burden was on Chevron to prove its affirmative defenses. A federal jury exonerated Chevron in 2008.
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June 03, 2010 | The Recorder

Jones Day Gets Ex-U.S. Attorney of San Diego

Karen Hewitt had led the office since 2007, capping an 18-year career at the Justice Department.
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September 19, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

TL Opinion

A ruling on expert witnesses may go a long way to halt questionable expert-witness shopping on both sides of the bar. And FEMA doesn't need more bad press, but the agency exposed itself to further embarrassment recently when it decided to ban the press from covering the recovery of bodies from flooded areas of New Orleans.
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September 25, 2008 | The Recorder

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles

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October 25, 2007 | Law.com

Overcoming Evidentiary Hurdles

In a recent case, neither party made any effort to authenticate the e-mails relied upon in their motions for summary judgment. Nor did they consider any of the hearsay issues raised by these e-mails. This utter disregard for these evidentiary issues prompted the magistrate judge to issue a lengthy opinion that reads as part cautionary tale and part primer on evidentiary issues related to e-discovery.
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September 16, 2011 | Legaltech News

Obama Signs First Major Patent Law Change Since 1952

President Barack Obama signed into law a major overhaul of the U.S. patent system, a measure designed to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to market. Passed in a rare display of congressional bipartisanship and hailed as a milestone that will spur innovation, the America Invents Act is the first significant change in patent law since 1952.
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July 27, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Corruption and the Constitution

The pernicious impact of dual office holding has finally caught the New Jersey Legislature's attention.
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May 09, 2007 | Law.com

Fish & Neave's Vote to Defer Payment to Ex-Partners Deemed Proper

The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that Fish & Neave acted properly when it voted to defer compensation due to partners leaving the law firm, including former managing partner W. Edward Bailey. The court's 6-0 decision was one of two the court issued Tuesday concerning lawyers and the profession. In another decision, the court ruled that a lawyer suing a company can properly conduct an ex parte interview with a former executive of that company.
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January 09, 1998 | New Jersey Law Journal

Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 6, No. 6 -- January 9, 1998

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June 12, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Miller & Martin Lawyers Exit En Masse in Nashville Shake-Up

A 14-month string of losses that has also seen partners head to Am Law firms Adams and Reese, Bradley Arant, and Littler Mendelson continues with 37 Music City lawyers leaving Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Miller & Martin for rival Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada.
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