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May 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

'Misunderstanding' Blamed in Firm's DOMA Withdrawal

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Fifth Circuit Green-Lights $7 Billion Claims Against Proskauer, Other Stanford Advisors
Publication Date: 2012-03-20
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Victims of convicted Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford finally got some good news Monday when their class claims against law firms and other advisors accused of aiding in the multibillion dollar fraud were restored. And that's bad news for the primary targets of the litigation, which include Proskauer Rose, Chadbourne & Parke, and Adams & Reese.

July 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

Judges Vow to Move Fast on Gitmo Cases

In the first hearings since the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush, two judges on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week expressed their resolve to move the Guantánamo Bay cases as quickly as possible. But unresolved issues pending in the appeals court and deep disagreements over the government's evidence in the cases underscored the challenges the judges face in bringing about a swift resolution.
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July 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Mixed Causation Is Jury Question in Asbestos Cases

The state Supreme Court has ruled that two plaintiffs alleging that exposure to asbestos caused their illnesses cannot have their cases dismissed on summary judgment simply because the plaintiffs' doctor opined that their illnesses are attributable both to exposure to asbestos and to smoking.
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June 01, 2008 | Legaltech News

Evacuating E-mail

Adobe Acrobat 8 can help you extract data relatively painlessly.
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September 07, 2006 | The Recorder

HP Merger May Kill Mercury Suit

The highest-profile case in the stock-option backdating morass may go poof just as two of California's most intimidating firms square off. Part of the problem: Larry Sonsini seems to be on both sides of the case, now. No Subscription Required
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October 01, 2002 | Legaltech News

No Longer the Laughing Stock

A tech revamp gives credibility to the City of Torrance.
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October 04, 2010 | National Law Journal

PLAINTIFFS' HOT LIST

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December 14, 2005 | Law.com

Assessing Nanotechnology's Risks for Workers

As research and development continues on nanotechnology, government agencies have allocated monies toward gaining a better understanding of its impact on the environment, health and safety, as well as its regulatory, legal and ethical implications. Noting that innovation is historically accompanied by unintended consequences and benefits, attorney Sonia E. Miller writes that industry also needs to address the many unknowns associated with nanomaterials.
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October 06, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Not Every Breath You Take

Plaintiffs experts in asbestos cases may not state as generally accepted science that each single exposure to asbestos is a significant contributing factor to the formation of asbestos-related illnesses, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.
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