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N.Y. panel rejects arbitrator's $3M sanction
A New York state appeals panel has rejected an arbitrator's $3 million sanction against oil tycoon Jack Grynberg in a decade-long dispute with BP and Statoil, ruling that the arbitrator exceeded his authority in sanctioning Grynberg for filing a series of lawsuits in bad faith.The unanimous Feb. 21 opinion in Grynberg v.Arguments Heard In Former ADA's Discrimination Case
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on April 6 in an employment discrimination appeal in which a former Dallas County assistant district attorney alleges DA Craig Watkins fired him on the basis of his race. Rick Jackson, who is white, alleges he was wrongly fired by then-new DA Watkins — the first black district attorney in Texas — and replaced by a less-experienced black attorney.Qualcomm Mess Engulfs Top IP Firm
A week after the public learned of Qualcomm Inc.�s bombshell admission that it withheld potentially thousands of important documents in a high-stakes patent trial against Broadcom Corp., many in the intellectual property community are still buzzing about the gaffe.Iraqi arms-deal case collapses
Charges are dropped against an Iraqi, once a permanent resident of the United States, who was accused of facilitating the construction and sale of armed patrol boats for Saddam Hussein's navy. A plea bargain is offered to his son, a U.S. citizen.Civil Rights Firms Accused of Failing to Honor Fee Agreement
Two prominent civil rights firms in New York are accused by a three-lawyer Washington, D.C., firm of cheating it out of a significant fee as part of a $3.75 million settlement in a wrongful death case.Real Estate Attorneys Become Corporate Dealmakers
Real estate attorneys are adopting more of the deal-making skills of their corporate counterparts as they get pulled deeper into the real estate sector's surging M&A activity. Some say clients that buy and sell high-dollar, multiproperty assets increasingly want a lawyer who not only understands how to assess properties, but can also play a role in crafting a transaction. The buying and selling of real estate investment trusts, especially publicly traded ones, is at the heart of the increased activity.N.Y. Governor Criticizes Judicial Conduct Commission Chairman Over Humor Book
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Monday criticized the chairman of the state Commission on Judicial Conduct for comments that he made in a book co-written with comedian Jackie Mason, which the governor described as not fitting "neatly, or at all" with his commission duties. Although Spitzer didn't explicitly say so, the governor's press secretary said Spitzer thinks that Raoul Felder should resign, not from just the chairmanship, but from the commission.Recipe for Ruining Your Career: 7.4 Grams of Cocaine, 10 Hits of Ecstasy and 30 Yaba-Daba-Don'ts
Two years ago, David Baer was flying high. The 35-year-old was general counsel of Petters Group Worldwide, had a wife and two dogs, and recently been named one of Minnesota's attorneys of the year by Minnesota Lawyer.Working With the Same Client for 25 Years: Priceless
Ralph Nader and the adult Web site priceless420.com don't seem to have much in common. One appeals to disaffected Democrats -- the other to those who like to spank disaffected Democrats. Yet both the presidential candidate and the Web site have run afoul of MasterCard by spoofing its "Priceless" ad spots. Distinguishing between trademark misuses needing a tough response or a softer touch has been a collaborative effort between MasterCard's in-house and outside lawyers since the '70s.Trending Stories
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