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July 28, 2008 | Law.com

Office of Fair Trading Appoints New GC

The Office of Fair Trading has ended its two-month search for a new general counsel with the internal appointment of Frances Barr, a competition specialist and a legal director with the OFT, who has worked with the regulator for the last 10 years. Barr's appointment could come as a surprise to some, as a number of competition specialists had expected the organization to appoint a high-profile private practice partner to the role rather than an internal candidate.
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June 21, 2004 | Law.com

A Healthy Alternative for Keeping Medical Expenses Down

With health care costs rising at a 15 percent-plus gallop each year, it's no wonder that small firms need to rein in expenses any way they can. And the newly created Health Savings Accounts -- often touted as a "medical IRAs" -- just might offer the relief they've been seeking.
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Weil and Andrews Kurth Quash Class Action by Stanford Investors Against Insurers
Publication Date: 2011-10-28
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A federal judge in Dallas held that SLUSA precluded class action claims brought by R. Allen Stanford's alleged Ponzi scheme victims against two insurance companies that allegedly vouched for the safety of certificates of deposit issued by Stanford's offshore bank. The plaintiffs have vowed to appeal.

September 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

A former HUD assistant secretary joints Nixon Peabody

Orlando J. Cabrera, the former assistant secretary for public and Indian housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has joined Nixon Peabody as counsel in the firm's affordable housing practice in its Washington office. While at HUD, Cabrera oversaw the administration of a $24 billion program, which included public housing, Section 8 vouchers, moderate rehabilitation and housing programs for Native American tribes and tribally designated housing entities nationwide.
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August 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Five Nixon lawyers decamp to Edwards Angell

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has added five former Nixon Peabody attorneys to its New York office. Alphonso E. Tindall, Jr., and Todd J. Peterson join as partners; Deborah H. Henry as counsel; and James Hughes and Gary Anderson as associates.
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June 08, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Time Limits for Voir Dire Found Too Strict for High-Profile Case

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July 15, 2005 | Legaltech News

Be Proactive on Backups

How, in the course of pretrial discovery, should a respondent treat the production of data from backup tapes? The question is rendered even more problematic when a discovery demand specifically requests such "backup" data, as it usually does, and the respondent cannot reasonably deny some likelihood that relevant evidence may be found on such tapes -- as is usually the scenario. Attorney and litigation consultant Robert Alan Eisenberg tackles the issue.
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January 14, 2008 | Law.com

Attorneys Reinstated to Practice From the 2007 Ineligible List

Notice to the bar.
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March 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

Wainstein Tapped to Head New DOJ Division

The White House says it intends to nominate U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Kenneth Wainstein (right) to head the Justice Department's recently authorized National Security Division.
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January 11, 2012 | Daily Business Review

EMI adds breach of contract suit to record label litigation against Grooveshark

Back in 2008, the ever-litigious recording industry set its sight on a new digital music service called Grooveshark. What began as a trickle of lawsuits has now become a flood of docket activity.
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