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February 24, 2006 | Law.com

Finding Lawyer's Conflict Imputes to Gibson Dunn, Judge Disqualifies Firm

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has been disqualified from representing a limited partnership in a dispute with a private equity fund because at least one of its lawyers, while working at another firm, had drafted formation documents at issue in the suit. Though that lawyer was not working on the present litigation, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried said the plaintiff had failed to meet an "especially heavy" burden to show the lawyer's conflict of interest should not be imputed to Gibson Dunn.
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November 22, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Porno and Madison Avenue, Strange Bedfellows

No doubt we're all concerned about adult content on the Internet. It's rampant, and much of it is either illegal or very dangerous to youth. Yet it's a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry that skyrocketed in distribution and growth once the Internet became its playground.
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February 01, 2006 | The American Lawyer

Muffin Logic

Following the ruling by a federal judge that the theory of intelligent design cannot be taught in public schools-because it violates the constitutional ban on state-endorsed religion-the school board in Dover, Pennsylvania, regrouped to determine its next steps.
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February 09, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Mortgage applications in U.S. fell last week as costs rose

Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell for the second time in three weeks as borrowing costs climbed to a 10-month high.
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January 23, 2009 | National Law Journal

Dreier case takes one small step forward in Canada

The same day that Mark Dreier appeared in a New York court, he received another hearing date north of the border for his charge of impersonating another lawyer there. Dreier was not present in a Toronto court on Thursday morning, the first scheduled hearing date since he was arrested in that city in December for allegedly impersonating a lawyer from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
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December 15, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Corporate Tax

David E. Kahen and Elliot Pisem, members of the law firm of Roberts & Holland, analyze the Tax Court's recent ruling in Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") v. Commissioner. The principal issue in the case was whether "prior approval purchase contracts" executed by Freddie Mac (the name by which the petitioner is commonly known) were, in substance, options to purchase loans.
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August 14, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gordon v. McManus, PICS Case No. 12-1459 (C.P. Monroe June 12, 2012) Williamson, J. (20 pages).

Plaintiffs could not establish that they justifiably relied on alleged misrepresentations by defendants in their efforts to sell a house where plaintiffs were on notice of an objectionable condition, but failed to make further inquiry or inspection and failed to terminate the sales agreement. Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted.
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October 12, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Grier: 'The public wants you to listen'

It's been more than 10 years since Karlise Yvette Grier worked in a large law firm, and she acknowledges that the lack of "a firm full of partners to serve as a base of support" can make campaign fundraising a bit of a challenge. That difficlulty is reflected in her latest campaign disclosure, which indicates that as of Oct.
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October 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

Chevron wants human rights case review

The see-saw legal fights over holding multinational corporations liable for aiding foreign governments in alleged international human rights violations may come to a head in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in two separate cases involving oil giant Chevron and mining company Rio Tinto Group.
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June 05, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

ND Supreme Court hears appeal of prop tax lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Supreme Court had a tough review Tuesday of a lawsuit over the state's debate on whether to abolish property taxes.
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