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August 05, 2009 | Law.com

Battle Lines Set, Senate Debates Sotomayor

The Senate held a history-making debate Tuesday on confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice, with Republican opponents asserting she would bring bias to the bench and Democratic supporters saying she was a mainstream moderate. There was little doubt that President Obama's first high court nominee would be confirmed with bipartisan support as early as Thursday, but senators lined up to weigh in on her fitness for the bench, with an eye perhaps toward the next Supreme Court battle.
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February 04, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Large-Firm Life

Alison King and Daniel Boglioli, associates at Kaye Scholer, write that a typical mistake made by some new lawyers is to be rude or curt to support staff. An extremely arrogant approach, it is also a short-sighted one.
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June 18, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

When Disaster Strikes A Sloppy Job: The Act Of God Defense

Even if an Act of God occurs, the contractor remains liable for its breach of contract and must correct the work to conform to the contract, in the absence of language to the contrary.
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August 12, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

ABA Delegates Weigh Dueling Plans For Hastening Judicial Nominations

Political infighting over federal judge selection has spilled into the deliberations of the American Bar Association. At press time, two dueling resolutions, both designed to put the ABA on record in favor of speeding up the confirmation process for judges, were on the agenda for the ABA House of Delegates at the bar group`s national meeting in Washington, D.C.
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March 25, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

BP's $50M Settlement With DOJ Stalls as Congress, 5th Circuit Scrutinize Deal

It's been five months since the Justice Department announced a $50 million settlement with oil giant BP over a 2005 Texas refinery blast that killed 15 workers and injured 173 others. But the settlement remains stalled as both the 5th Circuit and Congress look into the deal. The victims' families and lawyers have asked the 5th Circuit to review whether prosecutors stepped on victims' rights during negotiations, and Congress is pushing Justice to explain why it only went after a fourth-tier BP subsidiary.
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April 05, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Kardas (Thibault) v. Union Carbide Corp.

Vermont Law Applies in Suit Against IBM Alleging Fetal Exposure to Toxins by Father
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February 07, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Lawyer: Crematory operator suffered from mercury exposure

RINGGOLD, Ga. AP - The lawyer for the operator of a crematory where more than 300 uncremated human remains were found said he believes the situation can be blamed on exposure to mercury his client suffered.McCracken Poston said he believes Ray Brent Marsh was suffering the effects of long-term exposure to mercury vapors from a poorly built ventilation system that vented gas and particles from cremations into the room where Marsh worked.
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February 21, 2012 | Daily Report Online

TNT Express wants higher bid from UPS

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June 12, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

How to Manage and Motivate Lawyers

The challenge for managing partners becomes how to motivate contentious, egotistical, highly intelligent and functionally effective professionals.
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August 12, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Debevoise, Skadden Square Off in Battle Over 'Fresh' Fruit

They sound like the same company, but Fresh Del Monte Produce and Del Monte Foods Company are rivals locked in a longstanding trademark battle.
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