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September 29, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Something for Everyone in $25M Verdict Against Leaf Tobacco Merchant

There was a little something for both plaintiffs and defense attorneys in a $25 million jury award Tuesday against Universal Corp., one of the world's largest leaf tobacco merchants. The plaintiffs' side touted the verdict as the largest ever issued by a Madera County, Calif., jury. The defense noted the relatively low compensatory damages, totaling just $200,000. The suit accused Universal of retaliating against employees for tipping off police and insurance investigators about suspected fraud.
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August 07, 2002 | Law.com

Florida Governor's Suit Shuts Down PAC Bearing His Name

It took a federal lawsuit by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to finally shut down a Miami political action committee bearing his name that collected more than $200,000 in donations toward getting Bush re-elected. Bush filed suit in federal court alleging that Americans for Jeb Bush did not distribute any contributions it collected and used Bush's trademarked name and face without permission. The suit was settled immediately.
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August 22, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Christopher Dunn, the associate legal director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, writes that as the federal government responds aggressively to threats of international terrorism � and as it aggressively invokes that terrorism to justify a wide range of measures � the Supreme Court likely will be confronted with fundamental questions about the vitality of the First Amendment at the international border. And when it does, it will be writing on a largely blank slate.
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August 12, 2008 | The American Lawyer

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March 26, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Moscatiello v. Hilliard

In proceedings against securities dealers for fraud, the Superior Court held that Pennsylvania's 30-day time limit for challenging arbitration awards is not pre-empted by the longer time period set forth in the Federal Arbitration Act. Affirmed.
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March 21, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Fewer Filings May Help District Weather Impact of Vacancies

The number of cases begun in the Southern District dropped 11.9 percent in the year ending Sept. 30, to 12,082, at the same time filings were increasing 3 percent nationwide and 8 percent in the neighboring Eastern District, according to just-released federal statistics.
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February 19, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: At Sidley, Profits Pop Amid Solid Gains in Revenue

The global firm with roots in Chicago saw its profits per partner surge 12 percent, to $1.8 million, last year, while enjoying a 5 percent increase in gross revenues and a 2 percent gain in revenue per lawyer, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.
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February 05, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Mortgage Assignee Lacks Standing To Be Player in Condemnation Case

Condemning authorities have no statutory duty to negotiate with a property's mortgagee, even one that has obtained a final judgment of foreclosure, a New Jersey appeals court rules.
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October 24, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Household Workers Law

Ford & Harrison partner Philip K. Davidoff writes: Federal and state wage and hour laws, including the newly implemented domestic workers law, require families to act like small businesses in every material respect. This is a difficult concept for many families employing domestic workers to come to grips with. However, it is best for lawyers to share with clients the reality of these laws at the outset of an employment relationship, before a lawsuit is filed.
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April 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

Recruiting the future lawyers of America

How one lawyer infiltrated sixth-grade science camp in an effort to indoctrinate the future law school class of 2022.
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