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September 26, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Man in Divorce Seeks to Cancel Adoption of 'Companion Animal'

In the language of the law, Mo is a "chattel." But to Neil Walash the 85-pound English bulldog is a "beloved" pet and companion.
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January 12, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

PricewaterhouseCoopers Study Finds Jury Trials From 1995 to 2009 Yielded Higher Patent Damages Awards

In the wake of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit curbing high patent damages awards, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers study reports that elevated damages spur U.S. patent litigants to seek jury trials. Lawyers have "all known for some time that juries are more generous than judges," said Sarah Chapin Columbia (pictured), a Boston partner at McDermott Will & Emery.
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December 15, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Legal Ethics: Choose Online Friends Wisely

Before diving into the world of online social networking sites, lawyers need to consider the risks, advises Bruce A. Campbell of Campbell & Chadwick in Dallas. Two risks these sites pose are licensing (for would-be lawyers) and potential discipline (for lawyers admitted to practice), he warns. Evaluating this risk is somewhat difficult, because electronic social networking is relatively new.
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May 02, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

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April 21, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

"The Right Approach" and "Happy in Their Work"
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June 24, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

How to Pick the Best Cloud

Finding the right cloud service for your law office's critical applications and sensitive data is becoming an increasingly difficult and daunting process. New providers keep appearing on the scene as older services evolve, change hands and sometimes disappear as quickly as, well, a cloud.
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June 28, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Staring Down a Billion-Dollar Verdict, It's Not Easy to Continue the Fight

When Abbott Laboratories was hit with a huge jury verdict on a patent infringement suit, no one felt more pressure than general counsel Laura Schumacher. She had to recommend whether the company should settle — or roll the dice on an appeal. Schumacher was convinced her company was in the right. But she'd felt the same way right up to the day in June 2009 when the jury awarded the plaintiff, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc., $1.67 billion.
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August 23, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Former Inmate Credits State Judge's "Gumption" for Release

A 76-year-old man sentenced in 1962 to life in prison is learning how to live as a free man after a judge who took an interest in the man's story dismissed the charge against him. Robert Carroll Coney, who has spent most of the past 42 years in one prison or another, says he is adjusting "slowly but surely" to life in the free world.
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October 02, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

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February 02, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Williams v. Houston Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund

The court disagrees with the holdings in Arnett and Herschbach that a municipality's exercise of statutorily prescribed functions with respect to a statutory pension plan is a propriety function of the municipality.
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