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May 01, 2005 | The American Lawyer

In-House

The first time we ran a Litigation Department of the Year contest for the Am Law 200 firms, we invited only 19 to compete. That was a mistake, as I was advised over lunch by the litigation chairs of what seemed like the other 181 firms. Talk about acid reflux.
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August 19, 2013 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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May 27, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Rules Midwifery Not Surgery or Medicine

The Commonwealth Court has ruled that practicing midwifery is not practicing surgery or medicine and that certified midwives and licensed nurse-midwives are not one and the same.
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March 02, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Carter named CEO and president of ALM

ALM, publisher of The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and several other legal and real estate news titles, has named Bill Carter its president and chief executive officer.Carter, 44, is a veteran of the legal information services industry. He was most recently a senior vice president at Thomson Reuters, where for two years he led the Small Law Business Unit.
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November 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

Justices Appear Torn Over Drug Labeling Case

The case, Wyeth v. Levine, has been billed as a major milestone in the effort by the pharmaceutical and other industries to free themselves of unpredictable state court tort litigation by embracing instead a single federal regulatory regime-in short, federal pre-emption.
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November 15, 2005 | Law.com

Friend's Ties to Victim Revive 911 Response Suit

When Richard Laratro suffered a stroke, it took 35 minutes after his co-worker Carol Edelson called 911 for an ambulance to arrive -- a delay which resulted in brain damage, according to his attorney. Whether New York City is held liable may come down to the closeness of his friendship with Edelson. An appellate panel re-examined the "special relationship" exception, holding that a friend acting on a person's behalf may satisfy the requirement of "direct contact" between the plaintiff and the municipality.
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October 24, 2005 | National Law Journal

Relevance of ABA rating is tested

In the sometimes bitter debate over White House counsel Harriet Miers' qualifications to sit on the Supreme Court, the American Bar Association's upcoming rating of those qualifications looms large despite past charges of bias in the rating process.
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February 01, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

partners

Large Texas firms made fewer new partners this year but more of them are women and more are minorities than in years past. Considering the uncertainty in the nation`s economy and the turmoil in Texas` bedrock energy industry in the wake of Enron Corp.`s bankruptcy, it`s probably not too surprising large Texas firms made fewer new partners as a whole in 2002 than in 2001. The decline isn`t large, about 9.8 percent, but it`s the second year in a row for the trend line to head down instead of up.
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May 28, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Marketplace

Boston Properties has agreed to acquire the 50-story landmark General Motors Building and three other midtown office towers from the overextended Macklowe family real estate empire. The deal for acquisition of the properties by the real estate investment trust and one or more joint ventures is worth about $3.95 billion. Also, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, for the second time in two months, has announced a developer for the Hudson Rail Yards' $1 billion development rights.
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July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Full Disclosure

Last week, while the Farm Bill dominated the agenda in the House, lobbyists were out in force on all sides of the issue, and several groups said they were prompted to register because of it. Plus more news and notes from K Street...
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