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The Legal Intelligencer

Challengers Cast Soda Tax as City 'Power Grab' in Appeal

Philadelphia's newly imposed beverage tax is not a simple levy on sweetened drinks, but instead a “power grab” by the city that could have negative effects for the state tax structure, an attorney representing a group challenging that tax told an intermediate appellate court.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judges Fete New Supreme Court Justice Lawson, 'A Model of Restraint'

Justice C. Alan Lawson was formally sworn in in the Florida Supreme Court chambers.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cleary Advises on Latin America Deals

In one of the deals, the firm advised two Chilean companies. In the other, it advised the Mexican government.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Insurance Industry Competition Spurs New Network's Creation

Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, a 482-lawyer firm with Philadelphia and New York roots, has formed a global insurance network with firms in Canada, Spain and the U.K. The move comes more than two months after insurance industry rival Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker launched its own international network.
31 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells Confirms Hire of Climan's Crew, But No Moves Yet

A team of technology transactions partners at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Silicon Valley led by M&A rainmaker Richard “Rick” Climan are poised to join Hogan Lovells. But the group is still listed on Weil's website and it remains unclear when their notice period will expire.
29 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Firm Sued for Defamation, 'Self-Aggrandizement'

Jay Edelson, founding partner of Edelson PC, called the complaint filed by a litigation foe "an attempt to do some late-in-the-game damage control" and promised an aggressive response.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lacey, Storied Prosecutor, Remembered for Taking On Corruption

Frederick Lacey—perhaps best known for prosecuting Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio, but also a formidable jurist and accomplished private practitioner in New Jersey— died recently at age 96.
16 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Rejects Black Lawyer's Challenge to Mississippi State Flag

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has rejected an equal protection case filed by an African American attorney after ruling he couldn't prove he was injured by something that is displayed in every courthouse where he practices — the Mississippi state flag, which is adorned with the image of the Confederate battle flag.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Privacy Litigation Against Coca-Cola Goes Flat

After a rogue information technology specialist working for Coca-Cola gave away some of the company's laptops containing sensitive employee information, a former Coca-Cola technician sued the company for the resulting identity theft.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenspoon Marder Expands in San Diego With IP Practice

The firm is taking on three attorneys, including the name partner, from Handal & Associates.
7 minute read

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