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Not the Retiring Kind: On One Partner’s Jumpto Dewey

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After a 40-year career that saw him serve as arbitrator or counsel in more than 100 cases, Sullivan & Cromwell international arbitration and dispute resolution expert James Carter wasn’t ready to call it quits.

Don’t Look Back

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The recession has helped usher in a new era. Better to embrace it than yearn for the good old days.

In her first opinion, Kagan covers the bases

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:43:00 +0000

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan today embraced the use of footnotes, the “ordinary meaning” school of statutory interpretation, the Oxford English Dictionary, and the kindly professor approach to announcing decisions. Oh yes, she also issued an opinion for the Court, … Continue reading →

Drug company’s argument may not pass smell test with justices

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One sign that Jon Hacker was in hot water before the Supreme Court came early on Monday, when Justice Antonin Scalia called his client’s cold medication “zircon,” a faux diamond, instead of Zicam.

Court appears sympathetic to Arizona in immigration case

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Arizona’s crackdown on employers who hire unauthorized aliens won sympathy and support from a number of justices during Supreme Court arguments Wednesday in a challenge to the Granite state’s immigration law.

Court appears divided in retaliation case

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed divided on whether the nation’s major job bias law allows lawsuits against employers who retaliate against the fianc, best friend or other third party in a close relationship with a worker who has complained … Continue reading →

Court agrees to hear closely watched Wal-Mart and global warming cases

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Stakes in the Supreme Court’s business-related docket this term jumped into the stratosphere today with the justices’ decisions to hear arguments in the mammoth Wal-Mart class action challenge and the latest legal front in the global warming battle.

Project Superintendent Wins $3 Mil. Verdict in Roof Fall

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:42:59 +0000

The superintendent for the general contractor of a Philadelphia construction site was awarded $3 million for injuries he suffered after falling through an unmarked hole a roofing company had placed on the roof of the project site.

Judge Wipes Out Civil Verdict in Pier 34 Collapse

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:42:59 +0000

A Philadelphia judge has ruled that an insurance company did not act in bad faith when it failed to appoint an appraiser requested by the owners of a Philadelphia pier that collapsed in 2000. The collapse led to three deaths … Continue reading →

Suburban Firm Opens Phila. Office With Government Focus

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Jenkintown, Pa.-based general practice firm Friedman Schuman has opened an office in Center City, Philadelphia, aiming to better establish its government relations, municipal law, real estate and financial services practices within the city limits.

Jury Awards $4.2 Mil. Verdict to Woman Hit by Car

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A Philadelphia jury has awarded $4.2 million in the case of a woman who was run over by a motorist as she walked by a Toyota car dealership parking lot.

DLA Piper Plans to Merge With Australian Partner

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DLA Piper announced Thursday that it plans to fully merge with Australian alliance partner DLA Phillips Fox in a move aimed at giving the firm a much larger footprint in the Asia Pacific region — and positioning it as the … Continue reading →

Panel selects 9 Iowa Supreme Court nominees

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A panel named nine nominees on Thursday night to fill three vacancies on the Iowa Supreme Court that were created when voters ousted some justices for their part in a unanimous 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex … Continue reading →

La. AG slams judge’s appointment of Ala. AG

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell plans to challenge a federal judge’s decision Thursday to appoint Alabama’s newly elected attorney general to coordinate all states’ interests in the litigation spawned by the massive Gulf oil spill.

Probation for lawyer in Pa. courthouse fight

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SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – An attorney charged with punching his opposing counsel in a northeastern Pennsylvania courthouse has been sentenced to six months probation and 75 hours community service.

Sued for Malpractice, Defense Lawyer Can Allege Client’s Guilt

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A criminal defense lawyer sued for malpractice should have been allowed to pursue evidence to bolster his claim that the ex-client was convicted because he was guilty, a New Jersey appeals court says.

Fed. Circuit Provides Guidance on System Patent Infringement

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In order to infringe a system patent, an end user must use all portions of the invention, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled.

Louisville Slugger maker appeals aluminum bat case

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) – The maker of Louisville Slugger baseball bats is appealing a jury’s verdict that found the company liable for the 2003 death of a baseball player who was struck in the temple by a batted ball during … Continue reading →

NM court orders publication of environmental rules

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with environmental groups in a pair of cases that challenged an attempt by Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration to delay publication in the state register of recently approved pollution … Continue reading →

Ill. court throws out liquor taxes, video gambling

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that lawmakers have to start over if they want to raise taxes and legalize video gambling to pay for a $31 billion statewide construction plan.

Terror Defendant Gets Life in Embassy Bombings

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Southern District of New York Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Tuesday ordered Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani to prison for life for his role in the al-Qaeda conspiracy to bomb two U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998.

Obama Gently Knocks Lawyers in Annual Address