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THE PRACTICE

Calif. Case Upsets Equilibrium on Expert Testimony


In last year's Sargon decision, the California Supreme Court took a major step toward embracing the Daubert approach to admissibility.

THE CAREERIST

Harvard Law Really is No. 1


Are you still fussing with that U.S. News & World Report ranking of law schools? How provincial! We live in the global economy, so what really matters is how your law school ranks ­internationally.

IN-HOUSE PROFILE

Answer man


Profile of Berkeley Research Group general counsel Marvin Tenenbaum.

INADMISSIBLE: Cool Music Soothes Supreme Court

The occasion of the Supreme Court's spring musicale saw Broadway great Barbara Cook belting out jazz and oldtime favorites. Plus: Skadden and News Corp., Arent Fox reps the 49ers, Boasberg clears the way for school closures, a circuit judge runs, and shoe business in this week's column.

VOIR DIRE: Patience Expired

For years a group of activists calling themselves "Robin Hood and his Merry Men" have roamed the streets of Keene, N.H., with rolls of coins to feed expired meters before parking enforcement officers can write tickets. Some of those officers are striking back. Also: a royal flush, a dust-up, and a Wolf suit in this week's column.

MOVERS

Amy Beth Dambeck joins Constangy, Brooks & Smith as senior counsel to the Princeton, N.J., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.

IN BRIEF: Attorneys Strike

More than 200 attorneys and staff at Legal Services NYC walked off their jobs on May 15 after voting overwhelmingly to reject management offers for a new contract. Plus more in our weekly roundup of Web-only stories from NLJ.com and other ALM publications.