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December 30, 2002 |

Inadmissible

8 minute read
August 28, 2007 |

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -- the nation's troubled top law enforcement officer -- ended speculation Monday and resigned. For much of the past eight months, Gonzales withstood a barrage of criticism that he had politicized the Department of Justice and misled Congress while giving testimony about the firings. Gonzales' exit is the latest in a string of high-level resignations at the department, which have left Main Justice largely devoid of leadership.
7 minute read
September 11, 2009 |

Lifetime Achievers 2009

In a year when Wall Street was reviled and government was considered part of the problem -- and part of the solution -- we were reminded of the need for lawyers with both brilliant legal skills and a higher calling. The American Lawyer's seven Lifetime Achievers fit that ideal. These six men and one woman combined careers in the private sector with longtime commitments to public service. This year we also announce the winner of our inaugural Law Firm Distinguished Leader Award.
2 minute read
October 23, 2003 |

The Counsel You Keep

When William Lytton arrived at scandal-ridden Tyco International Ltd., in September 2002, he faced a ton of work.
8 minute read
January 09, 2008 |

Newsbriefs

4 minute read
May 03, 2004 |

Record-Setting $1 Billion Verdict Returned in Fen-Phen Suit

A Texas jury unanimously returned a record $1 billion verdict in a fen-phen wrongful-death suit last week, but a Houston plaintiffs lawyer now faces the harder task of convincing the courts that the jury finding busts a statutory cap on punitive damages. Attorney John O'Quinn says the $900 million in punitives will stand because the jury found the Wyeth drug company knowingly or intentionally destroyed, altered or concealed public documents.
7 minute read
April 14, 2003 |

Newsmakers

3 minute read
April 07, 2003 |

Inadmissible

6 minute read
September 15, 2004 |

Being Dan Webb

Winston & Strawn partner Dan Webb, dubbed a "superlawyer" by The New York Times, is used to handling companies' high-profile legal matters -- ranging from Wyeth's fen-phen woes to a Microsoft trademark beef -- but even he calls an upcoming federal proceeding "the mother of all trials." Webb is the lead lawyer for Philip Morris USA Inc., the nation's biggest cigarette maker and currently at the center of a $280 billion racketeering suit that the DOJ has filed against the tobacco industry.
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DOJ Files Civil Suit Against BP and Other Oil Spill Defendants; Plaintiffs Lawyers Welcome Feds to New Orleans MDL
Publication Date: 2010-12-15
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The Justice Department suit alleges billions of dollars of exposure for each of the defendants.

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