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August 19, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Product claims survive in Home Depot suit

In Bashir v. Home Depot, District Judge Joel Pisano in Trenton, N.J., rejected summary judgment motions arguing that Home Depot, as a mere lessor, is immune from claims under the state Products Liability Act and that the plaintiff spoliated evidence.Pisano said the Georgia-based company could be liable if shown to have had significant control over or knowledge of the workings of the product.
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November 30, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

A Partnership Born of Necessity

Litigation is an inevitable part of business, but one whose costs are often unpredictable because they frequently depend on the uncontrollable actions of third parties. In-house and outside litigation counsel can work together, however, to handle cases more efficiently, and thereby control costs. Attorneys Richard B. Friedman and Carla M. Miller offer several tried and true methods, based on their experiences as outside counsel in litigation and arbitration matters and as in-house litigation counsel.
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July 10, 2006 | Law.com

Miss. Judge Declines to Sanction O'Quinn, Laminack & Pirtle

A federal judge's findings about suspect diagnoses in thousands of silicosis cases in multidistrict litigation in Texas did not convince a state judge in Mississippi to sanction a Houston firm representing some plaintiffs in those cases. A dozen defendants had filed motions seeking $165,000 in sanctions from O'Quinn, Laminack & Pirtle -- now called the O'Quinn Law Firm -- for allegedly pursuing frivolous claims on behalf of clients and submitting allegedly unreliable diagnoses to support those claims.
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March 06, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bucks Jury Sides With Developer That Lost Loan

A Bucks County jury has awarded $3.6 million to a developer that claimed a bank breached its contract when it reneged on a $12.3 million loan for a retail and office complex.
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January 20, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

The Upsides of Collective Actions by Law Departments

Collaborations have supported such varied objectives as software development, budget control, and CLE.
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June 16, 2010 | New York Law Journal

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April 23, 2012 | Law.com

Litigation Can Proceed Against TD Bank Over Operation of Overdraft Program

A putative consumer class action by TD Bank customers over overdraft protection policies has survived a motion to dismiss in federal court in New Jersey.
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May 02, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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November 29, 2005 | Law.com

Ruling Clears Way for Payment of Austrian Holocaust Claims

A divided 2nd Circuit has dismissed the last remaining class action for Holocaust-era claims against the Austrian government, setting the stage for the release of $210 million in compensation negotiated in the waning days of the Clinton administration. The majority ordered the dismissal under the political question doctrine of claims against governmental entities brought by a group of Austrian Jews whose property had been seized by the Nazis during World War II.
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January 17, 2001 | Law.com

Settlement With Southwestern Bell Put on Hold

When a unique $10 million class action settlement with Southwestern Bell Telephone was announced, it seemed everyone walked away happy. But one of those seven million class members isn't sure he likes the settlement. When Michael Northrup of Dallas' Cowles & Thompson felt he couldn't get satisfactory answers about the case, he did what attorneys do best -- he filed an appeal contesting the settlement.
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