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December 04, 2006 |

President's Game? History Refutes Claims to Unlimited Power Over Foreign Affairs

Louis Fisher warns that legal history is being distorted to support unchecked presidential power in foreign affairs.
8 minute read
August 17, 2009 |

Sherk v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

In this action arising out of a mortgage foreclosure, defendants were entitled to dismissal of plaintiffs' federal claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because it was barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and Pennsylvania's preclusion doctrine, as well as dismissal of plaintiffs' claims under Pennsylvania law. Motions to dismiss granted.
3 minute read
August 11, 2004 |

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law, analyzes, among other cases, a ruling that a tenant's lawyer was not disqualified because he previously represented the owner in evicting another tenant from the same building.
15 minute read
April 30, 2010 |

Organize Litigation Needs With Binders, Timelines

While the debate goes on with respect to a paperless versus paper office, expert binders and timelines can be prepared in either fashion. A paperless version of a timeline would include formulation via a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel, says Swartz Campbell paralegal Christine Flynn.
4 minute read
May 16, 2005 |

First PPA Diet Drug Trial Ends in No Cause

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
4 minute read
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In oral arguments before a Second Circuit panel last year, Wilson acknowledged that the law was "completely unsettled" as to whether corporations could be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute. Well, it's a bit more settled now.

February 10, 2009 |

Obama Backs State Secrets Defense

A DOJ lawyer told a Ninth Circuit panel that the government's position — that it can't be sued for allegedly kidnapping and torturing terror suspects — had been "thoroughly vetted" by the president.
3 minute read
September 11, 2012 |

Texas Lawyer Wins Hard-Fought Fees in Bitter Disability Case

A Louisiana appeals court has awarded $2 million in fees and costs to a Houston lawyer who has spent more than a decade in a bitter battle against Louisiana's attorney general over the lack of handicapped-accessible restrooms at a public university.
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November 12, 2009 |

State Bar Sets Vote On Advance Conflict Waivers

A rule permitting blanket waivers is one of seven "very controversial" changes under consideration. Another proposal would prohibit sex with clients.
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