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June 15, 2012 |

Ethics problems lose edge as re-election issue

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly a dozen lawmakers seeking re-election are caught up in federal or congressional investigations that are perfect fodder for campaign foes and free-spending outside groups.
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August 30, 2012 |

Barclays fees to Qatar may be investigated

U.K. fraud prosecutors may open a criminal probe as soon as this week into payments Barclays Plc made in 2008 to Qatar's sovereign wealth fund as the bank sought to raise money.
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December 14, 2005 |

Morgan Stanley: 'Record Is Clear' That Florida Judge Erred

Financial services giant Morgan Stanley claims in an appeal that Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Elizabeth T. Maass made several critical errors that led to the record $1.5 billion civil fraud verdict against the New York-based company earlier this year. Morgan Stanley argued that it could not mount a proper defense because of the discovery sanction imposed by Maass, and alleged that Maass improperly held that the sale of the Coleman camping equipment company was governed by Florida law.
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January 16, 2006 |

Run for Coverage: Insurance Bar Encouraged That High Court Will Rehear Frank's Casing

The insurance bar is wondering if the Texas Supreme Court will back off its findings in Excess Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, et al. v. Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools Inc., a major insurance coverage opinion released on May 27, 2005. The court has agreed to rehear that case.
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September 28, 2012 |

BlackBerry Unveils Next Generation

BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. last week demonstrated the latest versions of its previously announced features for work-life device management, user interface navigation, and Web browsing.
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September 26, 2008 |

Defunct Kentucky law school files bankruptcy papers

A defunct Kentucky law school has run into legal troubles — again. The American Justice School of Law in Paducah, Ky., on Sept. 23 filed bankruptcy papers, listing the entity's assets at $1.6 million and its debts at $5.2 million. Attorney Alan Stout, who filed the petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky for the law school, said he expects the amount of debt to increase to about $6 million.
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May 13, 2009 |

Barnard College v. Ribowsky

Tenant's Life Partner Considered Non-Traditional Family Member, Entitled to Succession Rights
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April 12, 2012 |

Unmasking Anonymous Internet Speech in New York

Whether an internet speaker can maintain anonymity in the face of someone else's objections to speech in New York remains a challenging issue for future cases, writes attorney Scott M. Himes.
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March 25, 2002 |

Criminal Practice

Double jeopardy principles precluded the retrial of three criminal defendants after a trial court judge declared a mistrial sua sponte, the Superior Court has ruled.
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Judge's Evidentiary Ruling Helps Kaye Scholer Win Prempro Verdict for Pfizer
Publication Date: 2012-05-30
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Contrasting verdicts in two trials over Pfizer's drug Prempro prove the importance of a judge willing to block damaging evidence from the jury. On Wednesday a federal jury in Bridgeport found that a Pfizer subsidiary wasn't liable for the 2006 death from breast cancer of a 62-year old nurse who used Prempro. In contrast, a jury in nearby New Haven returned a $4 million verdict against Wyeth in a different Prempro trial a month ago.

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