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October 14, 2003 |

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December 12, 2007 |

Newsbriefs

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August 11, 2006 |

N.J. Gets Boost in Venture Capital

Venture capital firms poured $249.3 million into New Jersey-based startups and other privately held companies during the second quarter of 2006, with investments in biotech companies accounting for $105 million, according to a new survey released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. "New Jersey is the nation's biotech and pharmaceutical capital, so it's not surprising that more than 42 percent of state funding went to biotech companies," says PwC partner Susan Roos.
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Ninth Circuit Hands Securities Plaintiffs One Mixed Bag, One Loss
Publication Date: 2013-01-02
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The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed plaintiffs securities lawyers a partial victory Wednesday, while one of his protégés handed them a flat-out defeat.

November 25, 2009 |

Lawyer's Advice Merely Bad, Not a Tactical Move, Calif. Court Finds

Sometimes an attorney's bad advice is just bad advice, not shrewd legal strategizing gone awry. That's what California's 6th District Court of Appeal concluded Tuesday when it reversed a trial court judgment and set aside defaults issued against two foreign microchip marketers. The judges rejected the idea that the default was a strategic move by the defendant, or its Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld attorney, Yitai Hu.
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October 27, 2004 |

Courtroom Pulpit

California prosecutor James Brazelton invoked God's will 13 years ago while arguing for the death penalty in a double murder trial. Jurors followed Brazelton's commands and sent Michael Slaughter to death row. Now John Schuck III has renewed objections to Brazelton's statements, calling them "extremely prejudicial." But prosecutors continue to invoke the Bible despite court rulings holding that its invocation violates the accused killer's right to a fair trial.
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October 09, 2003 |

New Patriot Act Rules Take Hold for Financial Institutions

Nearly two years after passage of the USA Patriot Act, another piece of the law kicked in last week as new regulations designed to combat the financing of terrorist activity and international money laundering began being enforced.
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June 07, 2007 |

Small-Firm Litigator Is a Master at Picking Teams

Colleagues and clients concur that it is unusual to find a litigation practice of Taylor & Co.'s caliber in a four-attorney package. Sole partner Stephen Taylor charges $650 per hour on IP matters that few small-firm lawyers are called on to do. The firm works for technology companies and handles professional liability for the San Francisco Bay Area's large law firms and general litigation matters for venture capital firms. Even opposing counsel refer work to Taylor when they have a conflict.
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October 17, 2005 |

Judge Has No Case Against TV Station

Allegheny Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning's defamation suit against a Pittsburgh TV station that ran a story in which sources alleged that the jurist uttered a racial slur during a 1995 disagreement with an airport baggage handler was properly dismissed, the Superior Court has ruled in a 2-1 decision.
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May 22, 2008 |

'Say on Pay' Policies Stir Debate Among Attorneys

During the past year, policies giving shareholders a nonbinding vote on how much executives are paid have taken off in the business world, fueled largely by public outrage over exorbitant executive salaries. The reaction among corporate attorneys who are advising their clients on formulating such policies ranges widely, with some calling them a nuisance that grants too much power to shareholders and others calling them a valuable safety valve that could help prevent litigation.
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