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May 17, 2001 |

3rd Circuit Rejects Black Smokers' Civil Rights Suit Against Big Tobacco

Big Tobacco scored another significant win Thursday when a divided 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court refused to revive a proposed class action civil rights suit brought by African-American smokers who say they were targeted in an aggressive marketing campaign. In Brown v. Philip Morris, the smokers claimed they were never warned of the increased health risks of mentholated cigarettes.
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GFI Sec., LLC v Tradition Asiel Sec., Inc.
Publication Date: 2009-04-28
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Case number: 420

Saxe, J.P., Friedman, Moskowitz, Freedman, Richter, JJ. 420-421-422-423-424-425N Index 601183/08 105584/08 601187/08 105575/08 105466/08 601099/08 GFI Securities, LLC, Petit

October 06, 2000 |

3rd Circuit Rejects Hospitals' RICO and Antitrust Suit Against Tobacco Companies

Chalk up another victory for Big Tobacco. A federal appeals court refused to revive an antitrust and civil RICO suit brought by 16 nonprofit hospitals in Pennsylvania seeking reimbursement of the costs of treating non-paying patients with tobacco-related diseases. The court found the hospitals' claims were based on remote and indirect injuries, and they lacked standing to bring the claims.
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December 31, 2003 |

A Year Of Transition In Eastern District Of Pa.

For the judges of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal bench, 2003 will be remembered as the year that Judge Jay C. Waldman died and the year Judge Harvey Bartle III learned that he is likely to serve as the court's next chief.
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August 03, 1999 |

Laid Off Sales Staff Settles WARN Suit for $1.8 Million

A federal judge has approved a settlement of more than $1.8 million in a class-action suit brought by 1,200 tobacco company sales workers who said their employer violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Immediately after being buying American Tobacco, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. fired American's entire sales force. Under the WARN statute, employers are required to give 60 days' advance notice of a ``plant closing'' or a ``mass lay-off.''
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March 23, 2010 |

People in the News

HonoredThe Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession will present the annual Anne X. Alpern Award to Berks County Court of Common Pleas Judge Linda K.M. Ludgate and the Lynette Norton Award to Philadelphia lawyer Lynn E. Rzonca during its 17th annual conference, "Women and the Economy: Securing Your Future," May 12 in Hershey, Pa.
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March 14, 2005 |

Profiles of Candidates for CP, Municipal Courts

This is the first of two parts profiling candidates for the common pleas and municipal courts. The second part will be published in tomorrow's edition of The Legal Intelligencer, listing the remaining candidates for the common pleas and municipal courts.
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April 07, 2010 |

Chances of Big Law Job Offers for Young Lawyers Dismal, Numbers Show

As if law students needed another reminder of the dim job market for young lawyers, a career counseling association has published numbers provided by law firms and other employers regarding 2009 summer associate offers and expectations for 2010 summer programs. And not surprisingly, the picture isn't pretty.
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December 21, 2000 |

Duane Morris Unofficially Dropping the 'Heckscher'

The names of Philadelphia's historic law firms continue to shrink. The latest to enter the game is Duane Morris & Heckscher, which is now branding itself simply as Duane Morris. Firm chairman Sheldon Bonovitz said the 96-year-old name will officially stay the same, but the firm will be known only as Duane Morris.
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Continental Casualty Co. v. American Home Assurance Co., 05 Civ. 7874
Publication Date: 2008-04-22
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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Case number: 05 Civ. 7874

District Judge Laura Taylor Swain U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Plaintiff's counsel: Christopher R. Carroll Carroll, McNulty &am

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