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May 13, 2004 |

Fla. High Court to Review $145 Billion Tobacco Case

Florida's Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that vacated a record-setting $145 billion punitive damages verdict against the nation's largest cigarette companies. The state's high court did not explain why it accepted Howard Engle v. Liggett Group Inc., a class action on behalf of 700,000 Florida smokers, in which plaintiffs claimed they were victims of an industry conspiracy to cover up the health effects of smoking.
5 minute read
August 24, 2007 |

Recouping Costs

A defendant employer may be able to recoup its costs from an unsuccessful plaintiff. This article explores one avenue that may accomplish that objective, where plaintiff has brought a claim under Title VII.
7 minute read
April 23, 2004 |

Florida Town Can't Restrict Location of Houses of Worship

In a case that spawned three federal suits, an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has ruled that a Florida ordinance prohibiting churches and synagogues from locating in a downtown business district -- where private clubs are allowed -- violates the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The case pitted the town's zoning code against two synagogues, which made First Amendment claims to religious freedom.
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November 30, 2010 |

Largest Firms by City (Philadelphia)

The following is a list of the largest law firms in the city of Philadelphia ranked by the number of full-time attorneys as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
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February 24, 2010 |

Supreme Court Establishes 'Nerve Center' Test for Corporate Jurisdiction

Using simplicity and practicality as its touchstones, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a corporation's "principal place of business" for purposes of federal jurisdiction is its "nerve center," typically where its headquarters is located. The Court resolved a long-simmering debate among the federal circuits, which, for the past 51 years, have used a hodgepodge of tests. Attorneys responding to the ruling say it will bring much-needed predictability and clarity to the jurisdictional issue.
4 minute read
March 08, 2012 |

New Partners Yearbook 2012

Like water seeking its own level, new partnerships rose this year to 150 — their prerecession average. It was as strong a resurgence as the earlier fall-off was precipitous.
69 minute read
May 31, 2007 |

Lawyer's 'Super-Size' Gaffe Costs Him Client and Possibly Right to Practice Before Fla. Court

Saying a bankruptcy judge was "a few french fries short of a Happy Meal" may cost an out-of-state lawyer the ability to practice in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. The comment already has cost Chicago-based McDermott Will & Emery partner William P. Smith his client -- Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff also slapped the hospital with a restraining order at the hearing where Smith made his fast-food quip.
6 minute read
November 30, 2010 |

Law Firms Identified by Corporate Clients

The following is a list of law firms identified by corporate clients as reported in Pennsylvania as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
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Balsam v. Tucows Inc.
Publication Date: 2010-12-16
Practice Area: Internet Law
Industry:
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding Before: Dorothy W. Nelson, David R. Thompson, and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Timothy J. Walton, Redwood City, California, and Daniel L. Balsam, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
For defendant: Bret Fausett and Imani Gandy, Adorno Yoss Alvarado & Smith, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee.
Case number: No. 09-17625

Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 15559DANIEL L. BALSAM, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TUCOWS INC., a Pennsylvania c

November 04, 2004 |

Fla. Justices Asked to Reinstate $145 Billion Award in Tobacco Suit

Plaintiffs' attorneys got a final chance this week to save a $145 billion verdict that they had won against cigarette makers as part of a decade-long crusade. Lawyers Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt asked Florida justices on Wednesday to reinstate the punitive damages verdict and re-establish the class of injured smokers in Engle v. Liggett Group. If the verdict reversal and class certification stand, the legal future for thousands of smokers appears bleak.
5 minute read

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