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February 10, 2003 |

Growing Boies

When David Boies left Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 1997 to start his own law firm, he had a simple idea: practice a sophisticated brand of law in a small, bureaucracy-free setting. But it hasn't worked that way. Boies, Schiller & Flexner now has 174 lawyers, 11 offices, more than $100 million in annual revenue, and a star-studded client list. The firm has grown awfully far, awfully fast -- and cracks have started showing in its foundation.
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January 19, 2006 |

Would a Justice Alito Carry On the Reagan Revolution?

In Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Jr.'s confirmation hearings last week, Democrats focused critical attention on his role in the Reagan administration -- before his 15 years in the "judicial monastery" smoothed any partisan edges he had. Some voiced concern that, once Alito is freed from the circuit court obligation to obey precedent, those loyalties will resurface and make him the high court's most faithful emissary of the Reagan revolution.
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August 24, 2004 |

Pan Am Settlement May Hurt EgyptAir Hijack Victims

A deal that allows families who lost loved ones in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, to collect their long-awaited compensation from Libya has set in motion a chain of events that may prevent victims of the 1985 EgyptAir hijacking from ever seeing any money from their lawsuit. Plaintiffs' lawyer Richard Heideman is working to ensure this doesn't happen.
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With A Little Help from A Lot of Friends, Carter Phillips Wins One for Qualcomm at the Federal Circuit
Publication Date: 2008-10-15
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Kolon and Lawyers at Paul Hastings Lose Bid to Force Judge Off Kevlar Litigation with DuPont
Publication Date: 2012-02-22
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Ever since DuPont scored a $920 million win last year in a trade secrets case against Kolon over the fibers used in Kevlar body armor, Kolon and its lawyers at Paul Hastings have sought to reverse their fortunes with antitrust counterclaims that DuPont monopolized the Kevlar market. Kolon's claims are still alive, but the company's bid to ensure that they won't be heard by the same judge fell flat on Tuesday.

July 01, 2011 |

The 2011 Diversity Scorecard

This year's Diversity Scorecard shows that minorities are slowly winning back previous gains.
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October 04, 2006 |

N.Y. Panel Backs N.J. Law for Insurance Dispute

A Manhattan appellate court has ruled that New Jersey law should apply instead of New York law in determining the amount of a company's excess insurance coverage for defending and paying asbestos-related personal injury claims. The decision of the Appellate Division, 1st Department, last week was based on the premise that the state of an insured company's "principal place of business takes precedence over the state of incorporation."
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False Claims Act Covers Contract Underbidding, Ninth Circuit Rules
Publication Date: 2012-08-08
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The Ninth Circuit's ruling is bad news for government contractors concerned about FCA liability, but a big win for Motley Rice and a Lockheed Martin whistleblower who claims the company understated the true cost of a multimillion-dollar space launch contract.

In a Rare Bit of Good Legal News for LCD Defendants, San Francisco Judge Dismisses Trio of Price-Fixing Suits by Mobile Device Makers
Publication Date: 2010-06-30
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Susan Illston, the same judge who's overseeing the gigantic antitrust class actions against liquid crystal display makers, has tossed price-fixing complaints by Nokia, Motorola, and AT&T.

Bartlit Beck Strikes Out for Bayer in Federal Circuit Yasmin Appeal
Publication Date: 2012-04-16
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A Federal Circuit panel ruled Monday that that generic drug makers Sandoz, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and Lupin Pharmaceuticals could proceed with plans to market versions of Bayer's Yasmin contraceptive.

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