Sign in to follow
Search Results

0 results for 'Crowell Moring'

You can use to get even better search results
Railroad Operators Lose Bid to Dismiss Fuel Surcharge Price-Fixing Case
Publication Date: 2008-11-12
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court:
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number:

September 12, 2003 |

Georgia Justices Pass Expert Witness Issue Back to Legislature

Last April, the Georgia Supreme Court voted to consider adopting a strict expert witness rule that had failed to get through the General Assembly. But thanks to two justices' apparent change of heart, the court has now announced it will not decide the case. Tort reform advocates had hoped Georgia would become the next state to adopt expert standards set by the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals.
6 minute read
January 29, 2008 |

5th Circuit to Weigh Jurisdiction Over Contractors in Iraq

More than 1,000 private contractors have been killed in Iraq and 13,000 wounded. Among them: a Kellogg Brown & Root convoy caught in what became known as the Good Friday massacre. The 2004 attack is the focus of a crucial suit, which claims drivers were induced into believing they would not be put in active combat zones. If the 5th Circuit lets a lower court decision stand, virtually any military contractor working for the federal government could be deemed beyond courts' authority and immune from U.S. law.
21 minute read
Freshfields Claims Top Spot in Am Law's International Arbitration Scorecard
Publication Date: 2009-06-26
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court:
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number:

We don't know of any reporter as attuned to international arbitration as Am Law's Michael Goldhaber, which is why we look forward to his Arbitration Scorecard each summer. Freshfields claims pride of place as the top arbitration law firm, with an impressive 19 treaty arbitrations and an equally impressive 16 contract arbitrations.

Bernstein Litowitz Pulls Off $125 Million Settlement for New Century Shareholders
Publication Date: 2010-08-03
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court:
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number:

New Century's shareholders were the first to file a subprime-related securities class action, but the litigation got mired in competing claims by the SEC and the New Century bankruptcy trustee. The global settlement deal announced Monday takes care of the whole kit and caboodle.

August 10, 2009 |

Stresses led to venerable firm's collapse

From the outside, Morgan Finnegan's future looked bright. It was January 2004, and the venerable IP firm had just signed a 20-year lease to take over the 20th and 21st floors at Three World Financial Center in lower Manhattan. The lease wasn't cheap-$327,000 a month in the first year-and the firm had been lured back downtown in part by a $1.
12 minute read
October 06, 2005 |

One Lawyer's Amazonian Adventure

Patent attorneys are used to going up against big companies for infringement, but for Pillsbury partner James Gatto, the battle is getting personal. That's because the attorney is fighting Amazon.com for infringement on his personal patent, an almost unheard of situation in the IP legal community. The case has already caused a bit of havoc for Gatto's old firms, including Baker Botts, Hunton & Williams and Mintz Levin, which have all been subpoenaed by Amazon's Kirkland & Ellis lawyers.
9 minute read
With No U.S. Address, Kolon Ducks Criminal Trade Secrets Case for Now
Publication Date: 2013-02-26
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court:
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number:

After getting trounced in its trade secrets battle with DuPont, Kolon Industries is having better luck stonewalling a follow-on criminal indictment. But it may only be a matter of time before a judge lets the U.S. Department of Justice go forward with the case.

April 02, 2003 |

Fights Loom for Iraqi Riches

On the first day of the Iraq war, the president handed millions of dollars to nearly 150 Americans who had been held captive by Iraq during the first Gulf War, ending a four-year quest for compensation by the Americans and their lawyers, including Sprenger & Lang's Daniel Wolf. But some say the move will make it more difficult for other American victims of the Iraqi regime to collect civil penalties lodged against the country.
9 minute read
FCPA Update: Two New Targets and Two New Challenges to Government's Definition of 'Foreign Officials'
Publication Date: 2011-03-02
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court:
Judge:
Attorneys:
For plaintiff:
For defendant:
Case number:

Is an employee at a state-owned company a foreign official under FCPA? With the SEC and DOJ targeting new companies for FCPA violations seemingly every day, that's shaping up as a crucial question.

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources