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September 21, 2007 |

U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.
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October 01, 2003 |

Cosmetic Advocacy

N June 2002 a contact lens entrepreneur named Kashol Pungi traveled to the United States to threaten the Food and Drug Administration. Pungi's Fashion Wear Services, Ltd., based in Alford, England, was selling tinted, noncorrective lenses in Europe and Canada, and he wanted to sell lenses in the lucrative American market, too. Usually, the FDA requires manufacturing inspections and safety studies from contact lens makers before allowing their products into stores. But Pungi-most people call him Kash, as in
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Boutique Firm Sues T-Mobile for Post-Merger Termination
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
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A boutique law firm that spun off from Paul Hastings to represent MetroPCS is suing T-Mobile, it's liable for damages for shedding the firm after the mobile carriers merged earlier this year.

July 25, 2002 |

Making a Difference, Firm by Firm: Part I

To better illustrate the variety of pro bono activities undertaken by local firms, the editors of Legal Times asked the 41 firms participating in the D.C. Bar's "pro bono challenge" to describe one interesting project their attorneys have handled in the past year. The following items, submitted by the firms, offer a glimpse of the depth and breadth of their commitment to service.
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Quinn and Hausfeld Win Class Cert for Shippers in Multi-Billion Dollar Suit Against Railroads
Publication Date: 2012-06-22
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The class, which includes a huge swath of U.S. industry, accuses CSX, Union Pacific, and others of fixing prices for fuel surcharges. Treble damages could run into the billions of dollars.

Days Before Trial, Google Wins Summary Judgment in Rosetta Stone Challenge to 'Keyword' Ad Sales
Publication Date: 2010-04-29
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The trial would have been a great spectacle, with Quinn Emanuel for Google and Skadden for Rosetta Stone--and Google's $23 billion online advertising business model at issue. But Quinn will take the summary judgment win, continuing its streak of successes for Google.

In Case Featuring Ugly Racial Slurs, Fourth Circuit Overturns $10 Million Punitive Damages Verdict against DynCorp
Publication Date: 2010-02-16
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The appellate panel upheld a jury verdict of race discrimination against the military contractor but found jury instructions on punitive damages were flawed.

February 13, 2001 |

Businesses, Lawyers Gird for Tort Battle

The fight over tort reform is taking shape, and the clash over the granddaddy of them all -- measures to restrict class actions -- is heating up. Business advocates are handicapping their chances at advancing bills that died with the end of the last Congress, while their opponents -- trial lawyers -- are meeting with allies on the Hill to plot a defense. It won't be an easy fight for either side.
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Thwarting Requests by Research Universities and Biotechs, Federal Circuit Reaffirms 'Written Description' Requirement for Patents
Publication Date: 2010-03-24
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The en banc opinion in Ariad v. Lilly means academics can't get patent protection for cutting-edge research if they can't describe what their discovery does.

February 22, 2010 |

Ugly Racial Slurs Not Enough to Force $10M Payout for DynCorp

Divided three-judge panel upholds Virginia federal district court jury's finding that the military contractor discriminated against subcontractor Worldwide Network Services — but still overturns jury's $10 million punitive damages award.
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