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January 04, 2007 |

Paul Clement stays cool in High Court hot seat

IN THE PANTHEON of lawyers who have been blind-sided by their clients, it will be hard to top what happened to Paul Clement on April 28, 2004. Clement, then deputy solicitor general, was arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that Congress, in its post-9/11 authorization of military force, had also in effect given the green light to the military detention of Jose Padilla, a U.
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March 19, 2003 |

Cadbury Schweppes / Adams Confectionery

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June 25, 2009 |

Injury During Exam Ruled Malpractice, Not Simple Negligence

Doctors who injure patients during the independent medical examinations required for plaintiffs in personal injury cases are subject to medical malpractice claims, not actions for ordinary negligence, a widely divided state Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. The majority of the 4-3 Court held that a "limited physician-patient relationship" exists during such examinations, typically performed at the behest of insurers to determine the extent of injuries plaintiffs suffered in prior accidents. The the 2 1/2-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice should apply to any claims brought against doctors for harm done during the exams, the majority said.
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November 11, 2002 |

Suits & Deals

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October 03, 2002 |

Texas GCs' Pay Is Up

General counsel at 39 of Texas' largest companies made more money in 2001 than in 2000, with an average bump of 10 percent to their pay package, according to Texas Lawyer's annual report on GC compensation. Although many of the stock options granted are "under water" because of declining stock markets, the good news is that GC salaries may increase as companies back off their reliance on stock options.
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May 03, 2004 |

Record-Setting $1 Billion Verdict Returned in Fen-Phen Suit

A Texas jury unanimously returned a record $1 billion verdict in a fen-phen wrongful-death suit last week, but a Houston plaintiffs lawyer now faces the harder task of convincing the courts that the jury finding busts a statutory cap on punitive damages. Attorney John O'Quinn says the $900 million in punitives will stand because the jury found the Wyeth drug company knowingly or intentionally destroyed, altered or concealed public documents.
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April 14, 2004 |

Pennsylvania Bar Exam Results

The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners has announced the results of the bar examination given on Feb. 24 and 25, 2004. Of the 689 applicants who took the examination, 355 passed (the overall pass rate 52 percent). The names of the successful applicants follow.
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December 23, 2002 |

Suits & Deals

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May 29, 2006 |

Middlesex Jury Awards $14M for Failure To Test for Genetic Trait

Large verdicts and settlements in New Jersey.
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