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October 27, 2003 |

Quattrone Obstruction Trial Ends in Hung Jury

The obstruction of justice trial of banker Frank Quattrone, whose wealth and power skyrocketed during the 1990s like the Internet stocks he helped take public, ended Friday with jurors hopelessly divided on a verdict. The mistrial raises the possibility that Quattrone, one of the most prominent figures in the government's crackdown on corporate corruption, will face a second trial as early as next month.
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February 23, 2004 |

We need facts on trip

Newspapers and commentators are calling for Justice Scalia�s recusal from the so-called Energy Task Force case involving Vice President Dick Cheney, because the veep and Scalia socialized as the case was before the court. This argument is not compelling, but there is another potentially more serious problem: whether Scalia and Cheney violated the federal statute concerning gratuities given to, or received by, public officials.
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May 04, 2000 |

Despite Hisses and Snarls, CAT Fund Must Pay Assignees

It's one thing to win a case in court. It's another to get paid. And for medical malpractice plaintiffs in cases involving the CAT Fund, getting paid is an ongoing problem -- perhaps until now.
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February 25, 1999 |

Bailey Takes Fee Fight to U.S. Appeals Court

Bookkeeping on behalf of rich convicted drug dealers can have its pitfalls. Just ask F. Lee Bailey.
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November 29, 2010 |

Hearing set to slug out fees in MLB's Texas Rangers bankruptcy

The 2010 World Series between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants is over, but the sparring over legal fees in the team's bankruptcy continues.
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September 10, 2010 |

2nd Circuit Declines En Banc Review of Drug 'Pay-to-Delay' Ruling

The 2nd Circuit has refused to reconsider en banc its holding that antitrust laws are not violated when drug patent holders pay manufacturers of generic alternatives to keep competing products off the market. The active members of the circuit issued a brief ruling Tuesday saying they had voted to deny rehearing en banc a case in which a three-judge panel in April affirmed summary judgment for Bayer AG on a Sherman Act challenge concerning a so-called "pay-for-delay" agreement involving the antibiotic drug Cipro.
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June 30, 2008 |

Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture

HAGERSTOWN, Md. AP - Three Iraqis and a Jordanian filed federal lawsuits Monday alleging they were tortured by U.S. defense contractors while detained at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003 and 2004.The lawsuits allege that those arrested and taken to the prison were subjected to forced nudity, electrical shocks, mock executions and other inhumane treatment.
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January 05, 2004 |

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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February 02, 2009 |

Lawyers burned in Ponzi schemes

The indictments of three attorneys in Florida and California raises questions about how lawyers may be drawn into committing alleged frauds such as Ponzi schemes. "They may see golden opportunities for themselves with investments or hedge funds," said Peter Keane, an ethics professor at Golden Gate University School of Law.
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March 17, 2005 |

Alexander Schoch: The Negotiator

Alexander Schoch is a "get-the-deal-done type of guy," in the words of an acquaintance. His negotiating prowess makes him a likely candidate to inherit the GC post at Emerson Electric when the current general counsel retires. Says a colleague, "He's absolutely GC material."
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