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November 15, 2004 |

Texas Law School Improves Its Bar Pass Rate

For the first time since 1993, St. Mary's University School of Law is back. Back to the statewide average, that is, among Texas law schools when it comes to pass rates on the July bar exam. "It's harder to get in, and much harder to graduate from St. Mary's than it has been in the recent past," said Bill Piatt, dean of the San Antonio school.
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October 07, 2011 |

Did Ignored Madoff Tipster Spark N.Y. Prosecutors' Suits Against Bank of New York Mellon?

Regulators ignored the warnings of fraud sleuth Harry Markopolos and allowed Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme to collapse under its own weight in December 2008. Is there a connection between Markopolos and the recent suits against Bank of New York Mellon?
3 minute read
March 30, 2007 |

TJX Says Information From 45.7M Cards Stolen

Information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards was stolen by hackers who accessed TJX's customer information in a security breach that the retailer disclosed previously, according to a regulatory filing. But TJX acknowledged it still knows little about the full scope of the breach, in part because the hackers accessed TJX's encryption software. The filing also said another 455,000 customers who returned merchandise had their personal data stolen, including driver's license numbers.
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The Global Lawyer: Ecuador Plaintiffs Survive Chevron Video Attack
Publication Date: 2010-11-02
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With new strategies and new co-counsel, the plaintiffs in the massive Amazon environmental case against Chevron Corporation are back on the offensive. Will Chevron be able to make its fraud claims stick?

June 12, 2013 |

Freeman Mathis Acquires Firm Of 7 In California

Freeman Mathis & Gary has expanded into California, acquiring a seven-lawyer San Francisco litigation boutique, Strazulo Fitzgerald, with an office in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
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October 05, 2012 |

Suits & Deals

Large verdicts and settlements in New Jersey.
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June 06, 2012 |

Marketplace

IntercontinentalExchange Inc. has signed a 15-year lease for 94,000 square feet at 55 E. 52nd St. Also, one of New York City's leading hunger relief organizations, City Harvest, will be relocating its headquarters to 6 E. 32nd St.
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October 16, 2012 |

Boca hotelier faces charges of bank, wire fraud

Atul Bisaria, an international hotelier from Boca Raton, indicted in Illinois on federal fraud charges in the wake of his company's collapse. The prominent Palm Beach County resident is believed to be in India.
5 minute read
June 01, 2010 |

Informed Consent and the Reasonably Prudent Patient

In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier, partners at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, write: We have heard attorneys and judges express an understanding that plaintiffs asserting informed consent causes of action are required to adduce expert testimony to the effect that a reasonably prudent person would not have undergone the procedure if fully informed of the risks and alternatives. However, recent decisions demonstrate that this is not the case.
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July 31, 2012 |

Revised Dewey figures show 16 percent drop in revenue

Revised revenue figures for Dewey & LeBoeuf pulled the 2011 number down 16 percent to $782 million from a pre-bankruptcy report of $935 million.
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