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January 12, 2004 |

Civil Actions

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June 16, 2008 |

Civil Actions

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March 27, 2013 |

Justices Struggle With Gay Marriage and Calif. Ban

Gay marriage advocates, hoping for constitutional recognition of their right to wed, encountered a cautious and sometimes skeptical U.S. Supreme Court during arguments Tuesday on California's same-sex marriage ban.
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February 01, 2013 |

Between rocks and a hard place

A drop of tin, a speck of gold. The tiniest trace of any so-called conflict mineral in a vast array of products—everything from buttons to cellphones to jet turbines—is now under the microscope of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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October 26, 2006 |

Door Opened to Adverse Possession Claims

Joshua E. Kimerling, a partner at Cuddy & Feder LLP, writes that, while the doctrine of adverse possession may not be a favored means of procuring title, it is quite important to real estate litigators. One of the threshold elements in adverse possession is the "claim of right." But recently the importance of such a claim has been greatly diminished, if not eviscerated, by the New York Court of Appeals.
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Legal Stars Convene at High Court for Same-Sex Marriage Arguments
Publication Date: 2013-03-26
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Gay marriage advocates, hoping for constitutional recognition of their right to wed, encountered a cautious and sometimes skeptical U.S. Supreme Court during arguments Tuesday on California's same-sex marriage ban.

August 04, 2009 |

Two More 'Iqbal' Dismissals Emerge in Product Liability Cases

The Supreme Court's May 2009 ruling in Ashcroft v. Iqbal is quickly becoming the best thing to happen to the product liability defense bar since Daubert. We told you a couple of weeks ago about the dismissal of a false-marketing suit involving AstraZeneca's anti-psychotic drug Seroquel because it didn't meet the new, tougher pleading standard the Court laid down in Iqbal. Now we have word of two other recent Iqbal dismissals involving controversial products.
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July 02, 2013 |

Supreme Court Ends Term On Fractious Note

It was a U.S. Supreme Court term for the history books, with a final week that will be remembered for its powerful—and to some, contradictory—rulings on equality. The court made headlines with decisions on issues from gene patenting to drug-sniffing dogs. But the final week punctuated the storyline of the Roberts Court—a divided group of justices that takes on society's biggest issues without hesitation, even if the resulting opinions are sometimes fractious and fractured.
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November 26, 2012 |

In 9th Circuit's latest pro-gay ruling, clerk wins spousal benefits

Gay employees of the federal court in states where same-sex marriage is legal are still fighting to obtain health benefits for their spouses that many in private industry take for granted.
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July 15, 2013 |

Health Care Dissenters Run to Earth

A U.S. Supreme Court mystery drew them together: the Harvard 3L, the engineer, the Jenner & Block associate, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and a team of MIT doctoral students. The mystery: Who actually wrote the joint dissent in last year's health care blockbuster?
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