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January 22, 2007 |

Some Law Firms Embrace Shorter Names, While Others Resist

Law firms everywhere are following a trend to make their lengthy, sometimes tongue-twisting names more palatable -- and more memorable. Patrick C. Dunican Jr., the managing director for Gibbons, which until last week was Gibbons Del Deo Dolan Griffinger & Vecchione, says that to stick with five names in a firm is anachronistic -- a point echoed by legal consultants. But shortening a name, particularly at small to midsize firms or at firms where name partners are still members, can be a touchy issue.
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July 25, 2011 |

Tears and Applause as Judges Perform City's First Same-Sex Weddings

As last-minute accommodations were being made, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler told volunteering judges that she would try to rotate the judges among the clerk's three large chapels and smaller rooms, where judges would consider waiver applications and also conduct weddings. Though initial plans were to close the building by 4:30 p.m., she said hours could be extended to 6 p.m. if necessary. "We will get it done," she said, to the applause of the volunteers.
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June 07, 1999 |

Quick Verdict Ends Suffolk's Oldest Case

A NY jury last week took only one hour and 40 minutes to clear the makers of pHisoHex of a product liability claim that the acne soap -- once used by millions of teenagers -- had caused epilepsy and mental retardation when used on a two-week-old infant. The speed with which the six-member jury reached its unanimous verdict came as a surprise in view of the case's lengthy history and the intensity with which it was fought.
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November 03, 2004 |

Calm Before the Storm?

As South Florida polling places neared closing time Tuesday, lawyers who monitored the election for the presidential campaigns of Sen. John Kerry and President George Bush said there were few problems that obstructed the path to a fair vote. But looming over it all were several issues that could become a focal point for post-election litigation.
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February 06, 2008 |

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November 01, 2009 |

LITIGATION 2009 Home Court Disadvantage

Investors have long complained that securities arbitration is biased toward brokerages. But this year arbitrators socked Credit Suisse with a $431 million award. More big cases are on the way.
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October 22, 2002 |

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IP Litigation Roundup: Jurors Find Trade Secret Misappropriation by Best Buy
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A start-up that blames Best Buy for its demise got some revenge on Thursday, when jurors returned a verdict that the big-box retailer misappropriated trade secrets from Techforward, a software company that helped retailers offer "buyback plans" for consumer electronics. The jury awarded Techforward $22 million in damages, and a judge tacked on $5 million in punitive damages.

June 18, 2007 |

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

EventThe Brehon Law Society will hold a general-membership meeting tonight at 5:30 at the Plough and the Stars, located on Second Street between Market and Chestnut streets. The primary focus of the meeting will be to plan for fall 2007 and spring 2008 meetings.
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August 23, 1999 |

Fen-Phen Lawyers Stick to Texas Formula

Plaintiffs' attorneys trying the fen-phen diet-drug case in New Jersey last week followed the same game plan used successfully by lawyers for a Texas woman earlier this summer. They tried to show that American Home Products, the manufacturer of fenfluramine, marketed the drug without proper warnings about potentially deadly side effects. "Liability is liability," says one plaintiffs' attorney. "What worked in Texas ... will be effective in New Jersey."
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