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April 27, 2009 |

Home Circuit Rule

In diversity cases that raise state law issues of first impression, federal appellate courts must try to predict how the state's highest court would rule on the issue. When a federal circuit has done just that — ruled on a novel issue of law from a state within its jurisdiction — should other federal circuits simply defer to its decision as the "home circuit" for that state, or should they make their own Erie determination?
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July 01, 2010 |

Son Files Suit Against Heiress Mom's Will, Inheriting Chihuahuas Vow to Fight Tooth & Nail

Conchita, Lucia and April Marie are used to a luxurious life in an island mansion. With a $3 million trust fund from the will of an heiress, they'll never have to worry about a thing. What sets the three apart is that they're Chihuahuas.
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October 16, 2009 |

2-1 court upholds convictions of animal activists

PHILADELPHIA AP - In a split decision, a U.S. appeals court upheld the convictions of animal-rights activists charged under a terrorism statute with using their Web site to incite threats and vandalism against a company that tests products on animals.The 2-1 decision was the first federal appellate court ruling on a constitutional challenge to the law.
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It's Boies Schiller v. Paul Weiss in Terra's Fraud Suit Against Citi
Publication Date: 2009-12-14
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Terra claims Citi misrepresented key facts when it advised the private equity fund to buy EMI for $3.9 billion. If the case makes it to trial, it could be a rematch for David Boies and Ted Wells.

December 17, 2007 |

Oil price surge has economic drawbacks, efficiency benefits

Oil's run to nearly $100 a barrel this year jacked up the cost of travel, clothing, beauty products and milk, and many analysts think fuel prices will remain at historically lofty levels throughout 2008.Record energy prices could sow the seeds of their own destruction. Along with the housing crisis, they are contributing to an economic slowdown that is sapping the country's energy appetite just as oil producers ramp up production.
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May 31, 2012 |

The Negotiable Mortgage Note: A Luxury Lenders Can No Longer Afford

Why such notes are not suitable for today's market paradigm.
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Winston & Strawn Secures $276 Million for Investors (and $24 Million in Contingency Fees) in 18-Year-Old Suit Against the FDIC
Publication Date: 2011-12-20
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Since 1993, Winston & Strawn's Thomas Buchanan has led the charge in an epic shareholder battle with the federal government over the FDIC's seizure of Meritor Savings Bank during the savings and loan crisis. It's finally over--almost.

June 07, 2011 |

Corporate Lawyer With Energy Focus Joins Morgan Lewis in Pittsburgh

Morgan Lewis & Bockius grew its Pittsburgh office late last week with the addition of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney corporate partner Amy Pandit.
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Del. Judge Clears Obstacle to Liberty Media's Starz Split
Publication Date: 2011-05-02
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Delaware Chancery Court vice chancellor J. Travis Laster rejected bondholders' assertion that the spinoff could put Liberty in default on $4.2 billion in debt.

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