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October 04, 2010 |

CORRECTION

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March 21, 2002 |

Medical Malpractice Jury Awards Family .1 Million

Medical MalpracticeA girl born with cerebral palsy and her parents have been awarded .1 million after a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury found a doctor and a nurse who oversaw the girl`s birth responsible for her injuries.
3 minute read
November 30, 2005 |

Running Away to Join the Cirque

For 30 years, Fran�ois Macerola has done legal work for the Canadian entertainment industry. So it seemed a natural fit for him to become legal counsel for Cirque du Soleil, which produces shows combining circus arts and commedia dell'arte. Since joining as Vice President for Business and Legal Affairs, Macerola has enlarged the legal department and encouraged the legal staff to break out of their specialties. Macerola oversees nine legal advisers in Montreal, and one each in Amsterdam and Singapore.
3 minute read
August 14, 2009 |

Australian quadriplegic man granted right to die

CANBERRA, Australia AP - An Australian judge ruled Friday that a quadriplegic man who says he cannot "undertake any basic human functions" has the right to direct a nursing home to stop feeding him and allow him to die.The case sheds light on a gray legal area in Australia; patients have a lawful right to refuse lifesaving treatment but helping another to commit suicide is a crime punishable by a life prison sentence.
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October 02, 2007 |

Kirkland & Ellis promotes 62 lawyers to partners

Kirkland & Ellis has promoted 62 of its lawyers to partner effective this month, most of whom are currently associates and in their 30s. The promoted group includes 40 men and 22 women. The 1,300-attorney law firm is based in Chicago and has seven other offices in cities that include Hong Kong, Munich and London.
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February 18, 2002 |

Drought Concerns May Spark Water Resources Legislation

Drought Concerns May Spark Water Resources Legislation The drought emergency declaration for 24 eastern Pennsylvania counties recently signed by Gov. Mark Schweiker is expected to jump start a legislative initiative in the General Assembly calling ...
2 minute read
October 14, 2005 |

Intellectual Property

Alan J. Hartnick, a partner of Abelman, Frayne & Schwab and an adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School, writes that mechanisms to correct orphan works--copyrighted works whose owners are impossible to locate--and copyright's life plus 70 years duration, which seems too long for many works, should be considered to enhance the public domain.
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June 21, 2001 |

Accepting MCLE With Class

The California State Bar is gearing up to add more hours to the CLE requirement. The reaction from lawyers is predictable: "No-o-o-o-o!" But think about it: Would two more hours a year of education be that bad if CLE providers could come up with seminars relevant to your day-to-day practice? The Recorder's Scott Graham suggests courses that would teach, for example, how to shame wealthy judges into recusal.
3 minute read
February 22, 2010 |

Richard Marmaro — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Taking a calculated risk on an immunity deal, Richard Marmaro set in motion a chain of events that exploded one of the government's highest-profile stock option backdating prosecutions.
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