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September 27, 2007 |

Sexual Harassment Test: Still Murky Despite 'Suders'

For many years, according to attorney Demi Sophocleous, the legal backdrop concerning constructive discharge resulting from sexual harassment has been bogged down in confusion, which the U.S. Supreme Court has not helped. She describes how the Court's establishment in 1998 of a "tangible employment action" test, meant to clarify employer liability standards, only resulted in a circuit split. And she argues that the Court's 2004 Suders decision may have only created a need for more litigation.
10 minute read
April 04, 2005 |

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September 05, 2000 |

Drowning in the Merger Wave

After years of record-breaking merger activity, the deluge of deals is wearing on the Federal Trade Commission. Bogged down with reviewing seemingly endless corporate unions, FTC lawyers have been hard pressed to prosecute antitrust violations, such as price fixing and abuse of monopoly power. Now, FTC attorneys fear that counsel are urging clients to use this institutional weakness to their advantage.
9 minute read
March 01, 2006 |

Lobbying and luxury two blocks from the Gold Dome

By Aisha I. Jefferson, Staff ReporterPat Swindall wants to convert an empty, dilapidated building at the corner of Pryor and Mitchell Streets into luxury office and living space for lobbyists.Swindall, the one-time congressman, said Capitol Center will be a mixed-use facility that will feature offices, restaurants, large conference rooms, and a spa and health club.
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September 03, 2012 |

Ripe for litigation

Listeria linked to cantaloupe killed at least 33 Americans and sickened another 147 last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a new food poisoning outbreak involving salmonella is under way in 21 states, with 178 confirmed infections and two deaths.
8 minute read
October 30, 2006 |

Duane Morris, Baker Hostetler Work Out $6.2 Bil. Deal

Deal MakersWhen Duane Morris Chicago corporate partner David J. Kaufman helped put together a $6.2 billion merger that would have his client, Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, taken under the leadership of Developers Diversified, he figured the chances of working for Developers Diversified were unlikely.
4 minute read
May 30, 2011 |

Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Double-Recovery Argument Unsuccessful at 14th Court

In the age of tort reform, it's hard enough for plaintiffs to win jury awards in medical-malpractice cases, let alone preserve those awards on appeal. Yet one appellate lawyer recently convinced Houston's 14th Court of Appeals to keep a $1.5 million med-mal verdict intact by batting back some common defense arguments made in such cases — and one unusual one.
3 minute read
June 10, 2008 |

Animal Owners Seek Class Action Status in Suit Over Pet Food Additives

Pet owners seeking class action status in a suit against manufacturers, packers and retailers say TV images of a kitchen making a "Tuscan" meal for kitty are pure fantasy. The $58 billion spent on pet food over the last four years has been without consumers' knowledge that the "quality" or "premium" foods they are feeding their pets "are made wholly or partially of inedible garbage unfit for human consumption," says the suit. The litigation is expected to heat up soon in a fight over documents.
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