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August 21, 2006 |

Damage fallout over nuclear suits

The federal government may soon face the first wave of damages awards in its long-running, multibillion-dollar breach-of-contract litigation with the nation's utilities over disposal of spent nuclear fuel.
8 minute read
July 27, 2012 |

'Virtual abodes' on social media considered for serving processes

More litigators are turning to social media to find elusive defendants and are increasing their efforts to serve process via these same sites, Miami attorneys Luis Salazar and Aaron P. Honaker note.
4 minute read
February 19, 2007 |

A small legal group causes Wal-Mart some big problems

Attorney Brad Seligman was on a hunt to find out whatever he could about Wal-Mart Stores Inc. after hearing about a potential claim of alleged sex discrimination against the retailer in 1999.
4 minute read
August 02, 1999 |

Lynch Can't Prove Libel by Union But Might Against Political Consultant

Calling a politician a mobster is defensible if you believe it to be true, or if it's such obvious hyperbole that no one else would believe it to be true, the NJ Supreme Court ruled last week. That means state Sen. John Lynch's libel suit against the New Jersey Education Association is dismissed. But the Court allowed Lynch, a public figure, to pursue his libel claim against the group's consultant who knew the published statement: "This Is No Lie: John Lynch is Connected to the Underworld," to be false.
4 minute read
March 26, 2007 |

Biovail Pharmaceuticals Fires Kasowitz Benson From High-Profile Case

Biovail Pharmaceuticals fired Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman from its case against several hedge funds and Wall Street analysts Friday, as questions continued over whether the law firm knowingly used documents covered by a protective order to help bring the suit. At issue are documents that were part of a separate class action involving Banc of America Securities LLC. BAS claims Kasowitz Benson and Biovail used the material to pump up the case against the hedge funds.
3 minute read
January 05, 2011 |

Former D.A. Changes Firms to Get Back Into Courtroom

Kenneth B. Hodges III has joined Atlanta's Ashe, Rafuse & Hill to get back into the courtroom. He moved from the Baudino Law Group, the health law firm that he joined in November 2008 after stepping down as Dougherty County district attorney, an office he'd held for 12 years.
5 minute read
June 21, 1999 |

Next Up, a Really Weighty Legal Issue

The latest Hollywood legal squabble involves what arguably shapes up to be one of the more egregious sins in Tinseltown: Suggesting that a celebrity could stand to lose a few pounds. Last month, Paula Abdul filed a $1 million complaint in L.A. Superior Court. The suit targets the "Hollywood 48-Hour Miracle Diet" and a panoply of its manufacturers and marketers. Abdul's lawyers say that the diet ads that mentioned her were defamatory, invasive and "calculatedly false."
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Cravath Prevails in Airgas Conflicts Fight in Delaware
Publication Date: 2010-03-05
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Delaware Chancellor William Chandler III found "no basis" to disqualify the firm from representing Air Products in a hostile takeover bid for former client Airgas. But the judge declined to decide one key issue.

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