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As of 2010, SSL had stood the test of time (15 years) and secured almost all of the world's e-commerce. In 2011, however, SSL was hacked to the bone, on multiple occasions, calling into serious question whether companies can still rely on SSL to communicate securely across the Web.
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A Philadelphia jury returned a $34 million verdict Monday against two drugmakers over hormone-replacement therapy drugs that the jury found caused a plaintiff's breast cancer. And a $75 million punitive damages verdict from the end of October in another hormone-replacement therapy, or HRT, mass tort case was unsealed by court order after the other jury verdict was rendered around 2 p.m. Monday.
Litigator of the Week: Owen Pell of White & Case
Publication Date: 2012-09-20 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
A jury might really sink its teeth into Norex Petroleum's claims against a collection of Russian billionaires and oil companies. But unfortunately for Norex, over the span of 10 years Pell has led the way in convincing three different courts in Manhattan to dismiss the case without ever reaching the merits.
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