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Scrutinizing 'Supersealed' Cases
Legal experts are questioning the secrecy surrounding two cases in federal court in Florida -- one involving narcotics, the other consisting of a terrorism-related investigation and a habeas corpus petition. Some say that the extreme secrecy in the "supersealed" cases -- apparently imposed without legally accepted processes and criteria -- is dangerous for both those involved in litigation and for the public, and that federal judges are deferring too much to the executive branch.Small Atlanta Firm Helps Danish Co. Buy $463 Million Business
Forget that meeting across town. Lawyers from Welch Spell, a small Atlanta firm, recently held meetings in six cities as part of an agreement aimed at helping Danish-based Coloplast to buy two business lines from California's Mentor Corp. and expand into the still-fertile area of penile implants. Purchase price: $463 million. Welch Spell partner Laurance D. Pless says the transaction was a complicated one, involving more than a dozen lawyers on both sides. Says Pless: "There were a lot of 16-hour days."Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year
The largest awards reported in the Law Journal from Sept. 7, 2010, through Sept. 12, 2011.The Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year
Here are the largest personal injury awards reported by the Law Journal from September 10, 2007 through September 8, 2008 ranked in order of their value as of date of verdict or settlement. Awards of the same value share a ranking. They do not include arbitration awards or unilateral decisions by governmental entities to compensate injured parties, nor do they include uncollectible judgments. Awards for multiple parties are ranked by their lump sum value.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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