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March 22, 2004 |

11th Circuit Judge Urges High Court Review in Exxon Case

U.S. Supreme Court experts say justices allow legal questions to "percolate" in lower courts before settling a matter. But in a dissent from an 11th Circuit refusal to reconsider an ExxonMobil appeal, one judge is urging the Court to declare which side of a circuit court split is right. At stake is a $500 million dispute and the ability of plaintiffs from one state to bring federal class actions against defendants in another state.
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June 23, 2010 |

Plaintiffs Lawyers Gather to Strategize Oil Spill Suits

Plaintiffs lawyers are converging on New Orleans today for another Gulf Coast oil spill gathering to discuss everything from the parallels with the Exxon Valdez disaster to the best trial techniques to nail an oil giant. No doubt the lawyers will also consider Tuesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans to block the Obama administration's six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling. And with the oil still gushing, cases keep coming. The latest to join the fray: scuba divers.
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Oh, What a Feeling: Toyota Cases California Bound
Publication Date: 2010-04-09
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The carmaker gets its preferred venue. Santa Ana federal district court judge James Selna will oversee cases for economic damages, as well as personal injury and wrongful death cases.

November 22, 2004 |

Latest Brobeck Settlement Stalls After Objections

A U.S. bankruptcy judge delayed ruling on a proposed settlement between Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison's estate and Citibank FSB after objections were raised by former Brobeck partners. At a hearing Friday before Judge Dennis Montali, attorneys for a group of former partners said the deal would breach their loan agreement with Citibank, saying it could only be assigned to another financial institution.
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March 28, 2011 |

Defendants win in two separate auto-related injury cases

A Columbia County jury found no liability on the part of the employer of a man who was talking on his company-issued cell phone when he turned abruptly in front of a motorcyclist and caused the man to wreck, resulting in serious injuries. The jurors rejected the injured biker's argument that corporate guidelines on cell phone usage were inadequate to protect the public.
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November 07, 2003 |

Golf Club Protest Swings Into 11th Circuit

The fight over admitting women into Augusta National Golf Club has morphed into an argument over free speech set to occur today at the 11th Circuit. At issue is an ordinance that says the local sheriff may deny a demonstration permit to groups whose plans present "public safety concerns." Last spring, the sheriff relied on the ordinance to deny organizations' request to congregate at the club's front gate during the Masters Tournament to protest the club's all-male membership.
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August 18, 2010 |

11th Circuit side with tax preparer against IRS

Those few short years when the Internal Revenue Service tried to revamp its public image as a kinder, gentler agency is pretty much in the past. Just ask UBS and HSBC. But banks aren't the only ones being targeted by the IRS. Tax preparers also are under increasing scrutiny. Nobody knows this better than Abelardo Ernest Cruz, who found the IRS aiming to shut down his Miami tax preparation service for good.
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April 23, 2009 |

Ex-Bush counsel: Conservatives still have influence

Conservative lawyers fretting over how a Democratic White House and Senate would choose federal judges got a little pep talk Tuesday.A lawyer responsible for coordinating judicial nominations for President George W. Bush urged the local Federalist Society chapter not to give up on wielding their influence. "Think about what you might have to offer on particular vacancies," said Kathryn L.
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November 07, 2012 |

Governor Deal's JNC gets 75 names for appeals court

Governor Nathan Deal's Judicial Nominating Commission received 75 names of judges and lawyers to replace retiring Judge A. Harris Adams, a huge number compared with recent open seats. The nominees include, clockwise from top left: Judge Trip Self, litigator Mary Paige Adams, prosecutor Don Geary, Judge Benjamin Studdard, Judge Todd Markle and litigator Ken Shigley. Markle was Governor Deal's lawyer; the others made Deal short lists for the COA.
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November 23, 2004 |

Brobeck Phleger Settlement Stalls After Objections

A U.S. bankruptcy judge delayed ruling on a proposed settlement between Brobeck Phleger & Harrison's estate and Citibank FSB after objections were raised by former Brobeck Phleger partners.
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