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August 16, 1999 |

He's Not Just Monkeying Around

Imagine your clients asking you to help them patent a half-chimpanzee, half-human creature to be used as the ultimate lab rat. This is precisely what Stuart Newman and Jeremy Rifkin requested of lawyer Patrick Coyne. However, the two scientists are morally opposed to the creation. The patent, they say, would temporarily prevent anyone else from making the beasts. The application has put the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in an awkward position, for it raises questions that go into the realm of philosophy.
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July 06, 1999 |

Telecom: Fight for the Future

While Wall Street is showing signs of coming down from its Internet high, Congress is just getting started on a high-tech trip of its own. And if Congress is interested, that means that K Street is cashing in. Washington is seeing multiple telecom wars, including over whether to reopen the Telecommunications Act of 1996. while the 1996 law dealt primarily with phone service, lawmakers today face a host of new complexities as they try to sort out and shape the telecom landscape.
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In Major Pay-to-Delay Momentum Shift, Pennsylvania Judge Green-Lights Antitrust Class Actions and FTC Claims Against Cephalon and Generics
Publication Date: 2010-03-30
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This could be a game changer, folks--and it couldn't come at a more critical moment for opponents of the deals that keep generic drugs off the market.

February 02, 1999 |

Atlanta Mayor Itching to Sue Gun Makers

Atlanta is expected this week to join other American cities that have sued the gun industry claiming that their products are unreasonably dangerous.
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The Global Lawyer: The Global Lawyer of the Year
Publication Date: 2011-12-22
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It's not every arbitration that reorders the economic and geopolitical map. David Kavanagh of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom not only stopped a $16 billion share swap between BP and Rosneft in its tracks, but he also paved the way for Exxon to exploit vast oil reserves in the Russian Arctic.

That $6 Billion Settlement with JPMorgan in the WaMu Chapter 11? It May Be in Jeopardy After Bankruptcy Judge Refuses to Dismiss Claims by Bank Bondholders
Publication Date: 2010-04-08
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Bondholders who bought into Washington Mutual Bank's $22 billion note offering never agreed to the proposed deal announced last month. At the time, WaMu Inc. said it didn't matter because the bondholders didn't have standing in its Chapter 11. Well, now they do.

February 21, 2007 |

Parents Fight to Represent Their Children

A case before the Supreme Court next week tests the ability of nonlawyer parents to be special-ed advocates.
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February 02, 2004 |

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Paul, Hastings eyes a prize ticket; Not your typical commendation; A win-win settlement.
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