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November 14, 2003 |

Pro Bono: Public Interest Projects

Thirteen attorneys from nine law firms who worked as counsel for victims of domestic violence have been honored by Sanctuary for Families. Also, next week marks the 30th anniversary of one New York City lawyer's annual fast, and one lawyer's devotion to the cause of Oxfam America. Read these stories and more news on local pro bono efforts.
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Countrywide Agrees to $108 Million Settlement with FTC to Resolve Allegations That It Squeezed Troubled Mortgage Holders for Excessive Fees
Publication Date: 2010-06-07
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These allegations made us choke on our coffee: The Federal Trade Commission claims that Countrywide created property management subsidiaries to maintain the homes of borrowers in default, then charged the homeowners excessive fees for those services. (We're talking about overbilling people who can't afford to pay the mortgage for stuff like lawn-mowing. Jeez.) Without admitting liability, Countrywide agreed to pay to make the case go away.

January 12, 2010 |

Unknown Salaries and Start Dates Don't Impact Law Firm Job Acceptance Rates

With graduation less than five months away, former summer associates in Texas have been accepting full-time offers even though some firm leaders, such as those at Vinson & Elkins, did not tell them their start date or salary. Despite the lack of information, the acceptance rate for V&E's job offers rose significantly over last year's. Perhaps not surprisingly, at a time when some firms didn't have summer programs and others extended no offers, acceptance rates have risen for several other Texas firms as well.
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Thwarting Requests by Research Universities and Biotechs, Federal Circuit Reaffirms 'Written Description' Requirement for Patents
Publication Date: 2010-03-24
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The en banc opinion in Ariad v. Lilly means academics can't get patent protection for cutting-edge research if they can't describe what their discovery does.

June 15, 2006 |

Savi Sale Old Hat for Fenwick

When Savi Technology recently announced its sale to Lockheed Martin, it was the second time Fenwick & West's Barry Kramer has helped sell the company. Smooth Ride in Fleetpride DealGibson, Dunn's Bruce Meyer cut the headache � and the paperwork � for Aurora Capital's sale of Fleetpride.
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March 30, 2001 |

Race to the Top

President Bush appears to be on a mission to name as many African-Americans to Cabinet and sub-Cabinet positions as possible. But with Bush having received just a sliver of African-Americans' presidential votes, some wonder whether his appointments mark a dedication to diversity, or are simply a political attempt to make his administration appear more responsive to minority America than it truly is.
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Steptoe, Ropes & Gray Win Acquittal for Former Glaxo Lawyer Midway Through Trial
Publication Date: 2011-05-10
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The government watched its obstruction case against Lauren Stevens get thrown out a second time on Tuesday, when the federal judge presiding over the trial entered a judgment of acquittal before the defense even called a witness.

April 24, 2007 |

Problems With the Patent System: Nothing Cash Can't Cure

A new patent reform bill was introduced in Congress on April 18, and the lobbyists are circling. Some points receive nearly unanimous support -- the Patent and Trademark Office is overburdened, and it's time for America to dump its unique first-to-invent system for the first-to-file system common in the rest of the world -- but others are the subject of hot debate. High-tech companies are spending more than ever to convince legislators that change is good, but what's really needed depends on who you ask.
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Blame It on the Doctors: The Learned Intermediary Defense Is Alive and Well in the Fifth Circuit
Publication Date: 2009-04-01
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Eli Lilly has leaned on the "learned intermediary" doctrine to beat back a product liability suit involving its antipsychotic Zyprexa.

January 16, 2004 |

Point Man

Sometimes it seems Paul Clement is everywhere, arguing cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and shepherding terrorism cases through lower courts, a sensitive assignment that speaks of his stature within the Bush administration. If, as some expect, Solicitor General Theodore Olson steps down at the end of the Supreme Court term, Clement is the likely successor. His name has also been floated for the D.C. Circuit.
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