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February 03, 2005 |

Unlikely Legal Duo Fights for Freer-Flowing Wine Market

They call themselves "the last-minute babes of Stanford Law." Last term, there was Jenny Martinez, arguing the landmark enemy combatant case Rumsfeld v. Padilla, with less than a week's notice. And in one of this term's biggest cases, former Stanford Dean Kathleen Sullivan argued in December for the interstate shipment of wines to consumers, beating out former Solicitor General Kenneth Starr for the case.
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FTC, Generics, and Brand Pharma Companies Line Up in Opposition to Cephalon Demand for FTC Documents on Pay-to-Delay Deals
Publication Date: 2011-01-20
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The truly fascinating discovery controversy developing in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Cephalon, proves, once again, that litigation sometimes makes for very strange bedfellows.

October 27, 2010 |

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Has the Fat Lady Finally Sung for Ron Perelman in the Billion-Dollar Morgan Stanley Fraud Case?
Publication Date: 2009-10-07
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After a Florida state appeals court overturned his $1.6 billion verdict against the investment bank, Perelman and his lawyers have tried every which way to revive it. But Wednesday's appellate rebuff of their request for a new trial may be the end of the show.

December 27, 2004 |

Whiting v. Krassner

In this action under the Hague Convention for the return of a child to Canada, her father is not judicially estopped from arguing against the mootness of his appeal by his prior assertion of a contrary position; the appeal is not moot simply because the child has been returned; the order that the child, who lacked the capacity to form her own intention regarding residency, be returned is affirmed since the custody agreement indicates a shared parental intention to abandon New York as her habitual residence.
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July 09, 2007 |

Shhh! Pro Bono's Not Just for Liberals Anymore

Contrary to popular wisdom, pro bono isn't just the province of liberals. Bolstered by influential organizations and pro bono advocates, some big firms regularly champion libertarian causes, while others challenge race-based policies and represent opponents of gay rights and abortion. As the politics of pro bono become more fluid, distinctions between liberals and conservatives are also blurring. The shift, seen in recent Supreme Court showdowns, is a quiet phenomenon that's 20 years in the making.
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Generic Reglan Suit
Publication Date: 2013-06-26
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A Florida woman who claims that she was injured by Teva's generic version of a brand drug manufactured by Wyeth and Schwarz Pharma can't sue any of the companies, an Eleventh Circuit panel ruled on Tuesday. The panel found that the woman's claims against Teva were barred by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and that her claims against Wyeth and Schwarz were barred by Florida law.

June 22, 2001 |

Court Rejects Challenge to Zenith Bankruptcy

Rejecting challenges to the bankruptcy reorganization of Zenith Electronics, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the objectors' claims are "equitably moot" because the restructuring plan "has already been substantially consummated." But Judge Samuel A. Alito said he joined the opinion reluctantly and he fears the 3rd Circuit has expanded the equitable mootness doctrine too far.
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October 23, 2003 |

Lawyers on Major Transactions

Which New York firm worked on a European technology deal worth more than $9 billion? And which Gotham partnership helped seal a deal worth more than $200 million for a plastics manufacturer? Find out in this week's column from the Corporate Update page.
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Appeals Court Decision Spells End to Gift Card Patent Litigation
Publication Date: 2009-05-01
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In a potentially ruinous suit for the gift card industry, a company called Every Penny Counts claimed that all gift cards violated its patents on technology for transferring "excess cash." The Federal Circuit thought differently.

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