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Waggoner v. Caruso 602192/07 Appellate Division, First Department Before: Saxe, J.P., Buckley, DeGrasse, Freedman, JJ. Decided: Sept. 29, 2009
Publication Date: 2009-10-01
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Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard J. Fried, J.), entered September 11, 2008, which granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR

May 04, 2001 |

Violence Reaction

No doubt, America is a violent place and the endless string of workplace shootings has made employers increasingly edgy. While they're reluctant to admit it, these tragedies are boosting business for labor and employment lawyers. Besides protecting the safety of the workers, the goal of these lawyers is to head off costly lawsuits against the employers.
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September 29, 2010 |

Akin Gump, Orrick Explore Merger Possibility

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld confirmed Tuesday that they are engaged in "preliminary discussions" about the possibility of combining, potentially reshaping the legal landscape by creating a more than 1,800-lawyer firm with revenues of more than $1.5 billion. News of the potential deal comes amid renewed interest in mergers among the United States' law firms, with activity picking up after a drop-off in the recession.
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Riftin v. Stark
Publication Date: 2005-09-30
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Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
Judge: Arthur Schack
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KINGS COUNTY Supreme Coourt Justice Schack This case is illustrative of the famous l

January 29, 2004 |

Patriot Act Debated at State Bar Convention

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July 30, 2010 |

Recession Strikes Harder at Top 40 Second-Tier Firms

Just as New Jersey's Top 20 firms took it on the chin last year, their colleagues in the next tier felt the effects of the Great Recession — and worse so. The second-tier firms showed a 9.6 percent drop in gross revenues.
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February 27, 2004 |

Black Student Convention Sees Big Draw

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January 12, 2010 |

Ex-Associate's Suit Proceeds Against Labaton Over Origination Fees

A former Labaton Sucharow associate can pursue nearly $12 million in legal fees he claims his ex-employer owes him for his role in bringing in New Mexico's pension funds as clients, a New York state judge has ruled. Although the judge dismissed a series of claims brought by Jon Adams against Labaton, she left in place Adams' claim that the firm breached an agreement by not giving him a share of multimillion-dollar fee awards stemming from securities settlements with HealthSouth Corp., St. Paul Travelers and other cases.
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October 07, 2009 |

Star Turn for Some Hollywood Newcomers

When Summit Entertainment needed an attorney to help promote its new vampire movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," general counsel David Friedman turned to an old colleague from his former Paramount Pictures job. That lawyer, Nancy Derwin-Weiss, had moved to Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon and helped it break through the barriers that have frustrated more than one East Coast firm's ambition to go Hollywood. And at least three other firms from outside California are using similar tactics to get into entertainment law.
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July 26, 2006 |

Catch an Employee in a Lie to Reduce Wrongful Termination Damages

When an employee sues your company for wrongful termination, how does it help to learn that the employee has lied in the past? Well, it may help limit the damages that the employee can receive. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that post-litigation discovery of information concerning a former employee's on-the-job misconduct may be used to prevent the employee's reinstatement and to cap the time period used to calculate back pay damages. And co-workers' opinions may even be relevant.
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