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July 09, 2001 |

Punitive Damages Not Capped at $200,000 in Workers' Comp Wrongful-Death Cases

In a case that's drawn interest throughout Texas, an appeals court in San Antonio found that a lower court judge erred in excluding evidence of compensatory damages in a wrongful-death suit brought by the widow of a worker who died of injuries suffered in a refinery explosion. The appeals court, in a 2-1 decision, found an abuse of discretion on the part of the judge and granted the widow a new trial.
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April 24, 2000 |

Pay to Play: Conventions' Sideshow

When the GOP convention kicks off in Philadelphia and Democrats gather in Los Angeles this summer, corporations and lobbyists will pay tens of thousands of dollars to throw lavish private parties in honor of individual lawmakers. The money goes neither to the candidates nor to the parties' national committees. Instead, corporations are paying for the pleasure of gaining unfettered access to lawmakers.
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January 31, 2006 |

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November 13, 2006 |

The NLJ 250 Chart (101-150)

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June 21, 1999 |

Class Action Blues, New Orleans Style

Why, of all states, has Louisiana been at the forefront of national class actions? The best short answer is, as one lawyer puts it, "Louisiana has plenty of industries that burp." New Orleans is a port and petrochemical center in a state known for loose regulation. It fails to enforce clean air and toxic waste rules adequately, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Stanford Receiver and Antiguan Liquidators End Tug-Of-War over Investor Claims
Publication Date: 2012-12-06
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Things may be looking up for victims of convicted Ponzi artist R. Allen Stanford. On Wednesday court-appointed Stanford receiver Ralph Janvey and his lawyers at Baker Botts agreed to make nice with the folks liquidating the fraudster's Antiguan bank, with both sides vowing to work together to recover assets for investors.

October 12, 2009 |

VerdictSearch

Worker injured in ladder incident on dredge gets $1,222,491. Jury finds officers didn't use excessive force against inmate. Doctor who removed patient's only ovary wasn't negligent. Man paralyzed in explosion gets $23 million settlement.
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June 03, 2010 |

Phila. Bar Association Run Sees Record Turnout

A record 1,592 registered for and 1,262 runners and walkers finished the 2010 Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Charity Run, which benefits the Support Center for Child Advocates. At the time of this article, it is expected that more than $100,000 was raised for the center.
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May 30, 2008 |

The A-List (51-200)

Lawyers like to lament the passing of their fabled past, when partners knew each other on sight, firms contented themselves to operating in one ZIP code and junior associates were not a menacing anonymous horde threatening to take out their frustrations via the blogosphere. As it happens, in the big-firm world those days aren't gone, they've just moved to the Am Law Second Hundred ranks, where firms are prosperous and growing steadily but retain the possibility of old-fashioned cohesion.
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