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June 10, 2003 |

9th Circuit Spurns U.S. Over Alien Tort Claims

Last week, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ignored the government's request to halt federal court litigation against corporations sued for human rights violations abroad, allowing such claims to go forward under the Alien Tort Claims Act. The decision has "enormous" implications for cases against corporations under the statute, said Venice, Calif., attorney Paul L. Hoffman.
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October 08, 2009 |

Pickens' plan bridges partisan divide

Trim and tanned at 81, T. Boone Pickens leans forward in his swivel chair to better hear Al Gore exhort solar and wind power. It's a scorching August day at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. Pickens, who has made and lost billions betting on energy in his boom-and-bust career, waits with Democratic Party bigwigs for his turn to speak.
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May 24, 2011 |

Both parties wrong on tax breaks for Big Oil

Senate Democrats want to eliminate a tax break for the five biggest multinational oil companies. Republicans oppose the idea on the grounds that rescinding a tax break qualifies as a tax increase. Both parties are missing the boat. By confining their disagreement to select deductions for a few oil producers, lawmakers are squandering an opportunity to examine all forms of tax breaks and make a real dent in the deficit.
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October 24, 2007 |

Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Claims Act

Faith E. Gay, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, and J. Noah Hagey, a senior associate at the firm, write that courts have struggled to articulate consistent jurisdictional parameters in response to ATS suits, but a few patterns are emerging. Meanwhile, the number of ATS suits against corporate defendants continues to rise, perhaps intimating another Supreme Court showdown . . .
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December 23, 2011 |

The Global Lawyer: The Global Lawyer of the Year

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June 24, 2005 |

As Term Winds Down, High Court Deals Blow to Property Rights

In a stinging defeat for the property rights movement, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not prevent government agencies from taking private property by eminent domain and turning it over for another private use. The Court also announced that Monday will be the final day before its summer recess. Highly anticipated decisions involving Ten Commandments displays and Internet file-sharing can be expected Monday, and the possibility of a retirement announcement also looms.
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June 17, 2002 |

High Court Increases Appeals Odds for Federal Class-Action Settlements

The U.S. Supreme Court last Monday brought new uncertainty to federal class-action settlements by making them vulnerable to appeals by plaintiffs who are not named in a suit.
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September 01, 2003 |

Public Citizen Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Because the EPA's interpretation of the Clean Air Act provisions is a reasonable, and thus permissible, interpretation of the statute and because the EPA's determination that Texas corrected interim deficiencies were not arbitrary and capricious, petitioners fail in their challenge to the EPA's decision to fully approve Texas' program.
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Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: The Good News and Bad News From Our Litigation Department of the Year Contest
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At a ceremony on Wednesday, The American Lawyer once again bestowed awards on the country's best litigation departments. It's been fascinating to see all the outstanding work done by the firms that have competed over the past decade, but I'm also left with another impression: Not much has changed.

September 27, 2006 |

Top Partner to Leave Pillsbury for SEC Job

Senior corporate and securities partner Michael Halloran is leaving Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman to become deputy chief of staff and counselor to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox next month. Known for his contribution in the drafting and adoption of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 -- on which he worked with Cox -- Halloran has been both rainmaker and trusted adviser at Pillsbury. "He's truly a legendary lawyer," said Mary Cranston, the firm's chairwoman.
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