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June 26, 2000 |

The Ripple Effect of PLRA Ruling

The initial comment about the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the 1995 Prison Litigation Reform Act focused on how it would affect prison consent decrees. But some think the decision, which upheld a federal statute that suspends judicial orders regarding prison conditions if judges take more than 90 days to decide modification motions filed by state officials, will have impact beyond prison walls.
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April 27, 2000 |

Umbrian Mangia Heaven

Italy this summer can be summed up in one word: jubilee. Pope John Paul II proclaimed 2000 a year of special celebration, but relief from jubilee-mania can be found in the Umbrian capital of Perugia -- between Florence and Rome -- where more secular pleasures can be found: Perugina chocolates, the July jazz festival and Mangialunga, in which diners get meal tickets and go restaurant to restaurant for each course.
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February 02, 2001 |

Federal Circuit Reinstates $20M Punitive Damages Claim in Patent Case

It may be every lawyer's worst nightmare. On Jan. 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstated $20 million in punitive damages against Biomet Inc., a Warsaw, Ind.-based company that makes orthopedic products. Biomet's undoing: The company waived its right to challenge the punitive damages because it failed to attack them in an earlier phase of the case.
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November 02, 2004 |

The Case That Could Have Altered 'Bush v. Gore'

If a legal dispute over today's presidential election rushes toward the U.S. Supreme Court, there's an important precedent that could be cited to keep the justices out of the fray: a newly discovered in-chambers opinion that might have caused Bush v. Gore to turn out quite differently. The 1912 case of Marks v. Davis stands for the premise that the high court should butt out of election disputes until state courts finish their work.
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October 04, 2000 |

Stringing Along the Cable Guys

In the nearly 10 months since the AOL Time Warner merger was announced, questions from Congress and regulators have only grown in volume and intensity, egged on by the companies' competitors. Unless the companies agree at the very least to let other ISPs onto their high-speed cable broadband system, FTC staff have determined that the agency should go to court to block the merger.
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March 10, 2003 |

Vaccine Bill Becomes Big Headache

Proposed legislation over an allegedly harmful vaccine additive has vexed Congress, vaccine makers and thousands of parents who claim that their children's autism is linked to vaccinations. Lawmakers took the unusual step of seeking advice from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' chief judge, which, say legal ethics experts, doesn't raise red flags, but illustrates the complexity of the debate over the additive, thimerosal.
7 minute read
August 31, 2000 |

Radical Changes Make the Market Hard to Decipher

This fall, the job market for law students and new lawyers is excellent. There is more movement and greater flexibility in the world of legal work than ever before. But does the salary frenzy change how new lawyers should evaluate offers?
8 minute read
May 25, 2009 |

Fears rise over new fraud law

The big gun wielded by the U.S. Department of Justice last week against drug maker Wyeth for hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged Medicare fraud grew more lethal a few days later when President Obama signed a new law that broadens the liability of businesses for defrauding the government.
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September 29, 2004 |

Supremes to Examine Private Property Seizures

The Supreme Court added eight new cases to its docket Tuesday, including Kelo v. City of New London, a major land use dispute that could make it harder for government to take private property by eminent domain for economic development purposes. Also Tuesday, the Court announced the end of one of its least understood traditions: the practice of not identifying the justices who ask questions during oral argument in its official transcripts.
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May 07, 2004 |

EarthLink, Cox Pulled Into Music Piracy Suits

Music piracy cases in Georgia could determine whether recording companies must meet certain standards before forcing ISPs to surrender names of subscribers suspected of circulating copyrighted, bootleg recordings. Federal judges in Atlanta have authorized 16 national recording companies to subpoena EarthLink and Cox Communications for suspect subscribers' identities. The cases follow dozens of industry suits across the country aimed at curbing such online activity.
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