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California Supreme Court Eliminates Key Antitrust Defense; Pharma Companies to Face Price-Fixing Suit by Pharmacies
Publication Date: 2010-07-13
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For more than 40 years, California was out of synch with the U.S. Supreme Court, permitting defendants in state antitrust actions to argue that direct purchasers suffered no harm because they passed price increases on to consumers. With a ruling Monday that eliminates the pass-through defense, California's now in step with the federal courts.

December 28, 2006 |

Bush Administration Officials on the Move

They're not expecting a mass exodus, but law firm recruiters predict plenty of movement by government lawyers now that the Democrats are in control.
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February 24, 2000 |

When Smaller Is Better

When it comes to quality of life at a law firm, bigger isn't always better. And while the biggest firms in the District put a lot of effort -- and a lot of compensation -- into buffing the images they present at recruitment time, so do many midsize and small firms.
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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.

February 26, 2004 |

New Deals

New York firms were in the thick of a bidding war between Cingular Wireless and Vodaphone. The prize: AT&T Wireless Services. The price: $41 billion. Checkout the players from our weekly scorecard of deals in the headlines.
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August 15, 2003 |

Advice and Dissent

As attorney general and White House counsel, respectively, John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales occupy two of the most important legal positions in Washington. But coming from different wings of the GOP, they have repeatedly clashed over policy, personnel and politics. One of the most significant ideological rifts arose over the administration's Supreme Court brief in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases.
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April 27, 2000 |

Names Behind the News

Who's coming and going at firms across the country.
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October 04, 2006 |

N.Y. Panel Backs N.J. Law for Insurance Dispute

A Manhattan appellate court has ruled that New Jersey law should apply instead of New York law in determining the amount of a company's excess insurance coverage for defending and paying asbestos-related personal injury claims. The decision of the Appellate Division, 1st Department, last week was based on the premise that the state of an insured company's "principal place of business takes precedence over the state of incorporation."
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August 18, 2003 |

Advice and Dissent

It�s no surprise that President George W. Bush�s two top lawyers -- White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and Attorney General John Ashcroft -- have frequently clashed over key policy and personnel issues.
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September 21, 2007 |

U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.
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