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April 25, 2008 |

Philanthropist Has Never Forgotten His Roots

Last week, Joseph H. Flom, once a cash-strapped night student at City College who sometimes slept in class, exhausted after working all day, now one of New York's premier philanthropists and the sole surviving name partner of his global law firm, announced a grant of $9.6 million over the next decade to create the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Honors Program in Legal Studies at City College of New York, intended to help poor, working-class undergraduates on the path to legal careers.
9 minute read
September 26, 2013 |

'Johnny Cracker' Takes The Tough Criminal Cases

Richard Darden rises from his desk, reaches out his hand and flashes a broad smile. When he stands in his fifth floor office in the SunTrust building on Bull Street, he has a clear view over the treetops of Johnson Square to the gold dome of Savannah City Hall.
8 minute read
October 08, 2007 |

News in Brief

The Westmoreland County Courthouse will celebrate its 100th anniversary over the next four months. The celebration kicked off with a gala event at the courthouse on Sept. 14 which was attended by over 300 people.
5 minute read
September 19, 2011 |

Law schools' credibility at issue

For the second time in less than a year, a law school has fallen under suspicion of cooking its admissions statistics. How widespread is the inflation of the academic credentials? And what is being done to ensure law schools are honest?
7 minute read
July 14, 2008 |

Suit Against Firm Over Howard Hughes' Cash Set for Trial

Three decades after Andrews Kurth represented Howard Hughes in his business dealings, the firm's relationship with Hughes' heirs is the subject of a suit scheduled to go to trial this week before Judge Martha Hill Jamison of Houston's 164th District Court. Rick Harrison (pictured) represents the plaintiff, the estate of former Andrews Kurth partner Raymond Cook.
8 minute read
April 06, 2007 |

�Original Source� Rule Applied Strictly Under False Claims Act

In an opinion that will be of interest to both corporations and qui tam relators, the U.S. Supreme Court recently limited federal-court jurisdiction over False Claims Act proceedings through strict application of the �original source� requirement of the statute.
7 minute read
November 20, 2006 |

Listen Up!

A senior in-house attorney has some frank advice when it comes to working effectively with outside lawyers.
9 minute read
March 01, 2002 |

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Phila.-Area LawyersLearning the ValueOf Digital Evidence
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March 22, 2012 |

Phila. Personal Injury Firm Sues Former Name Partner

Philadelphia personal injury firm Weinstein Schleifer & Kupersmith has filed suit against former partner Norman J. Weinstein in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, alleging, among other things, that he used the firm's money to fund his own side businesses and, upon leaving the firm for Galfand Berger, poached clients and referral sources.
6 minute read
December 06, 2004 |

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

Verdicts and settlements from The National Law Journal.
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