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Ninth Circuit Affirms Ruling for Plaintiffs on Class Cert Requirements in Amgen Class Action
Publication Date: 2011-11-08
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With a ruling Tuesday against Amgen Inc. and its lawyers at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, the Ninth Circuit has evened the count in a federal circuit split over a key requirement for winning class certification in securities cases.

Gibson Dunn Can't Get High Court Review for Chevron in Ecuador Case
Publication Date: 2012-10-09
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Who can blame the Supreme Court for wanting no part of Chevron Corporation's multi-billion dollar slugfest over its predecessor's operations in the Ecuadorian Amazon? On Tuesday the high court steered clear of the toxic litigation over toxic sludge, refusing to review a ruling that limited Chevron's options for fighting an $18 billion judgment by an Ecuadorian court.

February 13, 2003 |

Law of the Jungle

The demise of Los Angeles' Lyon & Lyon serves as a cautionary tale for other intellectual property boutiques. Clinging to dusty business models is no way to stay alive. The attorneys at Lyon found out the hard way.
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July 17, 2006 |

2006 GC Compensation Survey

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November 18, 2004 |

Will the New AG Stand Up to the Bush White House?

Whitewater flooded the Clinton White House. Iran-Contra clipped Reagan. And Watergate drowned Nixon's presidency.
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April 30, 2010 |

Becnel Goes After Oil Spill Case

Daniel Becnel Jr., already seeking lead plaintiffs' counsel in the Toyota litigation, has now filed a class action over the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Judge Approves $4 Billion Criminal Plea over BP Oil Spill
Publication Date: 2013-01-29
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A federal judge in New Orleans has accepted BP's $4 billion criminal plea agreement over its role in the catastrophic 2010 oil spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico. But BP's lawyers still have plenty of work to do managing the company's massive liabilities over the disaster.

January 25, 2003 |

Asbestos Litigation Is a Crisis Spiraling Out of Control

Stated simply, the main problem associated with asbestos litigation is that the litigation is simply too cost prohibitive for affected businesses and, at the same time, legitimate victims injured by exposure to asbestos either cannot get their day in court or are not being compensated fairly. This article focuses on the history of asbestos litigation in this country and the costs associated with the litigation.
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Former DOJ FCPA Chief Mendelsohn: Expect Size and Scope of FCPA Cases to Increase
Publication Date: 2010-07-21
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We called Mendelsohn after reading about a newly disclosed, eight-country probe of four pharmaceutical companies and noting the rapid upward spiral of recent FCPA settlements. His prediction: FCPA defense is only going to get hotter.

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