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July 14, 2006 |

Texas High Court Limits Extrinsic Evidence in Duty-to-Defend Analysis

There is a high-stakes game going on, pitting insurance companies against their policyholders in a series of important coverage issues pending before the Texas Supreme Court. And the first point has gone to the insureds. In GuideOne Elite Insurance Co. v. Fielder Road Baptist Church, the court decided that the insurance company must defend its policyholder against a suit, even if extrinsic evidence exists that may show the insured's liability policy doesn't cover the alleged wrong.
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March 29, 1999 |

The Pause That Refreshes

The number of lawyers taking sabbaticals is slowly growing, leading some firms to consider whether permitting sabbaticals is good business. Firms first began offering sabbaticals in California in the 1960s. The practice is now gaining more acceptance, although it's a benefit few partners seem to take advantage of. The new push, according to Notre Dame Law School professor Pat Schiltz, is to promote sabbaticals as a way to retain associates.
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April 01, 2010 |

Columns

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July 02, 2012 |

Powers of Attorney in Mexico: A Double-Edged Sword

Every day, thousands of multinational companies rely on powers of attorney to conduct the day-to-day administration of their Mexican businesses, write Antonio Salazar Escobar and Francisco Rivero. A company's ability to initiate and defend itself in litigation, pay taxes or issue checks are but some of the functions Mexican proxies (or poderes) facilitate.
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October 17, 2011 |

Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun

After two years of economic anxiety, summer associates rediscover their optimism.
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September 15, 2010 |

Freshfields Boosts N.Y. Space to Accommodate Growth

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has signed for more than 108,000 square feet on Lexington Avenue. Also, Century 21 officially announced plans to open its second Manhattan location.
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October 12, 2009 |

Newsmakers

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September 19, 2006 |

By Any Other Name...

Corporate Counsel exclusive: Prudential Financial thought its pact with the government was a "nonprosecution agreement." Now the goverment is calling it a "deferred prosecution agreement." The difference carries a lot of weight.
3 minute read
March 15, 2004 |

U.S. District Courts Disagree on Insurers' Late-Notice Issue

In an issue that is not well settled in Texas and the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal judge in Dallas has held that an insurer asserting a late-notice defense for not defending an insured against a defamation suit must show it has been prejudiced by the insured's failure to provide timely notice of the claim. Some call the ruling a victory for policyholders, while others say it "obliterates" the late-notice provision in an insurance policy.
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October 01, 2005 |

High-Voltage Merger Frenzy

A foundation of the New Deal, Puhca imposed geographic limitations on utility mergers and imposed rules that thwarted investment by nonenergy businesses.
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