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October 23, 2012 |

Jury Finds Oncologist Delayed Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

A Philadelphia jury awarded a 70-year-old terminally ill woman nearly $2 million after finding her oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center failed to timely diagnose a return of ovarian cancer.
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February 01, 2011 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Ballard Spahr welcomes back former governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell, who left the firm to take office in 2003. Plus: More partner moves in The Am Law 200.
6 minute read
June 21, 2011 |

Parties Settle for $1.3 Mil. in 'Wrong Site' Surgery Case

The parties in a medical malpractice case involving a man who had the wrong section of his colon removed during surgery have resolved the matter for $1.3 million, The Legal has learned.
4 minute read
September 12, 2003 |

Justices Pass Expert Witness Issue Back to Legislature

Jonathan [email protected] to an apparent change of heart by two justices, a tort reform debate that had bounced from the General Assembly to the Georgia Supreme Court is now back at the General Assembly.Last April, the court voted 5-2 to consider adopting a strict expert witness rule that tort reform advocates had failed to get through the General Assembly.
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May 02, 2003 |

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April 15, 1999 |

Rosa Parks Sues Hip-Hoppers Over Song Title

Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks has sued the Atlanta-based hip-hop duo Outkast in a Michigan court, claiming, among other things, that the song "Rosa Parks" is an infringement of her right of publicity and has "personally humiliated" her. Parks v. Outkast, which lists Parks as "Rosa Parks a.k.a. mother of civil rights movement," seeks an injunction against further use of her name.
4 minute read
October 06, 2000 |

Lending Money in D.C. Where It's Most Needed

As a traditional corporate and banking lawyer at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Peggy Delinois drew up the business plan that created City First Bank, wrote the charter application, bought insurance, and did all the organizing work. She is now in-house, heading the one-lawyer legal department of the first community development bank in Washington, D.C.
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September 02, 2005 |

Davis Wright Scores China Coup

Partner Gary Locke, a former governor of Washington, will play a leading role in Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States.
3 minute read
September 10, 1999 |

Ginsburg, at Rutgers Ribbon-Cutting,Says Virtual Classrooms Have Limits

As faculty, alumni and guests met last week to dedicate Rutgers Law School-Newark's high-tech headquarters for the new millennium, they heard a former colleague warn against letting the Internet become a substitute for classroom education. "I greet the advent of the computer age and its manifold prospects for legal education with cautious optimism," said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Rutgers professor from 1963 through 1972, who was the official ribbon-cutter at the dedication.
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April 02, 2007 |

Former Wilson Sonsini Partner Teams Up With Football Great

The connection between law and football has always run deep for Isaac Vaughn. So, when the longtime corporate partner -- and former standout high school and college quarterback -- left Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati last month, it was to join forces with San Francisco 49er great Ronnie Lott as general partner and general counsel for a private car dealership group. Vaughn is "a guy that can run the option and throw it deep," says Lott. "He brings a lot of skill sets to the team."
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