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August 04, 2003 |

Inadmissible

8 minute read
April 28, 2006 |

CRC Report Says Increased Amount of 'Junkets for Judges'

Despite negative publicity about "junkets for judges" in recent years, a watchdog group reports today that more federal judges than ever are taking subsidized trips.
3 minute read
October 01, 2009 |

National Rankings: Season of Uncertainty

23 minute read
January 01, 2003 |

Refining Litigation

It wasn't hard for Charles James to target litigation expenses for trimming when he became GC at ChevronTexaco Corp. a year ago. What wasn't so easy was figuring out where to make the cuts. So last year James initiated a wide-ranging review of the oil giant's litigation caseload. The review was due to be completed in December, after press time. But the goal was clear: bring more litigation work in-house.
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January 27, 1999 |

At PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rules Made to Be Broken

Opponents of multidisciplinary practices claim MDPs will lower professional standards for lawyers. And at least one Big Five accounting firm seems bound and determined to prove its multidisciplinary practice has a considerably more casual attitude towards rules and regulations than most law firms do. George Kraw adds his two cents to the ongoing debate on MDPs.
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March 25, 2013 |

New Partners - 2013

16 minute read
February 16, 2007 |

Judge: Plaintiffs in Wal-Mart Discrimination Class Action Can Depose Former Executive

The last time federal Judge Martin Jenkins heard arguments in a major gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart, he certified a class now estimated to include 2 million of the company's female employees. Three years later, he's given plaintiffs more good news. Jenkins agreed Wednesday to lift a stay on discovery, to allow for the deposition of a former Wal-Mart executive. The details of Thomas Coughlin III's failing health tipped the balance in favor of the plaintiffs' request for a new deposition.
3 minute read
September 27, 2007 |

The Global 100

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In New Filing, Chevron Discloses Once-Privileged 'Smoking Gun' Plaintiffs Documents in Lago Agrio Case
Publication Date: 2010-12-16
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It's a strange experience to read the plaintiffs team e-mails and documents Steven Donziger was forced to turn over to Chevron in the long-running toxic torts litigation. Rarely do we see, from the inside, the multilayered political and legal maneuverings the Donziger documents disclose--including settlement talks and wrangling for financing.

January 14, 2010 |

3rd Circuit Revives Suit, Opening Door to DNA Evidence

A man who was sentenced to 75 years in prison for three rapes he claims he did not commit has won an important victory in the 3rd Circuit in his battle for access to DNA evidence that he says will prove his innocence. A unanimous three-judge panel ordered new hearings on the issue of whether Pennsylvania's rules on DNA testing can have unfair results by barring access to DNA evidence whenever a defendant has confessed to the crime. The decision comes as the law on DNA testing is in flux, nationally and in Pennsylvania.
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