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August 28, 2002 |

Righting Old Wrongs

In the wake of recent federal lawsuits seeking slavery-related damages, Vincene Verdun presents her case for reparations, calling them a way to rectify the injustices of racism, poverty and exclusion. Verdun also argues that the statute of limitations argument against reparations is outweighed by the persistent aftereffects of slavery and new evidence of companies' historical wrongdoing.
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What Rhymes with Win? Quinn Emanuel
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
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Charlie Verhoeven from Quinn Emanuel helped to coordinate litigation in Nokia's global IP dispute with Qualcomm. Here, he talks about the patent litigation going global.

April 12, 2007 |

Hutnick v. ARI Mutual Insurance Company

Under the circumstances known to defendant at the time, plaintiff's failure to provide written notification of its intent to accept the tortfeasor's settlement offer did not violate the terms of the insurance contract or Longworth.
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September 12, 2013 |

Lawyers Flood AG With Queries To Defend Georgia In Water Wars

Lawyers who want to defend Georgia from Florida's impending lawsuit over water rights range from a former U.S. solicitor general who regularly charges more than $1,100 per hour to a recent law school graduate who offered to work for free.
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June 21, 1999 |

Patients Can Seek Damages From Psychologists Who Violate Privacy

A NJ state appeals court last week placed psychologists on notice that they can be sued for monetary damages if they violate patient confidentiality without consent or court approval."[W]e are satisfied our Supreme Court would extend the same judicial recognition to a patient seeking damages against a psychologist as a patient seeking damages against a physician for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information," Appellate Division Judge John Wallace Jr. wrote in Runyon v. Smith.
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August 11, 2010 |

State's Delegation in Congress Impacts Wall Street Bill

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that President Obama signed into law on July 21 contains some corporate governance provisions that could fairly be called encroachments on Delaware law, but it could have been much worse if not for the efforts of the state's elected officials in Washington.
6 minute read
January 28, 2010 |

Minn. Song-Sharing Case Heads for Third Trial

A trade group representing the major music labels said Wednesday it will reject a reduced penalty for a Minnesota woman found guilty of sharing 24 songs over the Internet, and will instead begin preparing for another trial to determine new damages. The Recording Industry Association of America made the decision after Jammie Thomas-Rasset's attorneys rejected its offer to settle. Last week, a federal judge reduced to $54,000 a damage award of $1.92 million, calling the jury's penalty "monstrous and shocking."
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August 10, 2009 |

DOJ readying fraud attack

The Obama administration is dramatically beefing up the fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division as it tries to add muscle to back up its rhetoric about cracking down on health care and corporate fraud.
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December 20, 2012 |

Maximizing Your Effectiveness in the RFP Process

A good friend from law school who is now in-house just called to say that she may have an opportunity to send you some work. You're excited. This is exactly what you've been working toward.
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