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March 21, 2006 |

2nd Circuit Clarifies Standard of Review Under ERISA

The 2nd Circuit has clarified the standard of review of an administrator's denial of benefits where there are competing benefit plan descriptions. Addressing an issue of first impression under ERISA, the panel held that a company's attempt to alter the terms of a summary plan description was ineffective as to a disabled employee. One issue in dispute was whether the term "guaranteed minimum compensation" referred to a salary or was meant to be a draw on future commissions.
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October 30, 2006 |

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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July 26, 2004 |

Clock is ticking on several lucrative drug patents

Brand-name drug makers have a lock on manufacturing biologics, a group of lucrative, protein-based drugs made from living cells and used to treat such diseases as cancer and diabetes. But the clock is ticking on many of their patents.
4 minute read
October 01, 2005 |

The Peculiar Legacy

Complicity shows how the predecessors of today's company benefited from slavery.
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October 01, 2013 |

Shutdown Strikes U.S. Lawyers and Agencies, Delays Litigation

Legal business in Washington and beyond took a hit on the first day of the federal government shutdown, with more than 1,000 Department of Justice lawyers across the country home without pay.
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August 20, 2007 |

Domestic Miss

Domestic partners feel the premise of equality in California law is routinely undermined. Donald Townes, above, turned to a lawyer after the death of his registered domestic partner, when MediCal threatened to seize the Concord house they'd shared to collect for unpaid medical bills.
8 minute read
October 01, 2005 |

The Peculiar Legacy

Complicity shoes how the predecessors of today's companies benefited from slavery.
4 minute read
December 28, 1999 |

A Legal Career Goes to the Dogs

Kenneth Phillips, a Los Angeles solo practitioner, long ago saw his career going to the dogs -- dog law, that is -- and just might be the dog-bite king of the legal world. He represents people all over California who have been attacked by dogs and is the proud founder of dogbitelaw.com, a year-old Web site -- packed with the doggonedest facts and figures -- that has become a global hit.
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March 23, 2009 |

The Habits of Highly Effective Law Firm Partners

It's harder to become a law firm equity partner these days, and harder to remain one as well. According to the Am Law 200 (published May 2008), nearly 85 percent of the highest-grossing firms in the United States have established a non-equity tier.
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