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February 05, 2004 |

Dramatic Testimony Given by Stewart Broker's Aide

The U.S. government's chief witness in the obstruction trial of Martha Stewart and her stock broker Peter Bacanovic displayed a flair for the dramatic Wednesday. Douglas Faneuil raised his voice as he imitated Stewart and his boss Bacanovic during critical phone calls when Bacanovic allegedly told him to warn Stewart that ImClone Chairman Samuel Waksal was dumping his shares, and Stewart told Faneuil to do the same.
5 minute read
October 16, 2003 |

Not Far From Heaven

Not many big-firm partners would ditch their lucrative practice to devote themselves to a spiritual calling -- much less one that's headed by a self-described reformed Nixon "hatchet man." But that's exactly what Mike Snyder did last spring. A former corporate finance partner at Pittsburgh's Reed Smith, Snyder is now the senior vice president of Prison Fellowship Ministries in Reston, Va.
5 minute read
March 01, 2012 |

Monsanto wins over Pioneer as first to invent genetically modified corn type

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a determination that Monsanto Technology LLC beat out Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. as the first to invent a type of genetically modified corn.
5 minute read
September 17, 2012 |

Firms Use Hiring Bonuses to Woo Supreme Court Clerks

After a history-making year at the nation's highest court, last term's U.S. Supreme Court law clerks are stepping into jobs at big law firms with jaw-dropping hiring bonuses of $280,000 or more.
7 minute read
June 07, 2004 |

Post-'Campbell' Cases

Of the more than 80 generally available cases applying State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Campbell in the first year after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling, more than 80% limited the punitive to compensatory damages ratio to the single-digit line of demarcation set forth by the Supreme Court.
7 minute read
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January 28, 2008 |

Planning for 'blended families'

'Blended families' � those comprising at least one spouse who has offspring from a prior relationship � present a unique challenge when creating an estate plan. Structuring a plan that avoids exacerbating tensions between the remaining family members requires extra attention. The special circumstances of a blended family are too often ignored by couples with unrealistic expectations and estate planners who don't want to force the issue with their clients. Ignoring these issues, however, can be catastrophic.
10 minute read
March 07, 2005 |

Decision summaries from the NLJ

Lender's collection costs may include legal fees � and other decisions from The National Law Journal.
10 minute read
March 25, 2004 |

Complex Litigation: Negative Value Suits

The phrase "negative value suit" is a term of art in class action litigation, commonly referring to a type of class action that is eminently suitable for class certification. University of Texas School of Law's Linda S. Mullenix details the history of the term, its use by litigators attempting to certify a class, its interpretation by courts, and how defense counsel often claim an action is not a negative value suit at all, or is an exception to the rule.
8 minute read
October 22, 2013 |

Drives, Bytes, Baseball and Computer Search Protocols

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, writes: The Major League Baseball steroid scandal revealed a simmering controversy concerning the manner and execution of searches of digital computer evidence, otherwise known as electronically stored information. Perhaps the debate is best summarized in the question, when can the government seize the haystack to look for the needle?
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