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March 24, 2005 |

Only Pinstripes These Yanks Wear Are in Suits

Meredith [email protected] P. Thatcher's golf game has suffered over the past year, ever since he started playing baseball in the Atlanta Men's Senior Baseball League.Thatcher, a business litigator at Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams Martin, is starting his second season for the Yankees-the Atlanta Yankees, that is.
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November 06, 2009 |

The Issues in Moving From Law Firm Lockstep to 'Levels' Compensation

Law firms are changing the way they hire, evaluate, develop, promote and pay their associates, says consultant Larry Richard. Case in point: the accelerating interest among law firms in moving from the traditional lockstep to a more performance-based "levels" system of compensation. Richard notes that for a levels system to work, a firm needs both well-functioning infrastructure systems and a widely held perception that the systems are fair and accurate. He discusses the major organizational changes required.
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July 28, 2008 |

U.S.-style class arbitration may soon be exported

North American influences on international arbitration arguably have made proceedings costlier and otherwise more like U.S.-style litigation. The importation of U.S. discovery practice is one familiar example. Another hallmark of U.S.-style litigation, the class action, may have an even greater impact on international arbitration. Class arbitration has gained acceptance, at least conceptually, in a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada and some observers believe it will be accepted in Europe soon.
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September 24, 2009 |

Musicians ask FCC to probe radio boycott

You won't hear Bruce Springsteen on KXIT "Your home for the classics" in the Texas Panhandle-or Sheryl Crow or Tim McGraw or Rod Stewart or dozens of other artists either.It's not their music that station owner George Chambers finds objectionable. It's their membership in MusicFirst, a coalition that wants to change the law to require AM and FM radio stations to pay royalties for the music they broadcast.
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May 20, 2013 |

Supreme Court Defers to Agencies in Jurisdiction Case

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of deferring to administrative agencies in determining the scope of their own jurisdiction, issuing a 6-3 decision that featured a sharp dissent from Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.
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August 30, 2006 |

Delta Could Face $490M in Damages

Delta Air Lines Inc. cannot expect to lean on Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for relief from tort claims in the wake of Sunday's Comair crash in Kentucky that killed 49 passengers and crew members. And the airline could face up to $490 million in damages, one attorney said. Because plaintiffs would bring wrongful-death claims, Delta won't be able to remove the suits to the bankruptcy court where the airline is reorganizing under bankruptcy protection, said C. David Butler, of counsel at Shapiro Fussell.
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July 28, 2003 |

Exception to rule allows employees to sue in tort

When an employer procures workers' compensation insurance, that employer becomes immune from tort suit for employee injuries incurred within the scope of employment. Instead, the employee's only recourse is to file a claim for workers' comp benefits.
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July 26, 1999 |

Judge Must Decide if Jewell was Public or Private Figure

For three days after the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing, security guard Richard Jewell basked in the spotlight as a hero, participating in numerous television and newspaper interviews. Whether Jewell was a private individual when he described how he spotted a knapsack containing the fatal bomb or whether those interviews transformed him into a public figure is to be argued Monday, part of Jewell's ongoing defamation suit against The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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October 05, 2011 |

BofA may face HUD fraud claims for soured Countrywide loans

Bank of America Corp. should face fraud proceedings after its Countrywide unit submitted faulty data to back up claims for reimbursement on federally insured mortgages, according to an audit by a U.S. watchdog.
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July 30, 2007 |

Grand Jury Testimony

A criminal defendant has a right to read and copy a transcript of their testimony before a grand jury, relating to the offense they are charged. Does a grand jury witness have the same right to prior testimony before a charge has been filed?
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