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May 05, 2003 |

Inside Info

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January 25, 2005 |

5th Circuit Rules in Rappers' Battle Over Phrase 'Back That Ass Up'

Two rappers' dispute over ownership rights to a song using the phrase "back that ass up" recently plunged the conservative 5th Circuit into the world of booming bass lines and popular street slang. Music copyright decisions are rare for the 5th Circuit, according to Jones Day partner David Schenck. "They're expensive cases to litigate and often they settle," he says, adding, "You don't usually have people dodging and flexing all the way to a court of appeals decision."
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February 07, 2002 |

Eight Months Is Enough for Ayres, Scherffius at Butler Firm

Julia D. [email protected] After only eight months with Butler, Wooten, Fryhofer, Daughtery Sullivan, plaintiffs' attorneys Andrew M. Scherffius and Tamara M. Ayres have left. Last week, they returned to Ballard Still-now Scherffius, Ballard, Still Ayres. Scherffius, 52, and Ayres, 42, say the 13-lawyer Butler firm was too large for their tastes.
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June 22, 2007 |

Into the Woods

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November 04, 2008 |

2008 NLJ 250 Chart 151-200

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October 20, 1999 |

Law Firm Wins Secret Malpractice Trial

In a case notable for its secrecy, a jury has found in favor of one of Louisiana's largest law firms, which had been accused of malpractice. After an eight-day trial behind locked doors, an eight-member federal jury found that Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrhre & Denhgre L.L.P. did not commit malpractice by failing to advise Lifemark Hospitals Inc. to reinscribe a collateral mortgage. Lifemark sought $7.78 million in damages.
2 minute read
May 07, 2001 |

5th Circuit Rules Juror Info May Be Kept Secret Post-Verdict

In one of the first appellate decisions to consider how far a trial court can go to keep a jury panel anonymous, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a court can't restrict the press from reporting about jurors, but it can keep jurors' information away from the media -- even after a verdict is rendered.
4 minute read
November 03, 2011 |

Some Deepwater Horizon claims dismissed

A federal judge's dismissal of claims against the operators of emergency rescue boats that responded to the fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig has "delighted" the defense but seemed likely to provoke an appeal by the plaintiffs. Meanwhile, they have begun fighting over what the judge actually meant. The ruling on Oct.
4 minute read
February 13, 2007 |

New Orleans' Legal System Still Feeling Pain of Hurricane Katrina

As chairwoman of the board overseeing New Orleans' public defender office, Denise "Denny" LeBoeuf knows the city's legal system is struggling, but talks about it as if it were a miracle waiting to happen. But New Orleans has a way to go before LeBoeuf's "miracle" sees the light of day. A year and a half after Katrina flooded New Orleans, the city's legal system continues to limp along with understaffed courts, a poorly funded public defense system and temporary prison accommodations.
8 minute read
July 27, 2009 |

ABA Section Reports

Incoming chairs report from their respective sections.
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