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Norex Petroleum v. Access Industries, 07-4553-cv
Publication Date: 2010-09-30 Practice Area: Civil Practice
Industry: Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Judge: Before: Pooler, Katzmann, C.JJ., and Preska, Ch.DJ.1 Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 07-4553-cv
Cite as: Norex Petroleum v. Access Industries, 07-4553-cv, NYLJ 1202472687813, at *1 (2d. Cir., Decided September 28, 2010)Before: Pooler, Katzmann, C.JJ., and
Insurers' Rate Pressure Forces Change in Firms' Employment Practice Groups
When Morrison & Foerster's employment practice seemed to de-emphasize local clients, partner Judith Droz Keyes moved to Davis Wright Tremaine. For many national firms, insurers' rate pressure for liability policies is unrelenting, forcing labor lawyers to become more like service partners. As a result, more employment lawyers are leaving large firms. But for each trend, a counter: Some big firms are using volume discounts to bring back clients.
Valley Firms Top Equity Deals List
A financial news service has been counting up the private equity and venture capital deals, and is reporting who scored big last year.
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Are statements made by an employer on a National Association of Securities Dealers termination form subject to an absolute or qualified privilege? That is the question the 2nd Circuit wants the New York Court of Appeals to answer as it wrestles with the latest of several cases where a fired employee claims he was libeled in a termination form by his employer. Plaintiff Chaskie Rosenberg sued MetLife, claiming he was investigated and ultimately fired because he was a Hasidic Jew.2nd Circuit Revives Copyright Case Against Google, YouTube
Viacom International is getting a second shot at proving that Google's YouTube massively infringed its copyrights by hosting clips from shows like The Daily Show and Family Guy without its permission.Ex-Miller Canfield Partner Gets Five Years for Illegal Tax Shelter
Former Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone partner John Campbell was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for conspiring to sell fraudulent tax shelters. Campbell, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the U.S. in April 2008, had two years of supervised release tacked on to his sentence along with an order to pay $40,763 in restitution. Campbell worked at Miller Canfield, where he headed the firm's office in Kalamazoo, Mich., until 2006.TRENDING STORIES
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