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February 10, 2012 |

Fulbright and Kelley Drye Dispatch Orca 'Slavery' Suit for SeaWorld

Killer whales may be apex predators in their natural environment, but when it comes to constitutional law they could learn a thing or two from Fulbright & Jaworski's Theodore Shaw. On Wednesday a federal judge Jeffrey in San Diego dismissed a suit brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against the amusement park SeaWorld on behalf of five orca plaintiffs — that SeaWorld "enslaves" whales in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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February 26, 2010 |

SeaWorld: Whale show to resume after trainer death

ORLANDO, Fla. AP - SeaWorld says its Shamu Believe show with killer whales will resume this weekend after a whale killed its trainer at the Orlando park.SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment President Jim Atchison says trainers won't get in the water with the killer whales for now until officials finish reviewing what happened to trainer Dawn Brancheau.
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February 26, 2010 |

SeaWorld faces major public relations challenge

MIAMI AP - After decades of cultivating a corporate image around one of the ocean's greatest predators, SeaWorld managers must reassure visitors that a killer whale's fatal mauling of its trainer doesn't mean the parks aren't safe.Veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau, 40, was killed Wednesday at the close of the lunchtime show by the killer whale Tilikum in front of a horrified audience.
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March 25, 2010 |

Family of Victim of SeaWorld's Serial Killer Whale Wants Death Video Sealed

The family of a SeaWorld Orlando trainer is asking a judge to keep sealed a video that shows her death by a killer whale last month.
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April 23, 2010 |

PETA GC: SeaWorld Should Face Manslaughter Charges

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants manslaughter charges brought against SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, saying the park must be held accountable after an orca killed a trainer.
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December 28, 2012 |

Blackstone's SeaWorld files for initial share sale

Orlando-based SeaWorld filed to raise $100 million for an initial public offering, but didn't say how many shares it will offer or at what price and on what date.
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April 22, 2010 |

Whales Kill, 'It's an Absolute Certainty,' PETA's Top Lawyer Says

'These animals are called killer whales for a reason,' PETA general counsel Jeffrey Kerr writes in a letter asking the Orange County state attorney to file manslaughter charges against SeaWorld in an orca trainer's grisly death. SeaWorld, meanwhile, dismisses the move as just 'self-promotion.'
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February 14, 2012 |

Does Your Pet Have a Right to Privacy?

Sure, you read that headline and you laugh. But that could be the logical conclusion of a claim pending in the Southern District of California in which PETA has sued SeaWorld, claiming that SeaWorld?s killer whales are ?slaves? protected by the 13th Amendment. It is unclear whether the case will survive a motion to dismiss ? though I?m willing to lay odds on ?no.?
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April 27, 2011 |

LBO firms save $425 million cutting rates in loan renaissance

Blackstone Group LP, Carlyle Group and other buyout firms have already reaped a $425 million windfall this year after companies they own refinanced debt in the biggest loan market rally since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Fulbright and Kelley Drye Dispatch Orca 'Slavery' Suit for SeaWorld
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Killer whales may be apex predators in their natural environment, but they make lousy litigants. Pitted against Fulbright & Jaworski and Kelley, Drye & Warren in a PETA lawsuit, five orca plaintiffs were about as threatening as baby seals.

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