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March 08, 2001 |

Georgia Civil RICO Case Causes Furor

Businessman David L. Pimper has become the latest target of an increasingly popular tool of Georgia's local prosecutors: a civil RICO complaint. Prosecutors contend the state's RICO act is the best tool to put criminals out of business. But defense lawyers say civil RICO actions can violate due process, strip targets of the means to defend themselves, and be used as economic leverage to exact guilty pleas.
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March 23, 2001 |

Georgia Power Nooses May Spawn 'Class' Suit

For years, hangmen's nooses dangled in Georgia Power plants. But the company's white supervisors say they never noticed them until Georgia Power and its parent company were sued by 13 black employees last year, according to depositions in the case. Plaintiffs claim the nooses symbolize a pervasive company culture that systematically shortchanges African-Americans in promotions and pay.
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November 26, 2007 |

Blood Money Paid by Chiquita Shows Company's Hard Choices

Chiquita Brands International says it had to pay off Colombian terrorists to protect its employees. The Justice Department says the company simply made an "expedient" choice. An exhaustive look at the four-year probe finds that neither side is exactly right. Documents, as well as interviews with attorneys from both sides, paint a portrait of a GC and a company giving in to extortion. It is the stuff of spy thrillers, describing veiled threats of violence, secret payments and an excruciating moral dilemma.
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Maryland Appeals Court Orders Breakaway Church to Surrender $40 Million in Real Estate Assets
Publication Date: 2008-11-06
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January 29, 2008 |

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November 13, 2006 |

The NLJ 250 Chart (51-100)

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March 24, 2003 |

Putting a Soft Face on the Hard Line

Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III is adept at putting a friendly face on conservative jurisprudence and trying to bring everyone under its tent with collegiality and consensus. It is these qualities, matched by respected opinion-writing, that lead some inside and outside the White House to place the 58-year-old Wilkinson high on the list for nomination as chief justice.
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February 15, 2010 |

CIVIL ACTIONS

The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the courts' official online bulletins.
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Despite Best Efforts of a Raft of Big Firm Defense Counsel, Sprawling MDL over Bank Overdraft Fees Survives Motion to Dismiss
Publication Date: 2010-03-16
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Do banks have the right to charge huge penalty fees for checking account overdrafts? A senior judge in Florida ruled that 15 cases raising such allegations can proceed to discovery in litigation that could cost the banks hundreds of millions of dollars.

Gibson Dunn Seeks to Reverse $281 Million Verdict Against Turner Broadcasting
Publication Date: 2009-11-18
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Here's another fine mess for the cleanup crew at Gibson: Last December, Texas businessman David McDavid convinced a Georgia state court jury that Turner Broadcasting breached a deal to sell two Atlanta pro sports teams to him. On Tuesday, Gibson's appellate lawyers asked the state appeals court to overturn the $281 million verdict.

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