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Reserve Fund Dismisses Malpractice Suit Against Dechert, K&L Gates
Publication Date: 2009-02-17
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The money market fund Reserve Management apparently had second thoughts about its malpractice suit against Dechert and K&L Gates. It dismissed the case against both firms with prejudice on Friday, according to a court filing.

December 22, 2003 |

InVINSONable?

With revenues dipping at Vinson & Elkins, the firm with a reputation for invincibility is starting to show it, too, is vulnerable. Corporate Counsel magazine says the firm -- which once counted Enron as a major client -- lost the role as lead outside counsel to some Fortune 500 clients in 2003, including Dallas' Halliburton Corp., which had been the firm's oldest client, and Houston's Dynegy Inc.
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August 25, 2000 |

Newbies vs. Netwits

In the age of the Internet, is copyright law dead? Although Web-savvy young lawyers argue it is, the architecture of the Internet does not inherently favor or disfavor intellectual property rights. In fact, with technological developments that can encrypt and control data, the digital revolution threatens to render intellectual property rights absolute.
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August 16, 1999 |

Drug Companies Must Warn Patients

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled last week that when prescription drug companies directly market their products to consumers without providing adequate safety warnings, they can't seek cover by showing they provided product information to physicians. The Court held that Wyeth Laboratories -- the manufacturer of the Norplant contraceptive -- can be sued because a massive advertising campaign in the early 1990s failed to warn women of any dangers or side effects associated with the device.
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Irell Settles $150 Million Malpractice Suit
Publication Date: 2009-02-12
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Charter Communications accused its onetime lawyers from Irell & Manella of committing errors in a 1999 deal. A critical contract ommission by an Irell associate, Charter said, cost the company control of the target.

Second Circuit Continues Stay Blocking Chevron from Documentary Outtakes, Orders Expedited Appeal
Publication Date: 2010-06-08
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Litigation over whether Chevron can see raw footage from a documentary about its long-running litigation with Lago Agrio plaintiffs in Ecuador is becoming nearly as bitter as the underlying environmental case. But the end is in sight: The Second Circuit will hear the merits of the case in July.

Dairy Farmers Back on Track to Win $140 Million Antitrust Settlement with Dean Foods
Publication Date: 2012-02-29
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On Feb. 14 a federal district court judge in Tennessee issued a long-awaited valentine for southeastern U.S. dairy farmers, class counsel at Baker & Hostetler and Brewer & Terry, and creditors of the defunct firm Howrey.

March 03, 2000 |

President Lawyer, President Outlaw

When it's not being dominated by gossips, Washington is dominated by lawyers. Congress, lobbyists, the permanent governments in alternating exile are all filled with overacheivers who have bar admission certificates gathering dust in their attics. Although presidents in the modern era seem surrounded by phalanxes of counsel who guard their boss with a vigilance matched only by the Secret Service, the chief executives themselves are lawyers less and less. Clinton has always been more politico than lawyer.
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February 24, 2003 |

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Mozilo Settles SEC Charges for $67.5 Million; BofA to Pay All but $22.5 Million
Publication Date: 2010-10-15
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