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October 05, 2004 |

Divided 5th Circuit Rules on Improper Joinder Issue

A deeply divided 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, recently handed down a decision that limits federal trial judges' ability to consider certain suits removed from state courts to federal courts based on claims of improper joinder. Though the majority opinion characterized the holding as "narrow," Judge Jerry Smith stated in one of the dissenting opinions that the decision "unnecessarily and unwittingly creates friction between state and federal jurisdictions."
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November 03, 2010 |

2010 Fall Bar Pass List

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March 08, 2012 |

New Partners Yearbook 2012

Like water seeking its own level, new partnerships rose this year to 150 — their prerecession average. It was as strong a resurgence as the earlier fall-off was precipitous.
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October 19, 1999 |

Mandatory HIV Testing of Newborns Challenged

A group of Connecticut hospitals are trying to block the enforcement of a state law requiring that all newborns be tested within 24 hours of birth for the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. AIDS activists also oppose the law, and the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union is considering taking legal action against it. But organizations such as the American Medical Association urge that all pregnant women and newborns be tested for HIV - a move that opponents say will deter women from seeking medical care.
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December 01, 2009 |

Deals and Suits

Baker Hughes buys BJ Services; USA v. Pfizer; Ventas v. HCP; Versata et al. v. SAP et al.; Fontainebleau v. BofA et al. and more ...
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May 03, 2013 |

List of Candidates Who Successfully Completed the February 2013 New York Bar Exam

2,060 applicants received passing scores.
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October 11, 2007 |

Davis, plaintiff-appellant v. Blige, defendants-appellees

Infringement Suit by Song�s Co-Author Not Defeated By Copyright�s �Retroactive� Transfer to Infringer
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July 06, 2000 |

Pendent Jurisdiction

In the 1980s and early 1990s, federal appellate courts often resorted to a doctrine known as "pendent appellate jurisdiction" to review lower court rulings that were not independently appealable. In 1995, in Swint v. Chambers County Commission, however, the U.S. Supreme Court cast doubt on the propriety of the doctrine. Undaunted, federal courts have increasingly exploited language in Swintto breathe life back into pendent appellate jurisdiction.
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December 20, 2010 |

CIVIL ACTIONS

The following cases were recently filed in Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the courts' official online bulletins.
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