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May 01, 2009 |

Managing Documents

After starting with e-filing for court papers, a move to a firmwide PDF program
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January 11, 2002 |

The Big Fix

When state lawmakers overhauled Texas` indigent defense system last year, they talked about the need for more uniformity and less judicial involvement in the appointment of attorneys for poor people accused of crimes, but Harris County district judges apparently weren`t listening.
6 minute read
October 06, 2009 |

Supremes Begin New Term

On the first day, the high court debated the value of attorney-client privilege.
3 minute read
November 16, 2009 |

Newsmakers

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February 23, 2010 |

Decades-Old Sotomayor Trademark Case Yields $4.7 Million Judgment Against Burlington Coat Factory

Long before she rose to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was a trademark lawyer representing Fendi. And at least one of her cases, reports sibling publication The Am Law Litigation Daily, is still kicking around.
2 minute read
May 19, 2009 |

Pillsbury Releases Associate Deferral Details, Offers $60K in Goodbye Money

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has deferred more than half its fall class until January 2010, and the rest until January 2011, the firm announced. And, if the associates want to go away altogether, Pillsbury will hand them a check for $60,000. Only one other firm that we know of, Stroock, did that and their check was for $75,000. "[R]egardless of whether they start in 2010 or 2011, we view each incoming associate as a member of the Pillsbury team," said Pillsbury Chair Jim Rishwain in a firm statement.
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July 24, 2012 |

No PCRA Remedy for Ex-Client of Suspended Attorney

The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently decided that a convict whose trial attorney did not disclose his own pending out-of-state disciplinary action was not entitled to relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act.
4 minute read
February 14, 2011 |

The Ills of Open-Ended Warnings Litigation

In his Products Liability column, Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, warns that a recent ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court turns warnings litigation - the so-called "poor man's design claim" - into an undeserved treasure trove.
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May 27, 2003 |

Emotional Distress for LAD Demands Lesser Showing Than in Tort Cases

The standard for availability of emotional distress damages under the Law Against Discrimination is lower than in tort cases - so much lower that there's hardly a threshold at all, the Appellate Division ruled last Monday.
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