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Law firm claims rival represented contractor
Headline News 06/09/2007A law firm believes a conflict of interest may cost the school district money.Two law firms represent the school district in trying to recover millions of dollars lost through fraud and abuse over several years. One, Saul Ewing LLP, a Princeton law f...
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Court hears arguments in Katrina levee lawsuits
Headline News 06/07/2007[##_1L|1310831318.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]In November, a judge gave hope to homeowners trying to collect insurance money for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, that decision is under scrutiny by a federal appeals court whe...
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High Court Ruling Could Be Boon for Retailers
Headline News 06/05/2007[##_1L|1277310375.jpg|width="131" height="91" alt=""|_##]A Supreme Court ruling handed down Monday could be good news for more than 100 major retailers targeted by class-action lawsuits alleging that the companies failed to comply with a law designed...
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Florida Doesn't Have to Pay Nudist's Fee
Headline News 06/04/2007[##_1L|1127139852.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]The Supreme Court made it harder Monday to recover legal fees from the government, ruling against a woman who sued for the right to form a peace sign in the nude in a Florida park. The justice...
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Supreme Court to Reconsider Dog Mauling Verdict
Headline News 06/01/2007[##_1L|1297177692.jpg|width="180" height="122" alt=""|_##]A dog owner who knows the animal is a potential killer and exposes other people to the danger may be guilty of murder for a fatal attack, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a ruling that...
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Lawyer accuses GE of discrimination
Headline News 05/31/2007[##_1L|1041828634.jpg|width="130" height="92" alt=""|_##]A high-ranking lawyer fighting her demotion sued General Electric Co. on Thursday, accusing the industrial conglomerate of gender discrimination in a lawsuit that also seeks to represent about ...
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Giuliani's law firm also donates to Democrats
Headline News 05/30/2007[##_1L|1298420316.jpg|width="128" height="81" alt=""|_##]Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is partner in a law firm with a generous political action committee -- one that gave nearly 40 percent of its contributions to Democrats in the 2...
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Taxpayers see results from state 'law firm'
Headline News 05/29/2007[##_1L|1339743117.jpg|width="130" height="98" alt=""|_##]A few of the cases grabbed big headlines: a $12.5 million settlement for four brothers whose adoptive parents starved them for years and a $7.5 million award in the death of a 7-year-old Newark...
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Merck faces class-action lawsuit over Fosamax
Headline News 05/28/2007[##_1L|1142279071.jpg|width="120" height="138" alt=""|_##]The law firm Siskinds LLP has launched the suit against Merck Frosst Canada, Canadian Press reported. The statement of claim alleges Merck failed to adequately warn patients and physicians tha...
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Law firm's rainmaker moves to competitor
Headline News 05/26/2007Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, in the middle of a gut-wrenching restructuring, lost a high-profile Chicago partner and revenue generator to a competitor.Alan Salpeter, a trial lawyer who has represented major banks and accounting firms, notified the f...
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Woman dressed as a movie cop arrested in court
Headline News 05/23/2007Her uniform appeared authentic, navy and starched and ironed crisp. The badge on her left breast was authentic, too, made with steel and etched with a three- or four-digit number. The clipped name tag on her right breast displayed a last name, same a...
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Former City Attorney Pleads Guilty To Child Abuse
Headline News 05/18/2007[##_1L|1325097929.jpg|width="90" height="119" alt=""|_##]Former North Miami City Attorney Barry Kutun pleaded guilty Friday to child abuse charges that stemmed from a sex scandal last year. Kutun, a longtime state lawmaker who once ran for governor, ...