Recent Updates
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After 30 Years, Solo Moves Practice From Barn to Big Law
Lawyer News 11/06/2010Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has added to its white-collar defense practice through the addition of a 40-year veteran with experience representing the likes of John E. du Pont and former congressman Edward M. Mezvinsky. Tom Bergstrom was scheduled...
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Kilpatrick Stockton merging with Ca. firm
Press Release 11/06/2010Atlanta-based Kilpatrick Stockton, the fourth-largest law firm in the Triad and the eighth-largest law firm in the state, will merge with San Francisco-based Townsend and Townsend and Crew to become Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. The merger ...
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The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches an Investigation
Lawyer News 11/06/2010Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Fushi Copperweld, Inc. ("Fushi" or the "Company") (NasdaqGS: FSIN | PowerRating) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the receipt ...
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Florida foreclosure law firm lays off hundreds
Lawyer News 11/06/2010A Florida law firm once used by mortgage finance giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and now under investigation for its handling of foreclosure cases has laid off hundreds of employees, a lawyer for the firm's owner said on Thursday. The Florida attor...
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Law firm of BP claims czar paid $3.3M so far
Daily Legal News 11/06/2010The law firm of Kenneth Feinberg, the man in charge of BP's $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims, has so far been paid about $3.35 million from BP PLC. The Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which was set up to compensate fishermen, busi...
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CLS Mitigation Consulting Services “Defending the Damned”
Legal Review 11/06/2010CLS Mitigation & Consulting Services " Representing clients accused of horrific crimes is a daunting, soul-searching, tall order of business for any lawyer. Defending people like Joe Atkins who shot 13-year-old Karen Patterson to death in her bed...
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When Doctors Go Bad – Maribeth Chase v Dr Robert T. Tenny
Legal Review 11/06/2010Medical Doctors are not perfect. They make mistakes like everyone else.They’re not Perfectthey’re only human. But when 15 of Dr Tenny’s former patients and some “surviving family members of these former patients All end up suing the same Dr. Tenny, f...
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When Doctors Go Bad – Misdiagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Legal Review 11/06/2010Every day, somewhere in America more than 300 innocent men, women, and children become victims of medical malpractice at the hands of incompetent and negligent doctors. Maybe just like your own family doctor. And these people end up either dead or pe...
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Kilpatrick Stockton acquires West Coast firm
Press Release 11/03/2010Kilpatrick Stockton LLP said today that it has gained the major West Coast presence it has desired for at least a year. The law firm said it is acquiring Townsend and Townsend and Crew, which has offices in Denver, Palo Alto, Calif., San Diego, San F...
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California voters reject legalization of marijuana
Politics 11/03/2010California voters said no thanks to a ballot initiative that would have made it the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use and sales. Proposition 19, rejected Tuesday, would have made it legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to a...
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Court Appoints Lawyer for Bernard Kilpatrick
Politics 11/03/2010It's the ongoing public corruption investigation that's led to charges against numerous city officials, including former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. It now appears his father could soon be at federal court, as well. "The case looks like it's at a...
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Court hears arguments on violent video games
Daily Legal News 11/03/2010The Supreme Court expressed sympathy for a California law that aims to keep children away from ultra-violent video games, but several justices said the law faces a high constitutional hurdle. The high court heard arguments Tuesday over a California b...