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Online Editor, Food
New York, NY New York Times, The 2007-01-19
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Online Editor, UK
New York, NY New York Times, The 2007-01-19
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Sexually Explicit Messages Are Not Relevant, Magistrate Judge Says

LAS VEGAS - Private messages contained in two MySpace.com accounts cannot be used by a company to defend against a woman's sexual harassment claims but could demonstrate whether the alleged emotional distress caused by the behavior led to the woman's suicide attempts, a federal magistrate judge ruled Jan. 9 (Maria Mackelprang v. Fidelity National Title Agency Of Nevada Inc., et al., No. 06-CV-788-JCM-GWF, D. Nev.; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2379).
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Judge May Let Playground Rules Settle Lawyers' Squabble

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Human Resources Generalist
Ocala, FL New York Times, The 2007-01-19
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Some Law Firms Embrace Shorter Names, While Others Resist
Law firms everywhere are following a trend to make their lengthy, sometimes tongue-twisting names more palatable -- and more memorable. Patrick C. Dunican Jr., the managing director for Gibbons, which until last week was Gibbons Del Deo Dolan Griffinger & Vecchione, says that to stick with five names in a firm is anachronistic -- a point echoed by legal consultants. But shortening a name, particularly at small to midsize firms or at firms where name partners are still members, can be a touchy issue.
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High Court To Decide Section 107 Cost Recovery Dispute

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Jan. 19 to review a federal appeals court ruling that allows a company that undertook a voluntary cleanup to pursue cost recovery claims under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Section 107 (United States of America v. Atlantic Research Corp., No. 06-562, U.S. Sup.).
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Human Resources Specialist
New York, NY New York Times, The 2007-01-19
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Change Looms for Openwave
A hedge fund's expected victory in a proxy fight with Openwave Systems Inc. could spark CEO David Peterschmidt's ouster and move the communication software company closer to a sale. An analyst said Motorola, Microsoft, Nokia, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Comverse Technology could vie for pieces of Openwave.
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Serbia ex-court chief on trial for corruption
[JURIST] The special court for organized crime in Serbia [JURIST news archive] Monday began a trial for 35 members of the so-called "Bankruptcy Mafia" - including former Belgrade Commercial Court [official website] president Goran Kljajevic and other
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Baker Botts suffers from K&S Dubai raid

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Drug Litigation Case Load May Taper And Strategies Change, But Insiders Don't See It Going Away, A LexisNexis Study Concludes
The convergence over the past five years of litigation involving drugs such as Baycol, Propulsid and Rezulin has resulted in a steady increase in the amount of drug cases reported by major drug companies, according to statistics compiled by LexisNexis. But the increase has slowed slightly as litigation matures and as drug companies begin to settle, the figures indicate.


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High Court To Rule On Federal Officer Removal In Tobacco Advertising Suit

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court announced Dec. 12 that it will review an appellate decision that a tobacco company correctly invoked federal officer removal jurisdiction when it brought the case before an Arkansas federal court; the high court granted review despite the federal government's negative endorsement (Lisa Watson, et al. v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., et al., No. 05-1284, U.S. Sup.; See August 2005, Page 6).
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Lawyers With Disabilities Say Obstacles, Stereotypes Persist
It's been nearly 16 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect. Lawyers with disabilities say it's still tough to get big-firm jobs, despite the ADA and despite advances in technology that help them handle legal work. "Most attorneys who are blind or visually impaired work for the government or work in solo practice," says Chris Prentice, a solo in Texas who is legally blind. Prentice says he would like to leave solo practice and work at a firm for financial reasons.
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Patent Lawsuits Continue To Increase At Faster Pace Than Civil Suits, Report By LexisNexis Finds
New patent case filings in federal court increased by 4.2 percent between 2002 and 2003, continuing the upward trend that has resulted in a 130 percent increase in patent case filings from 1988 to 2003, according to a report released by LexisNexis.


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Sex offender applies to school as 12-year-old
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18,000 More Zyprexa Claims Settled For $495 Million, Eli Lilly Says

INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly and Co. on Jan. 4 announced that it has entered into an unspecified number of agreements to settle more than 18,000 state and federal court Zyprexa claims for $495 million.
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Czech PM urges simpler EU constitution
[JURIST] Czech Republic Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek [official profile] said Sunday that leaders in Prague are not on board with ratifying the European constitution [official website; JURIST news archive] in its current form, and do not plan to take
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SAP SD Media Functional Analyst (Configurer)
New York, NY New York Times, The 2007-01-19
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