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Number of Articles Found: 66

1. Airbus, Others Blame Airport in Brazil Crash Suit

Thursday, Nov 06, 2008

Defendants in the wrongful death suit of passengers killed in Brazil's worst airline disaster have filed third-party complaints for indemnity against Brazilian airport oversight agency Infraero, alleging that poor airport conditions caused the crash.

2. Judge Shifts Blame For Heater Defect To Chinese Firm

Thursday, Oct 30, 2008

A federal judge has allowed heater and fan manufacturer King of Fans Inc. to shift responsibility to Chinese manufacturer SingFun Electric Group Co. Ltd. in a product liability suit over a defective heater.

3. Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News

Friday, Oct 17, 2008

Firms continue to pick at the pieces of Heller Ehrman, snatching whole practice groups and offices to bolster their practices. Hogan & Hartson and Perkins Coie both staffed new offices with their Heller acquisitions. Jones Day also scored a big chunk of the collapsing firm.

4. Judge Signs Off On Pet Food MDL Truce

Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008

Tossing aside objections, the federal judge overseeing the multidistrict pet food litigation has issued final approval of a $24 million settlement that seeks to put to rest claims over a massive recall of contaminated dog and cat meals last year.

5. Attorney Fight Breaks Out In Pet Food MDL

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008

The co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation over pet foods has cried foul over an attorney fee request, claiming that the firm has no standing to demand compensation for its work in the litigation over a massive recall of contaminated dog and cat meals last year.

6. The Increase In Deceptive Trade Practices Claims

Monday, Oct 06, 2008

The recent rise in and popularity of deceptive trade practice claims is the product of a perfect storm of plaintiff-friendly state consumer protection statutes, heightened public concern over the distribution of defective products and myriad factors making them attractive to plaintiffs and their lawyers, say Richard Fama and Russell Wheeler of Cozen O'Connor LLP.

7. Layoffs Likely To Spark Legal Wrangles

Wednesday, Oct 01, 2008

With the financial crisis prompting dire predictions of mass layoffs on Wall Street, companies and employees are bracing themselves not only for the possibility of pink slips, but also the legal battles that are likely to follow.

8. Sexual Relations As 'Major Life Activity' Under ADA

Wednesday, Oct 01, 2008

A recent amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act significantly expands the ADA's protections to millions more Americans. Numerous conditions, which may limit one’s ability to engage in sexual relations, will more likely qualify as a disability, says Victoria L. Zellers of Cozen O’Connor.

9. Diamond Glass Inches Closer To Ch. 11 Exit

Thursday, Sep 25, 2008

A bankruptcy judge has approved the second amended disclosure statement and voting procedures for next month's confirmation hearing on Diamond Glass' Chapter 11 liquidation plan.

10. Diamond Glass Files Amended Liquidation Plan

Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008

Bankrupt automotive glass replacement and repair services provider Diamond Glass Inc. has filed its second amended liquidation plan, which provides for the liquidation of any remaining assets for the purpose of repaying claims.

11. House Passes ADA Amendments Act

Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday that would broaden the definition of disabled under the Americans With Disabilities Act to protect many more employees from discrimination in the workplace.

12. Work E-Mails: The New Smoking Guns

Friday, Sep 05, 2008

Two Credit Suisse brokers charged Thursday with conspiring to deceive investors via e-mail have joined an infamous group of those undone by their electronic missives.

13. Cozen Nabs Fox Rothschild Marketing Officer

Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008

Fox Rothschild LLP is facing the loss of its expert chief marketing officer as Jim Staples prepares to depart for the same position at Cozen O'Connor LLP the week after Labor Day.

14. Brazil Airline Crash Parties Ordered To Mediation

Thursday, Aug 21, 2008

A U.S. judge has ordered all parties connected to the wrongful death suits of passengers killed in Brazil's worst airline disaster to attend a mediation conference in November 2009.

15. Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation

Tuesday, Aug 05, 2008

Kohler Co., Gallagher's NYC Steakhouse Franchising Inc. and Rand Corp. were just some of the companies that hired law firms to work on major IP litigation in recent weeks, according to our daily review of court dockets.

16. DOJ Scandal Exposes Illegal Job Interview Questions

Friday, Aug 01, 2008

The release of a U.S. Department of Justice report revealing that officials broke the law when they probed prospective prosecutors on their political affiliations serves as a reminder to employers that some questions are strictly out of bounds in job interviews.

17. Recent Decisions Dismissing Foreclosures

Monday, Jul 28, 2008

In the fast-paced world of mortgage-backed securitization, recent court decisions such as In re Nosek appear to put the legal community on notice that the status quo in the world of mortgage foreclosure may no longer be enough to shield those representing mortgage-holders from liability, say David Walker, Jeffrey A. Leonard and John Carroll of Cozen O'Connor LLP.

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