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Minneapolis I-35W Bridge Survivors and Those Who Lost Loved Ones Recover More Than $40 Million

August 23, 2010
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that survivors and those who lost loved ones when the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapsed have settled their cases against URS Corporation, a foreign multinational engineering corporation, for more than $40 million.
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Arbitrators Have the Tools to Limit and Control Costly Discovery
Procedures available for arbitrators to place strict controls
September 1, 2010

Unfocused, unbridled discovery is one of the main elements driving the high cost of litigation today, and some critics say that the same problem has seeped into arbitration practice.  But arbitration need not go the way of litigation.  Procedures are available...

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No-Fault Laws Make it Easier to Divorce in NY
While two additional, equally significant divorce laws may lead to more litigation
August 23, 2010

While New Yorkers welcomed the news of the no-fault divorce bill - the new law that ends the practice of assigning blame for the breakdown in a marriage and makes it easier to divorce - there were two additional and equally significant laws that were also signed and...

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DOJ Likely to Have Compelling Evidence in Roger Clemens Indictment
Perjury charges are notoriously difficult to prove
August 19, 2010

Major league pitcher Roger Clemens was indicted today for obstruction of Congress and other charges related to statements he made to...

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Loose Cannon Employees Cause for Concern
Employers should prepare to prevent workplace violence
August 10, 2010

The news this week about employees making dramatic departures - including the JetBlue flight attendant who made his final departure via an emergency slide after addressing passengers and the Connecticut employee who went on a shooting rampage after being fired - raises...

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Mediation Viable Option for Banks Facing Shareholder Disputes
Banking industry struggles with loan defaults and recession
August 10, 2010

Many banks are facing disputes with increasingly hostile shareholders frustrated with falling stock prices.

“These are complex cases with a lot at stake,” says Judge Ronald M. Sabraw (Ret.), a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, the Resolution Experts (San...

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New Jersey’s “Truth in Music Act” No Longer Mutes Second Generation Doo-wop Groups
After New Jersey Attorney General acknowledges prior improper interpretation of statute, thereby assuring effectiveness of music promoters’ unregistered trademarks, Appeals Court in Philadelphia orders NJAG to pay prevailing party’s attorneys’ fees
August 6, 2010

 

On August 5, 2010, in a major trademark and civil rights law ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that Live Gold Operations, Inc., a promoter of doo-wop music singing groups, was a “prevailing party” entitled to reimbursement of...

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Don’t Cash that Check Just Yet – What Insurers and Insureds Need to Know About a Reservation of Rights
Attorneys to Provide Guidance on a Vastly Unsettled Area of Law
August 4, 2010

In recent years, the question of whether an insurer is entitled to recover defense costs from its insured for uncovered claims has garnered a lot of discussion. And, only a handful of courts have addressed the issue, and these courts are split.

According to...

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Case Against Wyly Brothers Will Do Little to Improve SEC's Tarnished Image
Time lapse between investigation and charges is particularly troubling
July 30, 2010

The SEC's charges Thursday against billionaire brothers Sam And Charles Wyly, while likely warranted, are really just another thinly veiled attempt by the SEC to make people forget about their inept handling of...

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Conservative Federal Appeals Court Overturns $1.9B Fraud Case
6th Circuit decision impacts future securities fraud matters
July 28, 2010

In a surprising move today, a federal appeals court overturned a defendant's money laundering conviction in a $1.9 billion fraud case. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati delivered its opinion in the cases of Donald Ayers and Roger Faulkenberry, two...

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Environmental Regulators Focus on Stormwater Management
Both businesses and local governments targets of enforcement activity
July 27, 2010

Many states, as well as the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are increasing efforts to enforce provisions of the Clean Water Act that deal with stormwater management.

“Both businesses and local governments have been targets of this increased...

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