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For spurned schools, law student transfers prove costly
Karen Sloan
The law school transfer system benefits individual law students, but it's hardly a boon for the less-prestigious schools that invest in promising students only to see them leave following their first year.
Mattel hotly resists demand it pay attorney fees in Bratz doll battle
Amanda Bronstad
MGA Entertainment Inc. is not entitled to more than $129 million in attorney fees or a $177 million punitive damages award just because it won a major trade secrets victory against Mattel Inc., a lawyer for Mattel argued in the copyright infringement and trade secrets case over the Bratz doll.
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LITIGATION BOUTIQUES: A Special Report
Firms with fewer than 50 lawyers can find success as litigators by focusing on a niche practice or adopting shrewd trial tactics in a range of cases. We profile five firms that demonstrate the strength and flexibility of a smaller business model.
- A consistent 'bare-knuckles' strategy in a mix of cases
- Helping corporate whistleblowers win big payouts
- Suing banks on behalf of purchasers of toxic assets
- Taking on big financial cases that the big firms won't
- Sometimes shrinking is the right thing to do
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: A SPECIAL REPORT
From the courts to the halls of Congress, our latest special report delves deep into the latest developments in intellectual property law — including an examination of the controversial joint infringement rulings that have divided the Federal Circuit and how reform legislation could shake up challenges to new patents.
WEST COAST REPORT
Law firms with the largest offices on the West Coast were back in the black for the most part during 2010, with revenues edging up slightly or remaining flat. Many managed to boost profits per partner, largely due to their reduced headcounts.
THE 2011 APPELLATE HOT LIST
Our annual Appellate Hot List recognizes firms that made exemplary contributions to appellate practice during the past year.
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Featured Stories
Lost profits should be determined as of the time of the breach
In commercial real estate cases, defendants should not be allowed to use the date of the trial, which would allow them to benefit from post-breach changes in the market.
'Stella D'oro': Employer held to claim 'inability to pay'
Unprofitable employers should not link their investors' continued financial support to unions accepting their proposals.
Military commissions: fundamentally just
The breathless criticism of these trials as a threat to American principles of justice is not warranted.
What about an Immig-Corps?
We need a structured program for recent law graduates to provide legal services to poor, unrepresented immigrants.
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