"While this case may have been a footnote for FIU, this was a make-or-break case for FNU, and we therefore needed to vigorously defend it," said Steven Peretz of Perezt Chesal & Herrmann in Miami, who spent six years defending a trademark lawsuit the court ultimately deemed meritless.

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Melody Farris has been charged with shooting her husband to death and then burning his body to try to cover up the slaying.

The February exam, administered months after most students graduate from law school, typically has a higher percentage of repeat test-takers.

"This case presents an important question of federal law on which state and federal courts are now divided," Stetson, co-leader of the firm's Supreme Court practice, told the justices. A petition is expected in the coming weeks at the high court.

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Concerns still remained on certain public safety aspects of legalizing marijuana, such as technology for testing impairment of drivers who used the substance.

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Today I'm screening the movie “Escape from San Jose, starring Nokia. The IP licensing company hopped in a metaphorical car and tried to drive as fast as it could to San Francisco to avoid another FRAND/antitrust trial in a certain judge's courtroom.

The judge presiding over Paxton's case agreed to pay special prosecutors $300 per hour, but the case has been delayed for years over their fee, as Collin County commissioners argued that there's a statute saying the county can only pay the prosecutors the same fee that an appointed indigent defense attorney would receive.

Alexandra Aguirre, Enrique Augusto Conde, Juan Manuel Delgado and former Miami corporate co-chair Randy Bullard are joining the firm as corporate partners. Five associates are moving with them.

"It was just like 10, 15 or 20 shots, something like that, just in rapid succession," said paralegal Julianna Gravois. "Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam."

Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, filed dual motions Monday to reverse the verdict, citing several instances of “inflammatory argument by plaintiffs' attorneys, among other things.

An attorney defending veteran criminal defense lawyer Elizabeth Vila Rogan said the indictment stems from "a misunderstanding" involving a municipal court judge.

Graham joined the university in 1993 as assistant general counsel and moved up through the ranks to associate vice president and deputy general counsel in 2017. Last November she was named interim general counsel when then-GC Philip Harris left abruptly.

The new policy follows moves by other large firms to offer more generous and inclusive leave for new parents.

Paul Ceglia's lawyer says he and his family fled to Florida and pretended to be Amish before finally making it to Ecuador, where he remains safely out of U.S. prosecutors' reach for now.

Major U.S. law firms, representing business clients, had a lot to say to Robert Lighthizer, the former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner who now serves as the U.S. Trade Representative.