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High Court Rejects Arbitration Agreements That Expand Judicial Review
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00
Parties can't go beyond the grounds explicitly enumerated in the Federal Arbitration Act to vacate, modify, or correct an arbitration award.
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Cost Control Shifts More Legal Work In-House
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00
Almost half of the chief legal officers surveyed say they plan to hire more in-house lawyers.
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Supreme Court Curbs Punitive Damages Again
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00
As a matter of federal maritime common law, courts must now apply a 1:1 ratio between punitive and compensatory damages.
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TeleConference: State Court Remedies for Consumers – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00
This teleconference on September 9, 2008 will explain the background of the cases, their importance to litigators in pharmaceutical and tobacco cases, and their broader potential impact on the availability of state common-law remedies against manufacturers of products subject to federal regulation.
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