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03-27-2015
Jury Finds Excessive Force Used on Inmate
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – After an eight-day trial before Judge Joseph F. Bianco, a federal jury found that Suffolk County prison officials and guards used excessive force against inmate Robert Houston, in violation of his eighth amendment rights. The jury…
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02-17-2015
Bank of America Prevails in Parmalat Securities Litigation
NEW YORK, NY – Nearly eight months after presiding over a two-week bench trial, District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan dismissed the suit against Bank of America that was filed by two Cayman Island companies. Judge Kaplan was not persuaded that…
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08-06-2014
Impact San Francisco Celebrates Its First Anniversary
Impact is proud to announce the first year anniversary of its office in San Francisco. Located right in SoMa, Impact Trial supports Bay Area clients, which include major international law firms and Fortune 100 corporations. Impact’s San Francisco office is…
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04-28-2014
Full Defense Verdict in Rue La La Shareholder Suit
BOSTON, MA – After a month-long trial and full day of deliberations in a civil case brought by Rue La La Shareholders, a Boston jury found Michael Rubin, eBay and GSI not liable for claims of breach of contract, tortious…
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03-04-2014
Major Victory for Chevron Over Claims in Ecuador
March 4, 2014 NEW YORK, NY – Following a six-week bench trial, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan (SD-NY) ruled in favor of Chevron Corporation and invalidated a $9.5 billion judgment issued in Ecuador against the oil giant for environmental damage…
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Major Victory for Chevron Over Claims in Ecuador
NEW YORK, NY – Following a six-week bench trial, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan (SD-NY) ruled in favor of Chevron Corporation and invalidated a $9.5 billion judgment issued in Ecuador against the oil giant for environmental damage in the South…
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01-15-2014
Jury Rules Medtronic Violated Patent, Awards $392.5 Million
January 15, 2014 WILMINGTON, DE – In this patent infringement case, a federal jury determined that Medtronics, Inc. willfully infringed on Edwards Lifescience’s trans-catheter heart valve patent and issued a verdict that will cost the medical device maker more than…
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Jury Rules Medtronic Violated Patent, Awards $392.5 Million
WILMINGTON, DE – In this patent infringement case, a federal jury determined that Medtronics, Inc. willfully infringed on Edwards Lifescience’s trans-catheter heart valve patent and issued a verdict that will cost the medical device maker more than $392 million. Partners…
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05-02-2013
Citigroup Wins Injunctive Relief in $383 Million Arbitration Case
NEW YORK, NY – After determining there was no agreement to arbitrate the dispute, a federal judge granted Citigroup, Inc. an injunction preventing the arbitration of a case brought by a Saudi investor who claimed Citigroup and its affiliates wiped…
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02-20-2013
Second Mistrial for Former Vitesse CEO and CFO in Conspiracy Case
NEW YORK, NY – The prosecution of two former Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. executives ended with a second mistrial after the jury deadlocked on the charge that the pair conspired to misstate earnings at the chipmaker. U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty…
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01-23-2013
Verizon Wins Ruling in $9.5 Billion Lawsuit over Idearc Spinoff
DALLAS, TX – In a bench trial conducted to determine the value of Idearc, Inc. at the time of its spin-off from Verizon in 2006, U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish ruled that Idearc had a value of at least…
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08-23-2012
Victory for Sex Abuse Victim
NEW YORK, NY – In a case that drew widespread attention, federal court Judge Robert Patterson, Jr. found 53rd Street Partners and one of its restaurant managers liable for discrimination on the basis of sex against a former employee and…
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