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CCL Attorneys Speak at George Mason University School of Law’s Sixth Annual Symposium on Civil Justice Issues

November 14th, 2011

The George Mason Judicial Education Program is “the nation’s preeminent provider of high-quality and balanced judicial education programs that focus on economics, finance, accounting, statistics, and scientific method.” This week it hosted the sixth annual judicial symposium on civil justice issues. CCL’s Robert S. Peck was this year’s keynote speaker. In addition, Valerie M. Nannery was a panel speaker.

Supreme Court Petition filed by CCL’s Andre M. Mura Selected As “Petition of the Day” By SCOTUSblog

October 17th, 2011

SCOTUSblog has selected a petition filed by CCL’s Andre M. Mura as its “petition of the day.” The case, Malaterre v. Amerind Risk Management Corp., No. 11-441, asks the U.S. Supreme Court to consider “whether a tribal business corporation formed pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 477 with the aim of insuring Indian Housing Authorities may properly invoke tribal sovereign immunity as a ground for avoiding its contractual obligation to provide insurance coverage for liability claims arising from injuries sustained by tribal-member tenants in Indian housing units.”

CCL at Milbank Tweed Forum Series at New York University Law School

October 12th, 2011

The Milbank Tweed Forum Series at New York University Law School hosted “A Brewing Debate: Does the Tort System Need Reform?” Panelists included Andre M. Mura of CCL; Elizabeth Cabraser of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP; J. Russell Jackson, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP; and Victor Schwartz, general counsel, American Tort Reform Association. Professor Catherine Sharkey of NYU Law was the moderator.

CCL Presents Oral Argument in West Virginia’s Highest Court

September 20th, 2011

CCL’s Louis M. Bograd argued before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on behalf of plaintiffs in In re E.B, No. 09-P-47 M. The case concerns issues of first impression regarding reimbursements of medical expenses paid by Medicaid.

CCL Speaks at Annual Convention of North Carolina Advocates for Justice

August 31st, 2011

CCL’s Robert S. Peck spoke at the annual convention of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, as part of a panel addressing the constitutional implications of restrictions on tort law.

CCL’s Robert S. Peck is National Law Journal’s Appellate Lawyer of the Week

August 3rd, 2011

Our own Robert S. Peck has been selected as appellate lawyer of the week by the National Law Journal, which notes that Bob is “a rare appellate specialist among plaintiffs’ lawyers for decades.”

A video interview conducted by Tony Mauro is online.

CCL’s Robert S. Peck Authors Article In New England Law Review

July 1st, 2011

CCL’s Robert S. Peck has published an article entitled “For Trailblazers, When the U.S. Constitution Is Not Enough,” 45 New Eng. L. Rev. 855 (2011), which reviews Professor Robert F. Williams’ recent book, TheLaw of American State Constitutions.

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Failure-to-Warn Claims Against Generic Drug Manufacturers Are Preempted

June 23rd, 2011

The Supreme Court has ruled in Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing, 131 S. Ct. 2567 (2011), that state-law failure-to-warn claims against generic drug manufacturers are preempted. The Court split 5-4 in ascertaining congressional intent; all nine justices agreed, however, that the outcome in this case “makes little sense.”

CCL’s Louis M. Bograd was lead counsel for respondents. The New York Times has early coverage.

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