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Fountain Lady considering lawsuit after falling into fountain while texting at the local mall

January 24, 2011 - 6:43pm

From Reading Eagle

Cathy Cruz Marrero remembers her foot striking the base of the fountain as she held her purse and clutched the cell phone she'd been using to text.

The phone popped out of her hand and landed in the water as Cathy began her plunge into the Berkshire Mall fountain.

$200 million malpractice action against King & Spalding

January 24, 2011 - 6:40pm

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution

The suit, brought by the owners of the Atlanta Thrashers of the National  Hockey League, claims that a poorly written contract written by the Atlanta law firm has prevented the sale of the NHL franchise for six years.  

Meanwhile the hockey team has lost more than $130 million in operating losses since 2005 – the year Boston-based partner Steve Belkin agreed to sell his 30 percent stake – and the franchise value has dropped by more than $50 million, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Fulton County Superior Court.

Four law firms make Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list

January 24, 2011 - 6:34pm

From CNNMoney.com

Alston & Bird get top law firm rank at # 13, with Bingham McCutchen, Baker Donelson and Perkins Coie rounding out the field.

 

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