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 Kevin Muck
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Mergers & Acquisitions

Shareholder lawsuits up 50 percent

By: Amanda Royal

Shareholder lawsuits over mergers and acquisitions are on the upswing, with some law firms dipping into transactions worth less than $100 million.
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After Hours

By: Review staff

Miami's Commercial Real Estate Women recently held a luncheon at Coral Reef Yacht Club
The Organization of Women in International Trade held its installation kickoff reception and Becher & Poliakoff
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Law Schools

UM offering joint degree for entertainment law practice

By: Deborah C. Espana

Students will be able to complete a law degree and a master’s degree in music business and entertainment industries in three years, including two summers of coursework.
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Chiquita Lawsuit

West Palm judge allows missionaries’ families to sue

By: Bloomberg News

A federal judge in West Palm Beach will allow the families of five slain American missionaries to pursue a lawsuit accusing Chiquita of supporting Colombian rebels.
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 Frank Scruggs
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Justice Watch

Genetic discrimination law opens can of worms

By: John Pacenti

The Genetics Information Non-Discrimination Act [GINA] is a sign of the times. Spiraling health costs meet the future as genetic testing becomes more commonplace.
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Law Technology

Pondering the year ahead in technology

By: Neyah Kane Bennett

Some predictions for legal technology in 2010, among them are the iPhone's ascendancy over the BlackBerry in the legal market and the virtual law firm going mainstream.
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Social Media

Do 3rd Circuit rulings over student speech on MySpace pages contradict?

By: Shannon P. Duffy

Lawyers were scratching their heads over a federal appellate court's seemingly conflicting rulings in a pair of closely watched student-speech cases that both involve high school students who were suspended for creating fake MySpace pages on their home computers to ridicule their principals.
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Florida Supreme Court

By: Jordana Mishory

New majority criticized governor and tackled foreclosure crisis. But experts theorize court’s workload is cyclical, and busy docket will return.
DBR TV: Florida Supreme Court 2009 was largely a transition year for the state’s high court
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