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Searching Questions

Internet keyword ads are a billion-dollar business, and many may be illegal



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Making Your Case

The Art of Persuading Judges



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Learning the Hard Way

Michael Burke lost his freedom and his license to practice. But along the way, he learned some important truths about himself and the law. He’s not alone.



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A Step Up in Class

Plaintiffs lawyers adapt to class action law—and hunt for congenial circuits



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Primed for Lead Paint Litigation

Key Rhode Island case may color the future of the tort of public nuisance



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New Troubles for Teens at Work

With more youths on the job, sex harassment claims are on the rise



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Long Live the King of Torts?

Tort lawyers don’t come any more successful than Mississippi’s Dickie Scruggs. Now that he’s been accused of bribery, there are questions about how he achieved so much.



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The Rankings Czar

Law deans hate Bob Morse’s rankings. He’d like their help to make them better.



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The Lawyer Who Took on Jesse James ... and Won

A Lost Case Uncovered by a Missouri Litigator Pits the Rule of Law Against an Infamous Outlaw



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Finding It Hard to Be a Loan

Courts are tossing out foreclosure cases, citing lawyers for lacking the right papers



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