| Selected sample of appellate briefs authored
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| Adkins v. General Motors Corp., 505 U.S. 1230 (1992) (order)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Agrium, Inc. v. Minn-Chem, Inc., Supreme Court No. 12-650 (U.S.) (pending)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| American Ins. Ass'n v. Garamendi, 539 U.S. 396 (2003)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Reply Brief (merits stage) |
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| Reply Brief (cert. stage) |
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| American Ins. Ass'n v. Low, 534 U.S. 1120 (2002) (cert. dismissed)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| American Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. Scheiner, 483 U.S. 266 (1987)
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| Brief for Appellants |
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| Ameritech Corp. v. Internal Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21, 543 F.3d 414 (7th Cir. 2008)
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| Reply Brief for Appellant |
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| Appellant's Opening Brief |
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| Anderson v. General Motors Corp., No. B135147 (Cal. Ct. App.) (settled)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Axson-Flynn v. Johnson, 356 F.3d 1277 (10th Cir. 2004)
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| Brief of Appellant |
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| Reply Brief for Appellant |
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| Ballard v. Commissioner, 544 U.S. 40 (2005)
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioners |
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| BASF Corp. v. Peterson, 544 U.S. 1012 (2005)
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| Petition for Certiorari |
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| BASF Corp. v. Peterson, 549 U.S. 1047 (2006)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al., v. William Twombly, et al., 550 U.S. 544 (2007)
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| Petition for A Writ of Certiorari |
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| Brief for Petitioners |
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| Borst v. Chevron Corp., 514 U.S. 1066 (1995) (order)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| California Dental Ass'n v. FTC, 526 U.S. 756 (1999)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Echazabal, 536 U.S. 73 (2002)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Children's Healthcare v. McMullan, 532 U.S. 957 (2001) (order)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Children's Healthcare v. Min de Parle, 212 F.3d 1084 (8th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 121 S. Ct. 1483 (2001)
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| Brief for Defendant- Intervenor/Appellee |
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| Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp., 207 F.3d 1039 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 979 (2000)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellant |
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| Reply Brief and Response for Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee |
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| Covad Communications Co. v. Bell Atlantic Corp., 407 F.3d 1220 (D.C. Cir. 2006)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC v. Billing, 551 U.S. 264 (2007)
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| Petition for A Writ of Certiorari |
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| Repy Brief (Petition Stage) |
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Reply Brief (Merits Stage) |
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| DeMarco v. Robertson Stephens, Inc., 03 Civ. 590 (GEL) (2005)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo, 544 U.S. 336 (2005)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Empagran, S.A. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd., 417 F.3d 1267 (D.C. Cir. 2005)
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| Brief for Appellees |
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| Empagran, S.A., et al, v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd, 126 S.Ct. 1043 (2006)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Estate of Kanter v. Commissioner, 544 U.S. 40 (2005)
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioners |
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| F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd. v. Empagran S.A., 542 U.S. 155 (2004)
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| Brief for Petitioners |
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| Reply Brief for Petitioners |
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| Brief for Appellees |
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| Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of America v. Garamendi, 400 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2005)
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| Opening Brief |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Goldman, Sachs & Co. v. NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund, --- S. Ct. ---, 2013 WL 1091772 (2013)
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| Brief of Amicus Curiae |
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| Goldwasser v. Ameritech Corp., 222 F.3d 390 (7th Cir. 2000)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellee |
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| Hartford Fire Ins. v. California, 509 U.S. 764 (1993)
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Hecker v. Deere & Co., 569 F.3d 708 (7th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief of Defendants-Appellees Fidelity Management Trust Co. and Fidelity Management & Research Co. |
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| Hevesi v. Citigroup, Inc., 366 F.3d 70 (2d Cir. 2004)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| In re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. Tires Products Liability Litigation, 288 F.3d 1012 (7th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1105 (2003)
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| Amicus Brief (petition for review) |
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| Amicus Brief (merits stage) |
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| In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 227 F.R.D. 65 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
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| Underwriter Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification |
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| Underwriter Defendants' Sur-Reply Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification |
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| In re United States, 572 F.3d 301 (7th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief for Respondent |
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| In re: Potash Antitrust Litigation (II), No. 10-8007 (7th Cir. 2010) (petition granted in an unpublished order)
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| Petition for Interlocutory Appeal |
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| Reply in support of Petition for Interlocutory Appeal |
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| Intermedia Comm., Inc. v. Bellsouth Telecom., Inc., No. 01-10224-JJ (settled before argument)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellee |
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| International Paper Co. v. NLRB, 115 F.3d 1045 (D.C. Cir. 1997)
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| Brief for Petitioner |
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| Jones v. Harris Assocs. L.P., 130 S. Ct. 1418 (2010)
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| Amicus Brief in Support of Respondent |
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| Knudsen v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 127 S.Ct. 79 (2006)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Knudsen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 435 F.3d 755 (7th Cir. 2006)
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| Petition for leave to appeal |
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| Motion to stay remand |
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| Kong v. Scully, 341 F.3d 1132 (9th Cir. 2003)
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| Brief for Intervenor |
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| Response to Petition for Panel Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc |
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| Kurz v. Fidelity Management & Research Co. , 556 F.3d 639 (7th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellees |
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| Linde v. Arab Bank plc, 706 F.3d 92 (2d Cir. 2013)
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| Petition for Rehearing en Banc |
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| Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 706 F.3d 92 (2d Cir. 2013)
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| Opening Brief |
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| Appellants' Reply Brief |
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| Little Rock Cardiology Clinic PA v. Baptist Health, 591 F.3d 591 (8th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellees |
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| Los Angeles Land Co. v. Brunswick Corp., 510 US 1197 (1994) (mem.)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| Los Angeles Land Co. v. Brunswick Corp., 6 F3d 1422 (9th Cir. 1993)
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| Reply Brief |
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| Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., 132 S. Ct. 1289 (2012)
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| Petition for a writ of certiorari |
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| Reply brief (cert stage) |
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| Brief for Petitioners |
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| Petitioners' Reply Brief |
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| Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 130 S. Ct. 3543 (2010)
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| Petition for writ of certiorari |
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| Reply brief for petitioners |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-8008 (7th Cir. Apr. 20, 2011) (order)
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| Answer in Opposition to Rule 23(f) Petition for Leave to Appeal |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 133 S. Ct. 338 (2012)
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| Brief in Opposition |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-8027 (7th Cir. Nov. 16, 2011) (order)
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| Answer in Opposition to Petition for Leave to Appeal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) and 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2012 WL 592745 (7th Cir. Feb. 24, 2012)
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| Appellee's Brief |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-3639 (7th Cir. Mar. 27, 2012) (order)
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| Petition for Rehearing En Banc |
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| McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 12-113 (U.S.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit, 126 S. Ct. 1503 (2006)
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| Amicus brief |
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| Microsoft Corp. v. United States, 530 U.S. 1301 (2000), cert. denied, 122 S.Ct. 350 (2001) (order)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Miles v. Merrill Lynch & Co, 471 F.3d 24 (2d Cir. 2006)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellant Underwriters Seeking Reversal of Class Certification Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) |
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| Reply Brief for Defendant |
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| Minn-Chem, Inc. v. Agrium Inc., 657 F.3d 650 (7th Cir. 2011), on rehearing en banc, 683 F.3d 84 (7th Cir. 2012)
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| Brief for Appellants |
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| Reply Brief for Appellants |
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| Answer to Petition for Rehearing En Banc |
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| Supplemental Brief for Appellants |
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| Mpower Communications Corp., v. Hurley , 457 F.3d 625 (7th Cir. 2006)
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| Brief for Respondent |
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| Newton v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 259 F.3d 154 (3d Cir. 2001)
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| Brief for Appellees |
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| Nynex Corp. v. Discon, Inc., 525 U.S. 128 (1998)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Oak Brook Bank v. Northern Trust Co., 256 F.3d 638 (7th Cir. 2001)
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| Brief of Defendant-Appellee |
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| Philip Morris USA v. Williams, 129 S.Ct. 1436 (2009)
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| Brief for the Petitioners |
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| Pottawattamie County, Iowa v. McGhee, 2010 WL 6917 (U.S. Jan. 4, 2010) (Order)
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| Reply brief (cert stage) |
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| Brief for Petitioners |
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| Reply brief (merits stage) |
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| Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc., 530 U.S. 133 (2000)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 120 S. Ct. 2266 (2000)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Butler, No. 12-1067 (U.S. Sup. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Silvernail v. Ameritech Pension Plan & Ameritech Corporation, 439 F.3d 355 (7th Cir. 2006) (order)
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| Brief for Defendants-Appellees |
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| South Austin Coalition Community Council v. SBC Communications Inc., 274 F.3d 1168 (7th Cir. 2001)
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| Brief for Defendants-Appellees |
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| Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives v. Flores, 557 U.S. 433 (2009)
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| Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioners (merits stage) |
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| Sprague v. General Motors Corp., 133 F.3d 388 (6th Cir.), cert denied, 524 U.S. 923 (1998)
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| Opening Brief of Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant |
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| Reply Brief for Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant |
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| Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine, 197 Ill. 2d 112 (2001)
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| Brief of Appellee |
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| Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine, 537 U.S. 51 (2002)
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| Brief for Respondent |
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| State Oil Co. v. Khan, 522 U.S. 3 (1997)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 128 S. Ct. 761 (2008)
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| Brief for the respondents |
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| Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd., 127 S.Ct. 2499 (2007)
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| Amicus Brief (petition stage) |
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| Amicus Brief (merits stage) |
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| Tribune Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 06-3482 (7th Cir.) (pending)
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| Brief for the Appellant |
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| Reply Brief for the Appellant |
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| Verizon v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko LLP, 124 S. Ct. 872 (2004)
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| Amicus Brief (cert. stage) |
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| Amicus Brief (merits stage) |
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| Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg, 501 U.S. 1083 (1991)
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| Brief for Petitioners |
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| Weaver v. Wood, 680 N.E.2d 918 (Mass. 1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1049 (1998)
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| Brief for Appellants |
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| Weisgram v. Marley, Co., 528 U.S. 440 (2000)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Wells Fargo & Co. v. United States, 641 F.3d 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2011)
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| Brief for Appellants |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Whirlpool Corporation v. Glazer, ---S. Ct.---, 2013 WL 1285305 (Apr. 1, 2013)
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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| Whitesell Corp. v. Whirlpool Corp., 2012 WL 3631491 (6th Cir. Aug. 23, 2012)
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| Opening Brief |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639 (2002)
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| Amicus Brief |
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