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5 Dec, 2008 2:30 pm
... Act case that Nigerian plaintiffs brought against Chevron, the oil company's lawyer, Jones Day partner Robert Mittelstaedt, was dealt a
tough blow. San Francisco federal district court judge Susan Illston found that the plaintiffs had ... a movement to hold U.S.-based businesses responsible for overseas tragedies. "The
decision to shoot in self-defense was made by military," Mittelstaedt told the jury during his closing argument, according to Bloomberg. "Not
only did we not think anything wrong ...
7 Dec, 2008 10:50 pm
AmLaw Daily profiles the Chevron jury verdict win obtained by Robert Mittelstaedt. (H/t to Point of Law.) BGS
5 Dec, 2008 2:00 pm
... Act case that Nigerian plaintiffs brought against Chevron, the oil company's lawyer, Jones Day partner Robert Mittelstaedt, was dealt a
tough blow. San Francisco federal district court judge Susan Illston found that the plaintiffs had ... a movement to hold U.S.-based businesses responsible for overseas tragedies. "The
decision to shoot in self-defense was made by military," Mittelstaedt told the jury during his closing argument, according to Bloomberg. "Not
only did we not think anything wrong ...
16 Jan 5:30 am
... form 9089. As stated above, two new credential evaluations were submitted for review by the AAO. The first credential evaluation from Megan Mittelstaedt of the Foundation for International Services, Inc. equated the beneficiary's degrees to that of a U.S. Doctor of Medicine degree. Ms.
Mittelstaedt indicated that she relied upon the P.I.E.R. Workshop Report on South Asia, a publication prepared by AACRAO. (To read more about
AACRAO, please read the decision located ...
19 Sep 4:18 pm
... at the law firm. Partners at Jones Day are paid based on contribution, leadership, collegiality and reputation-not client originations, according to Robert Mittelstaedt, the partner in charge of the San Francisco office. "There have been a handful of people that have said I don't want to go to a place where I'm
not paid in bonuses if I bring in more business," Mittelstaedt told the Recorder. "When people have that reaction, I just tell them Jones Day
is not for them."
29 Oct, 2007 8:13 am
... , a family law attorney in Riverdale, MD Manuel Robert Geraldo, a general practice attorney in Greenbelt, MD Hon. Leo Edward Green (District Court for Prince George's County) Thomas
Anthony McManus, an Upper Marlboro attorney Hon. Crystal Dixon Mittelstaedt (District Court for Prince George's County) Richard Allen Moore,
II, a public defender in Prince George's County Erik Howard Nyce, a Lanham insurance defense attorney Nicholas Elias Rattal, a public defender in Prince George's County Hon. ...
3 Dec, 2007 1:19 pm
... O'Malley also named the following individuals: Baltimore City - District Court Judge Emanuel Brown Harford County - District Court Judge Angela Michelle Eaves Howard County -
Timothy McCrone (current State's Attorney for Howard County). Prince George's County - District Court Judge Crystal Mittelstaedt, District
Court Judge Beverly Woodard, and Nicholas Rattal (P.G. County Public Defender's Office). Talbot County - Broughton Miller Earnest (Managing Partner of the Easton office of DLA Piper).
25 Nov, 2008 6:44 pm
... . Chevron, in which Nigerian villagers seek to hold U.S. oil giant Chevron liable for human rights abuses carried out by that country's military, including the shooting of unarmed
protesters that led to two deaths and numerous permanent injuries. Robert Mittelstaedt, partner at Jones Day and lead counsel defending
Chevron, has argued that the protesters' May 1998 takeover of a Chevron oil platform was not a peaceful protest, as the plaintiffs claim, but an "illegal invasion." U.S. District Court
...
26 Nov, 2008 2:00 pm
... , allege that Chevron, in conjunction with the Nigerian government, was involved in assaulting and torturing protesters challenging the company's hiring practices and environmental
record. Chevron, represented by Jones Day partner Robert Mittelstaedt, claims that the supposed protesters were actually engaged in a scheme to
extort money by holding Chevron employees hostage. The suit--based on the Alien Tort Claims Act--has potentially wide-reaching implications for corporations operating in ...
26 Nov, 2008 11:55 am
... protesters were killed and others were injured. Heres a report from the Am Law Daily, which says the Chevron case has potentially wide-reaching implications for other corporations
involved in the extractive industries in politically explosive regions. Robert Mittelstaedt, a Jones Day partner defending Chevron, has argued
that the protesters May 1998 takeover of a Chevron oil platform was not a peaceful protest, as the plaintiffs claim, but an illegal invasion, Am Law reports. Many federal ...
7 Dec, 2008 5:17 am
The American Lawyer publication profiles Robert Mittelstaedt of Jones Day, who successfully argued the Nigerian case for Chevron, and quotes my
Point of Law post on the case....
23 Jan 2:29 am
... giant Chevron Corp. by a group of Nigerian villagers ended last month in a jury victory for Chevron, but lawyers for the Nigerians are seeking a new trial and, failing that, have
pledged an appeal. Jones Day's Robert Mittelstaedt, who led the defense team representing Chevron, talked with us about the high-stakes case"
WEB-ONLY | Blagojevich sued over empty seats on state education funding advisory board "Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, a Chicago organization focused ...
13 Mar 3:49 am
... it seems likely that the goal of the cost bill is the chilling effect of imposing substantial costs on future litigants," she wrote in a letter to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston
on March 11. Chevron responded through its attorney Robert Mittelstaedt of Jones Day's office in San Francisco. "Chevron is exercising its
right to seek to recover a portion of the costs it was forced to incur during 10 years of litigation," he said. "Further comment would be inappropriate while the matter is pending ...
24 Apr 8:43 am
... possession convictions if such a theory were pleaded and proved. See Chiarella v. United States, 445 U.S. 222, 236-37 (1980) (noting that "we cannot affirm a criminal conviction on
the basis of a theory not presented to the jury"); United States v. Mittelstaedt, 31 F.3d 1208, 1220 (same). Because I haveto take advantage of
the first perfect spring day in Columbus to go to the driving range, I likely will not have sufficient time this afternoon to completely consume and comment on this notable ...
10 Mar 12:41 pm
... of our 3L students, Kristin Greer Love and James Burnham, recently filed an amicus brief in the Seventh Circuit dealing with the "fast track" sentencing disparity, a cutting-edge
legal issue. Kristin, James, and two other 3Ls, Emma Mittelstaedt and Stephanie Holmes, also recently helped a draft a petition for a writ of
certiorari on this issue, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a current division among the Circuits over the correct answer. Both briefs were quoted on the "Sentencing Law &
...
10 Sep 10:16 am
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Alison Siegler, as well as students Stephanie Holmes, Brynn Lyerly, Emma Mittelstaedt, Chris Stanton,
Daniel Bork, Kristin Love, and James Burnham, discuss the work of the Federal Criminal Justice Project. Part of the Law School's Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, the FCJP's primary mission is
to zealously represent indigent defendants charged with federal crimes while giving students a unique opportunity to practice in federal district court. The FCJP is the first ...
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