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BNA'S CORPORATE COUNSEL WEEKLY
Highlights & Table of Contents
August 29, 2001
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ISSN 1522-5305

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HIGHLIGHTS
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Arbitration:Provision limiting punitive damage awards to
$5,000 can be severed, leaving the rest of the agreement
intact . . . Page 265

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Corporate Governance:Sole shareholder of insolvent
corporation must pay judgment unsecured creditor obtained
against corporation . . . Page 266

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Attorneys:"Corporate Board Member" magazine publishes its
list of the 20 best firms in the U.S. . . . Page 266

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Executive Compensation:Jury must decide whether executive is
entitled to SARs stemming from failed joint venture with
publisher . . . Page 267

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Attorney-Client Privilege:Panelists at the ABA annual
meeting offer tips on fending off attacks on confidentiality
of legal information generated within corporations . . .
Page 268

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Securities:Plaintiffs and the public enjoy strong
presumption of access to bids by attorneys to be lead
counsel in PSLRA suits . . . Page 271

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Analysis
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Securities:Walter C. Tuthill, Esq. and Louis G. Hering, Esq.
discuss significant amendments to Delaware's "alternative
entity" statutes. . . Page 272

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Topical Summary

Arbitration
   Split Eighth Circuit severs invalid clause and finds
   arbitration contract not tainted . . . Page 265
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Attorney-Client Privilege
   Protecting privileges applicable to corporate legal
   information . . . Page 268
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Attorneys
   2001 amendments to Delaware alternative entity statutes .
   . . Page 272
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   "Corporate Board Member" identifies 'Top 20' firms . . .
   Page 266
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Corporate Governance
   Shareholder liable to creditor for unsecured corporate
   debt . . . Page 266
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Executive Compensation
   Court rules jury must resolve SARs dispute in failed
   venture . . . Page 267
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Publications
   Revised CPS portfolio and portfolio updates . . . Page
   267
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Securities
   Public has presumptive right of access to bids and
   auctions for lead class counsel . . . Page 271
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Table of Cases
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Cendant Corp. (Appeal of Sirota, In re (3d Cir.) . . . Page
271
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Gannon v. Circuit City Stores Inc. (8th Cir.) . . . Page 265
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4q4g2g0_

Scholastic Inc. v. Harris (2d Cir.) . . . Page 267
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4q4f7k4_

White v. Shaff (Iowa Ct. App.) . . . Page 266
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/ccw.nsf/id/a0a4q4f7u2_

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