Patton Boggs LLP

Based in Washington DC, Patton Boggs is a national leader in public policy, litigation and business law, and is well known for its deep bipartisan roots in the national political arena. The firm's core practice areas are Public Policy and Regulatory, Litigation, Business and Intellectual Property. With offices in Northern Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Dallas, Denver, Anchorage, and internationally in Doha, Qatar, more than 500 lawyers provide comprehensive, practical and cost-effective legal counsel to clients around the globe.

Product Liability & Agency Investigations
Henry Chajet, August 6, 2008
The United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an accident report by a federal agency (MSHA), casting blame on the involved equipment, (and by implication OSHA, DOT, or other agency reports), was presumed to be admissible evidence.

U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii Grants Summary Judgment and Dismisses False Claims Action against Hawaii Pacific Health
Harry R. Silver, June 16, 2008
The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii granted summary judgment and dismissed a False Claims action, initiated by two "whistleblowers," against Patton Boggs client, Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH). U.S. ex rel. Woodruff v. Hawaii Pacific Health, Slip Copy, 2008 WL 1932303 (D. Haw....

RAMCO Case Gives Oil and Gas Experts Certain Guideposts on How to Properly Testify On Lost Profits
Jennifer Leigh Keefe, May 16, 2008
A few months ago, the Texas Supreme Court upheld a 2006 court of appeals decision that disqualified an expert witness when he tried to testify to damages for lost production.