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14 COVER STORY High stakes litigation The messy case against the makers of diet drug Fen-Phen took eight years, and Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. has been in litigation since 2004 over complaints about its painkiller Vioxx. Is an all-in legal strat- egy and long drawn-out court cases really the best bet? By Glenn Kauth
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21 Thawing the freeze Private equity markets are slow moving, but like a hockey team on the verge of the trade deadline, for the right price, there are deals to be had. By Kelly Harris
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7 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Are wage and hour actions here to stay? More common in the U.S., large scale wage and class action litigation has emerged in Canada. By Henry Dinsdale and Jeff Goodman
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9 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Not bulletproof, perhaps green proof Creating an environmental management system can help your company avoid risk of an environmental disaster. By Marc McAree
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11 QUIZ Test your knowledge on estate litigation issues. By Clare Burns and Lori Duffy
29 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Petite powerhouse Novelist and Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. president and general counsel Anne Giardini. By Jane Mundy
25 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Legal triage In an era of increased regula- tion, economic chaos, and business downsizing, legal departments across Canada struggle to manage their workflow more efficiently, and still meet expectations. By donalee Moulton
34 IN CLOSING Our roundup of interesting trends and what's going on in legal departments.
