Jane Byrne vs. The Chicago Tribune
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Bradford Then and Now
Next Chapter Hammacher-Schlemmer's 5th Avenue Store in Manhattan closes in 2023 Rod MacArthur had primarily bought Hammacher to expand its mail order catalog business. Founded in 1848, Hammacher remains America’s oldest-running catalog. Before long, he had added [...]
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Copyright and Trademark Mastery
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Hiring Lawyers
Next Wizard of Oz Collectors Plate I got extensive experience at Bradford in managing litigation outside the United States. Bradford’s collector’s plates were usually made from isolated kaolin clay deposits in China, Japan, [...]
Rod MacArthur and The MacArthur Foundation
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Recruitment by J. Roderick MacArthur
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Appendix 2 The Building of Britannica Online
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