http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Holland & Knight Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/134875 Thomas Steinbeck, son of famed author John Steinbeck, and Blake Smyle, daughter of the writer's son John Steinbeck IV, intend to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of their copyright and related claims against the estate of the author's third wife. http://www.law360.com/articles/134875 http://www.law360.com/articles/134619 Former NetBank Inc. executive Russell Burdsall is pushing ahead with claims the bankrupt company owes him more than $1.2 million in severance, an amount he says does not constitute a golden parachute. http://www.law360.com/articles/134619 http://www.law360.com/articles/134461 They possess a keen sense of urgency and are willing to go the extra mile, say the Fortune 1000 corporate counsel who make up their client base. These nine law firms are standouts in what a new legal-industry report calls “commitment to help.” http://www.law360.com/articles/134461 http://www.law360.com/articles/134477 The firms that provide the best value for the dollar are the ones that offer personalized understanding of immediate issues and go out of their way to help mitigate against future risk, according to a new report. http://www.law360.com/articles/134477 http://www.law360.com/articles/134460 Corporate counsel say they want a law firm that, above all else, knows their business and understands their particular objectives, according a new report. The top-ranked law firms are responding by training their attorneys to step into clients' shoes. http://www.law360.com/articles/134460 http://www.law360.com/articles/134368 The city of Akron, Ohio, has agreed to pay a civil penalty and make improvements to its sewer system to settle a case the U.S. government filed against it over pollution in the Cuyahoga River. http://www.law360.com/articles/134368 http://www.law360.com/articles/133958 The liquidating supervisor for NetBank Inc. has asked a bankruptcy court to approve a settlement with its former debtor-in-possession counsel at Holland & Knight LLP over roughly $350,000 in transfers NetBank made to H&K early in the online bank's Chapter 11 proceedings. http://www.law360.com/articles/133958 http://www.law360.com/articles/133353 The liquidating supervisor for the estate of bankrupt NetBank Inc. is opposing a motion for summary judgment by a former executive who claims the bank owes him more than $1.2 million in severance. http://www.law360.com/articles/133353 http://www.law360.com/articles/132692 For the second time this year, Goodwin Procter LLP has turned to layoffs in the sluggish economy — terminating 21 associates and 34 staff members. http://www.law360.com/articles/132692 http://www.law360.com/articles/132564 A small cadre of Fowler White Boggs PA attorneys — including shareholder Burton Wiand — has broken off to start its own securities and complex litigation boutique in Tampa, Fla. http://www.law360.com/articles/132564 http://www.law360.com/articles/132443 Massachusetts' highest court held Wednesday that Hitachi High Technologies America Inc.’s suit seeking to recover retirement benefits it accidentally overpaid to a former employee plus interest was preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. http://www.law360.com/articles/132443 http://www.law360.com/articles/132261 Nestle Waters North America Inc. has failed in its appeals court challenge to a jury finding that it breached an oral agreement with a Florida transport company and owed more than $540,000 in damages. http://www.law360.com/articles/132261 http://www.law360.com/articles/131898 The John Steinbeck copyright feud may be far from over, but the author's heirs and publisher Penguin Group (USA) Inc. have agreed to temporarily stay their battle over rights connected to novella “The Pearl” until the fight over an underlying termination notice is resolved. http://www.law360.com/articles/131898 http://www.law360.com/articles/131234 Atser Research Technologies Inc., the plaintiff in an infringement suit over a patent covering a method for collecting construction data, has asked a federal judge to reconsider a decision that Atser owes defendant Raba-Kistner Infrastructure Inc. attorneys' fees due to litigation misconduct. http://www.law360.com/articles/131234 http://www.law360.com/articles/130828 Retailer ICG America Inc. asked for sanctions Tuesday in its trademark suit against Wine of the Month Club Inc. alleging the phrase "wine of the month club" is generic, seeking legal costs for a racketeering counterclaim. http://www.law360.com/articles/130828 http://www.law360.com/articles/130524 A federal judge overseeing an infringement suit related to a patent on a method for collecting construction data has deemed the case exceptional after finding evidence of litigation misconduct by plaintiff Atser Research Technologies Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/130524 http://www.law360.com/articles/130060 After years of failed arbitration, Holland & Knight LLP has settled with a former partner who claimed that his partnership agreement was violated and that he is owed benefits stemming from his 2002 termination. http://www.law360.com/articles/130060 http://www.law360.com/articles/129994 In a strategic bid to increase the breadth of its business capabilities, Internet exchange service provider Equinix Inc. has reached a deal to purchase leading data center operator Switch & Data Facilities Co. in a cash-and-stock deal totaling $689 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/129994 http://www.law360.com/articles/129589 Holland & Knight LLP is seeking to dismiss a malpractice suit connected to the firm's representation of alleged Ponzi schemer Arthur Nadel, arguing that the plaintiffs are unfairly trying to "pass the buck" for their own fraudulent conduct. http://www.law360.com/articles/129589 http://www.law360.com/articles/128675 The U.S. Supreme Court may have denied writ of certiorari, but the epic copyright battle over John Steinbeck's works continued as lawyers faced off Thursday over rights connected to “The Pearl.” http://www.law360.com/articles/128675