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1. Obama Taps Magistrate For Eastern District Of Calif.
Friday, Mar 12, 2010
President Barack Obama has tapped Magistrate Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to become the first female district judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.2. Antitrust Claims Cut From Philips, Masimo IP Spat
Friday, Mar 12, 2010
A federal judge has split the pulse oximeter dispute between Masimo Corp. and Philips Electronics North America Corp. into two parts, allowing patent infringement claims to move forward while placing Philips' antitrust counterclaims on the back burner.3. Claims Pared In Convolve IP Suit Over Disk Drives
Friday, Mar 12, 2010
A federal judge has trimmed Convolve Inc.'s long-running patent infringement and trade secrets suit against Compaq Computer Corp. and Seagate Technology LLC over disk drive technology, tossing certain claims and counterclaims related to one of the asserted patents.4. Mattel Wants Docs About MGA's Bratz Investigation
Friday, Mar 12, 2010
Mattel Inc. has asked a court to order MGA Entertainment Inc. to turn over documents from internal investigations into whether employees had taken Mattel trade secrets concerning Bratz dolls.5. Instinet Nabs Partial Win In 40-Year Licensing Feud
Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010
A judge has granted partial summary judgment in favor of securities trading software maker Instinet Inc. in a dispute over a 1970s-era contract that one-time collaborator Ariel UK Ltd. claims entitles it to royalties from the trading software Instinet has produced since then.6. King & Spalding Grabs Two More From Orrick
Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010
King & Spalding LLP has picked up a pair of attorneys from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for its professional liability and securities litigation practice, a month after stealing three other financial services honchos from the firm.7. Ajinomoto's Lysine Patents Invalid: Fed. Circ.
Monday, Mar 08, 2010
Ajinomoto Co. Inc. has lost an appeal of a U.S. International Trade Commission decision finding the Japanese food additives company failed to disclose key information related to its method for making a dietary supplement for livestock, rendering two of its patents invalid.8. Practical Tips For Preparing A Video Deposition
Monday, Mar 08, 2010
Although litigators often spend hours preparing witnesses for deposition, they frequently devote too little time focusing on the fact that the deposition will be videotaped, or that clips of video deposition testimony may be played to the jury, consistent with the rules of admissibility and evidence, say Robert S. Shwarts and Erin M. Connell of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.9. Supreme Court To Tackle Vaccine Injury Preemption
Monday, Mar 08, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh in on whether the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act preempts state law product liability claims in a case involving a 17-year-old girl who says she began suffering from seizures after receiving a tetanus vaccine.10. Ex-Thornburg Execs, Orrick Partner Face Fraud Suit
Friday, Mar 05, 2010
A trustee for the bankrupt Thornburg Mortgage Inc. has sued former executives and an Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorney alleging that they conspired to siphon assets away from the ailing company to secretly start a new business venture, breaching confidentiality and other agreements.11. Get Ready For The Equal Pay Crackdown
Friday, Mar 05, 2010
With the Obama administration vowing to crack down on equal pay violations and the Paycheck Fairness Act back on the table, employers who haven't already wiped out gender bias from their pay practices might want to get moving, attorneys said.12. Fed. Circ. Upholds Dish Sanctions In DVR Patent Suit
Thursday, Mar 04, 2010
A federal appeals court has affirmed a district court decision holding Dish Network Corp. and former parent EchoStar Corp. in contempt for violating a permanent injunction that barred them from infringing TiVo Inc.’s digital video recorder patent and ordered them to disable DVR functionality in certain devices.13. Eversheds Unveils 'Holistic' Bonus Scheme
Thursday, Mar 04, 2010
U.K. law firm Eversheds LLP announced Thursday that it will launch a new “holistic” performance-based bonus system, joining a growing number of firms that have abandoned more traditional fee-based bonuses.14. White & Case Atty To Open Kaye Scholer Valley Office
Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010
A career in technology law that began with a visit to an arcade 30 years ago is now taking White & Case LLP partner William Sloan Coats to Kaye Scholer LLP, where he will lead the firm's new Silicon Valley office.15. Suit Over Chesapeake CEO's $75M Bonus Tossed
Monday, Mar 01, 2010
An Oklahoma judge has dismissed without prejudice a shareholder lawsuit demanding that Chesapeake Energy Corp. justify its decision to award a $75 million bonus to CEO Aubrey McClendon at the end of 2008 — a year that saw the company's share price plummet.16. Judge Won't Nix $22.5M Award In Pfizer Polio Suit
Friday, Feb 26, 2010
A New York state judge has refused to set aside a $22.5 million jury verdict for a paraplegic who said he contracted polio from changing his infant's diaper after she was vaccinated, rejecting Pfizer Inc.'s federal preemption arguments in a post-Wyeth era.17. Settlement Looms In DRAM Antitrust Battle
Friday, Feb 26, 2010
A protracted antitrust battle between dynamic random access memory manufacturers including Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Infineon Technologies AG and purchasers of computers containing DRAM will soon draw to a close, as the parties are in talks to finalize a settlement.18. TMST Creditors Seek To Cut Venable’s Fees
Friday, Feb 26, 2010
A group of unsecured creditors has criticized as excessive a request by TMST Inc.’s counsel for almost $500,000 in fees for certain work done in the real estate investment firm’s Chapter 11 case and asked for the fees to be reduced.19. Seyfarth Gives More Details On Merit-Based Program
Thursday, Feb 25, 2010
Chicago-based Seyfarth Shaw LLP has joined the growing rank of firms that have abandoned lockstep models in favor of goal-oriented merit-based pay systems.20. MoFo Snags Paul Hastings Bankruptcy Pro
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010
Morrison & Foerster LLP has boosted its bankruptcy practice by nabbing cross-border restructuring expert Anthony Princi from Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP.| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next 10 Pages |
