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Technology - March, 2013

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• Exxon Wants In On $367M Superfund Cleanup Case
• Insider Trading Suspect In IBM Case Pleads Not Guilty
• Microsoft Ducks IP Claims Over Pre-2004 Windows Systems
• Microsoft Escapes $1B Antitrust Suit Over Windows Rules
• Verizon Retirees Clinch Class Status In ERISA Suit
• Zuckerberg-Microsoft Ad Biz Deal Gets FTC Approval
• RIM Flops Don't Prove Investor Deception, Judge Says
• Sidley Austin Nabs Tech Transactional Pro From Cooley
• No Great Sacrifice For Google In Open-Source Patent Pledge
• Samsung Faces $29M Royalty Demand In Photo Patent Trial
• Dell LBO Was Southeastern's Idea — And Other Proxy Tidbits
• FBI Gets Deadline To Produce Stingray Cell Tracking Docs
• NJ Considers Expanding Electronic Court Filing System
• $626M Apple Patent Verdict Spurs Supreme Court Appeal
• Sprint To Cut China Ties In $20B SoftBank Deal
• Versata Sues USPTO Over Definition Of Biz Method Patent
• Verizon Must Pay $2.85B Idearc Debt, US Bank Says
• How To Handle A Problem Client
• MetroPCS Investors Sue To Stop Vote On $1.5B T-Mobile Deal
• ZTE Cleared Of Huawei Data Card Patent Claims In France
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Billabong, Lenovo
• SAC Capital Portfolio Manager Arrested For Insider Trading
• How Manageable Data Breaches Go Bad
• Cloud Computing Contracts Run Into Bottleneck At GSA
• Google Pledges Not To Sue Over Open-Source Projects
• Jury Clears Sony In $84M TVI Autoplay Patent Dispute
• Microsoft Smartphone Patent Obvious, Google Tells Fed. Circ.
• Canada's Top Court Raises Bar For Police Access To Texts
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Music Exec's Appeal Of E-Book Deals
• Amazon May Get To Depose Apple Surveyors In Appstore Row
• Google Gets Android User Data MDL Whittled Down
• Liberty Mutual Fights NCR On $79M Superfund Site Coverage
• A1 Makes $4B Topping Offer For Tele2's Russian Unit
• MetroPCS Investor Leans On Report To Rip T-Mobile Merger
• Condo Board Slapped With $40M Suit Over Verizon Antennas
• Wilson Sonsini Adds 5 Sidley Austin IP Litigation Attys
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, Dell, BayernLB
• Clearwire Takes $80M From Sprint As Dish Offer Hangs
• Litigation Support At A Crossroads
• Nortel Lays Out Battle Plan For $7.3B Cash Fight
• High Court's Comcast Ruling Raises Bar For Class Actions
• Hosting Co. Rackspace Beats Uniloc's Computing Patent Suit
• Tele2 Reaps $3.5B In Russian Unit Sale To VTB Group
• UK Sets Up Facebook-Style Portal For Sharing Cyberthreats
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Comcast Ruling
• Iran Must Pay $40M In Attys' Fees, Interest In Dairy Fight
• Wal-Mart, Panasonic Block Remand Of Shoddy Plasma TV Suit
• Blackstone Deal Reunites Dell With Old Foe
• Peregrine Sues RF Micro Over New Smartphone Patent
• Intel, Qualcomm On Opposing Sides Of Fed. Circ. SEP Issue
• How EU Data Protection Laws Apply To Mobile Apps
• 25% Of 2013 Patents Will Be For Mobile Tech, Report Says
• Allscripts Drops Suit Over $300M NYC Hospitals Contract
• Apple Wants Damages Trial Before Appeal In Samsung Row
• DuPont Sticks HP With Lawsuit Over Teflon Trademark
• High Court Sides With Comcast In Antitrust Class Action
• Virgin Media Hit With $100M Suit Over Turnaround Services
• Takeaways From The Microsoft Internet Explorer Saga
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, Random House, BNP Paribas
• 3 Charged In Insider Trading Scheme Tied To $3B Brocade Deal
• Apple Can't Kick Patent Suit Over Smartphone Sensors
• LogMeIn Didn't Infringe Remote Access Tech, Jury Says
• Sony Knew PlayStation Flouted TVI's Patents, Jury Told
• Otelco Takes First Step Toward Ch. 11 Restructuring
• $13M Fairchild Charger IP Verdict Vacated By Fed. Circ.
• IDT Flouted $2.5M Termination Deal, Ex-Exec Says
• Colo. Senator Joins Push For Federal Drone Privacy Bill
• Dissent Opens Door For Blackstone's Rare 'Jump' For Dell
• Google Hit With 2nd FTC Complaint Over App Data-Sharing
• ICANN Launches Database For Domain Name Trademarks
• Bankrupt Broker Penson Gets $10.5M For Tech Wing
• Centurylink Loses Cloud Computing Contract Bid Protest
• Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Complaint On Startup Controls
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Of Bid For Apple, Samsung Secret Docs
• Chief Judges Agree To Delay Google Patent Case Transfer
• Headset Maker Files Appeal Over €1B Blocked Sonova Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hulu, NEC Corp., Exxon
• NPEs Are Undaunted By Recent Patent Reform
• NJ Social Media Bill Could Prompt Flurry Of Employee Suits
• ECPA Reforms Limiting Company Email Access Won't Go Far
• 9th Circ. Clears AT&T, Verizon Of Messaging Infringement
• Cooley Moves To Bigger Offices In Seattle
• Otelco Enters Ch. 11 But Plans On A Short Stay
• United Tech Took Laid-Off Workers' Stock, Class Action Says
• Plaintiffs Attys Say Sky's Not Falling After CAFA Ruling
• Jury Nixes Oasis Web Data Patents In Row With EMC
• Carnegie Mellon Urges Court Not To Cut $1.2B Patent Award
• Simpson Thacher's Conflict Is Kirkland's Gain In Dell Saga
• Apple, AT&T Strike Deal With Patent Co. In Smartphone IP Row
• How They Won It: Weil Curbs Dish Win In ESPN Licensing Row
• Oracle Inks Deal For Mobile Data Services Co.
• Proposed House Cybersecurity Bill Beefs Up Hacking Penalties
• Samsung Resists Apple's Bid For Speedy Damages Trial
• HP Can Seek Cut Of $77M SRAM Antitrust Deal, Judge Rules
• Amazon, Publishers Face Beefed Up E-Book Antitrust Suit
• Apple Win In Calif. High Court Spurs New Privacy Bill
• Time Warner Pays $1.4M To Settle Cable Techs' Wage Suit
• Cisco Continued Infringement After $95M Verdict, SynQor Says
• Dell Dealings Heat Up With Offers From Blackstone, Icahn
• Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 1
• Xbox Doesn't Violate Motorola Patent, ITC Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Revives Anvik LCD Patent Suit Against Nikon
• SL Green Closes $925M Loan For Chetrit's $1B Sony HQ Buy
• Shutterfly Sues Kodak Over Photo Book App
• Lawmakers Float Warrant Rule For Geolocation Data
• Supreme Court Tames Class Action Frankenstein's Monster
• Cisco Hit With $70M Fraud Verdict Over Call Center Software
• Sens. Look To Enlist National Guard In Cybersecurity Role
• Apple IPhone Contracts Under Antitrust Scrutiny In EU
• RadioShack Harvested Web Visitors' Data, Suit Claims
• Italian Court's Google Decision: A Significant Precedent
• Google Asks Panel To Steer Email Scanning Cases To Calif.
• FCC Chairman Julian Genachowski Resigns
• IP Asset Co. Seeks Ch. 11 With Up To $100M In Liabilities
• Boston Univ. Zaps Samsung With LED Chip Patent Suit
• Reading The Tea Leaves As Dell's Go-Shop Ends
• Calif. Bill Would Require Warrants For Stored Emails
• Google Rivals Urge EU To Push Ahead With Antitrust Case
• Sharing Sites Infringed Studios' Copyrights, 9th Circ. Says
• Microsoft Says Warrantless User Content Demands Won't Fly
• Sony Can't Hide Behind Clapper, Data Breach Plaintiffs Say
• Air Force Firewall Contracts Stifle Rivals, McAfee Says
• Perkins Coie Adds Ex-Holland & Hart IP Partner In Denver
• Apple Faces Sanctions Over Discovery Snafu In Privacy Case
• In Re Hubbell Puts Inventors At A Disadvantage
• Android Device Cos. Fight Claims They Boycotted NPEs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, KKR, RBS
• Do SEP Holders Seeking Injunctions Violate Section 2?
• 7 Reasons To Do Pro Bono Work
• AT&T Hit With $28M Verdict For Streaming IP Violations
• Secret FBI Spying Program Headed For High Court Showdown
• High Court Could Force 1st-Sale Redo At Fed. Circ.
• IP Co. Blames Loss On Mediator's Link To Fish & Richardson
• Apple Stole Digital Rights Protection IP, Intertrust Says
• Samsung Calls For Info On Apple's Pricing Strategies
• Ericsson Likely Swiped Airvana Hardware Designs, Judge Says
• Fraudster In $60M British Telecom Scheme Gets 7 Years
• HP Board Survives As Ex-Autonomy CEO Protests Fraud Claim
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rockwood, Best Buy, Samsung
• Samsung Hits Back At Ericsson In Patent Licensing Battle
• Former THQ Veep Joins Edwards Wildman's IP, Privacy Teams
• SL Industries Agrees to Pay $31M For Chromium Cleanup
• Ex-Congresswoman Joins Faegre's DC Lobbying Unit
• Hartford Dodges Coverage For Adobe Piracy Suit
• Clearwire Investor Hires Proxy Co. To Fight $2B Sprint Buy
• Avoid The Top 10 Pitfalls In A Jury Charge Conference
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Carries Dangers For Defendants
• 3rd Circ. Lowers Bar For SOX Whistleblowers In Tyco Case
• 'Bring Your Own Device' Can Trump Privacy Risks, EEOC Says
• Class Action Lawyers React To Supreme Court's CAFA Ruling
• Del. Judge OKs Attys' Fees In Disclosure-Only Settlement
• Camera Cos. Shake Memory Card Claims In Papst Patent MDL
• Verizon Heads Off Retiree Fight With Cuts To Exec Stock Perks
• DOJ Backs Online Privacy Reform, Except For Corporate Email
• Fed. Circ. Clears GoToMeeting Maker In Pixion IP Fight
• HP's Soaring Stock Could Deflate Suits Over $8.8B Writedown
• 2nd Circ. Kills Investor's $26M Merrill Lynch ARS Suit
• Microsoft Facing FCPA Probe Over Foreign Bribery
• Google's Domain Grab Could Hinder Competition, Rivals Say
• $20B Sprint, SoftBank Merger Would Up Competition, FCC Told
• Lawmakers Push FDA To Finalize Mobile Health App Rules
• Apple Wants Damages Trial Ahead Of Samsung Patent Appeal
• Liberty Media Puts Up $2.6B For 27% Charter Stake
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Gazprom, Deutsche Telekom
• Justices Restore Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• A London Stock Exchange Rewrite For Tech Cos.
• Bingham Snags Transaction Experts From Foley, Dinsmore
• Inventor Can't Back Out Of Sony Patent Settlement: Judge
• DOE's Lawrence Livermore Faces Trial In $65M Layoff Case
• Dish Says Fox 'Slept' On TV Streaming Tech
• House Panel Readies Attack On FDA App Oversight
• AT&T U-Verse Class Action Deserves Trial, High Court Told
• Penguin Pushes For Jury Trial On States' E-Book Claims
• Valve Can't Pull Plug On Video Game Data Breach Suit
• Asus Didn't Infringe Floppy Disk Patent, Fed. Circ. Finds
• Verizon Hit With Class Action From Workers Seeking OT
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marks & Spencer, Liberty Media, CPPIB
• Hacker Gets 41 Months For AT&T IPad Data Breach
• Symantec Inks $11M Deal Ending Claims It Used Scare Tactics
• Ex-Mercury GC Ends SEC's $258M Options Backdating Suit
• What Litigators Must Know About Va.'s 'Rocket Docket'
• Del. Leads The Way On CBM-Related Stay
• Weapons Training Co. Advanced Interactive Hits Ch. 7
• Reuters Hack Attack Will Push Cos. To Firm Up Firewalls
• Star Wars' Lucas Co. Sues Apple Over Speaker Patent
• Dell Snubs Request For Records Related To $24B Buyout
• Allscripts Claims Investors Mistook 'Puffery' For Facts
• Facebook Withdraws Support For Cybersecurity Bill
• A Setback For Apple In Privacy MDL
• Meso Ruling Puts Popular Deal Structure Back In Safe Zone
• Ericsson Can't Add Patent Claims In Samsung ITC Suit
• ITC Clears Some Funai Products In LSI Patent Battle
• Sigma To Pay $14M To Settle Insider Trading Charges
• Fed. Circ. OKs Challenge To Secrecy In Apple, Samsung Case
• Reed & Scardino Lands IP Litigation Pro In Austin
• Deals Rumor Mill: IBM, GE, Forstmann Little
• We Need More Diversity In Mediation
• Jury Clears Cisco In VirnetX's $258M Infringement Suit
• Mayer Brown Nabs IP Litigator From Kilpatrick Townsend
• 7th Circ. Backs Canopy Exec's 13-Year Term For $93M Fraud
• House Panel Calls For Action On Patent Trolls
• Fed. Court Can't Hear Baker Botts IP Malpractice Suit: Axcess
• Juniper, F5 Dodge Trial As Judge Quashes Implicit Patents
• $1.5B MetroPCS, T-Mobile Deal 'Grossly Unfair,' Investor Says
• Apple, Google Apps Need Privacy Tweaks, EU Watchdog Says
• Dow Jumped The Gun With Semiconductor Suit, Judge Says
• Apple's Shoddy Retina Displays Fool Consumers, Suit Says
• Samsung Dodges Indirect Purchasers' Cathode Ray Claims
• E-Discovery Trends: Looking Back To Move Forward
• ITC Delays Apple, Samsung Patent Ruling To Seek Input
• Morgan Lewis Lands On Other Side Of HP's Autonomy Deal
• Barnes & Noble Gets Patent Tossed From Alcatel Row
• Hynix, Micron Assail Rambus' Appeal In $4B Antitrust Suit
• $24B Dell Buyout's Foe Gains Access To Investor List
• With Megamergers Afoot, Tips For Keeping The Lid On
• EPO Board Says Int'l Cooperation Needed To Improve Patents
• DLA Piper Snags Global IP Pro From Squire Sanders
• FTC Can Serve Court Docs Via Facebook, Judge Says
• Jury Orders Nintendo To Pay $30M In 3-D Patent Case
• Obama, CEOs Eye Cybersecurity Strategy In Wake Of Attacks
• NY Tees Up Tax FCA Suits That May Dwarf Sprint Case
• Sony PS3, Blu-Ray Player Infringe TVI Patents, Jury Told
• Fla. House Panel Approves Bill To Beef Up State FCA
• Apple CEO To Testify In DOJ's E-Books Antitrust Case
• LG Must Mediate Suits Seeking To Block HQ Construction
• Slingbox Maker Targets Belkin, Others Over Video IP
• Fed. Circ. Upholds SynQor's $95M Converter Patent Win
• Aereo Can't Block FilmOn's 'Aero' Use In Trademark Row
• ASMI To Net Up To $600M In Hong Kong Unit Stake Sale
• Judge Merges Dish Telemarketing Suits Brought By DOJ, FTC
• Waves Audio Slaps Motorola With 'Maxx' Trademark Suit
• IMS Health Inks $100M Deal For Marketing Software Firm
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wal-Mart, Apollo, Koch Brothers
• Use Of Rule 11 And Section 285 Against NPEs May Increase
• Cellphone Unlocking Bill Provides 'Band-Aid' Fix
• Google Pushes Private Cos. To Fight Patent Trolls
• FCC Promotes Plan To Free Up Airwaves For Mobile Services
• Toshiba To Pay $14M In Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• $1.5B T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger Gets Green Light
• Fulbright Reps Advanced Micro In $164M Sale-Leaseback Deal
• HP Faces Foreign Bribery Probe Over $45M Russian Contract
• LG, Nokia Face ITC Probe Over Smartphone Chips
• Property Co. UEL Values WBL At $953M In Latest Buyout Bid
• ITC Finds LCD Backlight Patent In LG Case Invalid
• Baker Botts Targets Federal IP Malpractice Suit After Gunn
• Google Inks $7M Deal To Squash Wi-Fi Data Collection Claims
• UniTek Wants $4M FLSA Award Nixed, Says Class Can't Stand
• HP's $10B Autonomy Buy Under Investigation In UK
• Watch What You Say About Espenscheid V. DirectSat
• MetroPCS Urges Investors To OK $1.5B T-Mobile Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Carlyle, Lenovo
• 9th Circ. Pioneers Laptop Search Limits In Border Case
• EU Objects To €550M Mobile Communications Merger
• USPTO Draws Line On Discovery In Inter Partes Reviews
• Fed. Circ. Inequitable Conduct Bar Too Rigid, High Court Told
• T-Mobile, Verizon Get NJ Town's Cell Tower Denial Reversed
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Hostess, CVC Capital
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Orrick IP, Tech Litigator To NY Office
• Icahn, Dell Take $24B Buyout Row Behind Closed Doors
• Google Agrees To Pay $7M In Street View Privacy Probe
• SEC Nabs 5 In $70M Dell Trading Tips Case
• Apple Win Keeps 2nd Samsung Patent Suit On Schedule
• Clock Ticking For TM Owners To Protest New Web Domains
• Kids Sites On Hook For 3rd Parties Under COPPA, FTC Says
• German Court Tosses Nokia Patent Suits Against HTC
• New FTC Head Targets Tech Giants, 'Smart' Devices
• FTC Pushes Increased Mobile Payment Security Measures
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• HP Blasted For Wanting Cut Of $77M SRAM Antitrust Deal
• Battle Over $7.3B Nortel Cash Won't Be Sent To Arbitration
• Warburg Pincus Could Net $720M As It Exits FIS
• US Cos. Must Play By EU's Privacy Rules, Official Says
• Aereo Sues FilmOn Over Aero.tv Site As IP Rivalry Continues
• Apple Blasted For Failing To Produce Docs In Privacy MDL
• UK's ACS Pays $165M For PE-Backed Legal Software Unit
• Tips For Defending Against Data Breach Class Actions
• Duration Of Damages: Can Lost Profits Continue Forever?
• 4th Circ. OKs Outside Evidence In AT&T Benefits Suit
• Providers Unlikely To Share E-Records Despite Medicare Push
• FTC Officials Denounce Microsoft Plan To Skip Privacy Notices
• Broken Microsoft Vow Likely To Spur EU Settlement Scrutiny
• Snell & Wilmer Won't Be Booted From Telecom IP Fight
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Touch-Screen Patent
• Icahn, Southeastern Reunite To Fight $24B Dell Deal
• LodgeNet, DirecTV To Partner Up Under Approved Ch. 11 Plan
• Senate Looks to Revive Scuttled Cybersecurity Legislation
• Nortel Units Spar Over Venue For $7.3B Bankruptcy Feud
• Samsung Patents In Apple Feud Declared Invalid By UK Court
• Icahn Shakes Up $24B Dell Deal, Promises Protracted Battle
• Sony, Dell Patent Suit Stayed For Inter Partes Review
• EU Drops Mobile Antitrust Probe Of Vodafone, Others
• House Bill Would Require Warrants For Emails, GPS Info
• Will AIA Power Clean Technology?
• A10 Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Injunctions In Brocade IP Row
• Cooley Draws 2 Corporate Pros From Sheppard Mullin
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Misconduct Ruling In Pet Collar Patent Row
• Amazon, Apple End Dispute Over Survey After Expert's Death
• Fed. Circ. OKs Import Ban Over HP Printer Cartridge Patents
• Google Search Hint Didn't Invade Privacy, 7th Circ. Says
• Pitney Bowes Escapes Call Recording Class Action
• Dell Special Committee Says $24B Buyout Offers Best Value
• EU Fines Microsoft $730M For Breach Of Landmark Browser Deal
• 3 Lessons From Apple's IPad Trademark Dispute In China
• Texas Judge Tempers T-Mobile Win In Realtime Patent Row
• Google Says FBI Demands Info On Thousands Of Accounts
• Katten Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Failed Patent Bid
• Apple's App Store Not An Illegal Monopoly, Judge Hears
• MRV To Pay $3M To Settle Options-Backdating Suit
• US, EU Economists Push For Standard IP Licensing Reform
• VirnetX Patent Trial Against Cisco Gets Under Way In Texas
• NJ Citizens' Group Seeks Court Ban On Voting Machines
• Defendant In High Court GPS Case Again Escapes Conviction
• Apple, Motorola To Spar Over Touch Screen IP At Fed. Circ.
• McKesson, Epic End High Court Induced-Infringement Fight
• IDT Asks Fed. Circ. To Toss $10M Gift Card Patent Judgment
• Allscripts Acquires 2 Health Care Technology Firms
• Orrick Nabs Top Appellate Atty From DOJ In Washington
• Nortel Freed From New Bankruptcy Disclosure Rules For Now
• Why Can A Librarian Make Unlocking Cellphones Illegal?
• Dell Showcasing PC Woes To Justify $24B Bargain: Investor
• Avoiding The Remedy Dilemma In Enforcing Design Patents
• Sharpen Your Pencils For Conflict Minerals Disclosures
• Interclick Founder Sues Yahoo Over Early Termination
• Ex-Seagate Exec Can't Suppress Emails In Kickback Case
• House GOP Fears ACA's Device Tax Could Hit Smartphones
• Antitrust Cop OKs $3.4B BCE-Astral Deal With Divestitures
• Apple Reaches Deal To Allow Jobs' Bio In E-Books Suit
• High Court May Take Fight Over False Ad Standing
• MetroPCS Pushes Back Investor Vote On $1.5B T-Mobile Deal
• USPTO Rejects Inter Partes Review Under AIA For 1st Time
• FTC Atty To Leave Agency For Tech Lobbying Group
• Cellphone Unlocking Should Be Legal, White House Says
• EA, Sega, Others Dodge Patent Suits Over Animation Tech
• Judge Trims Fuhu's Trade Secrets Suit Over Toys R Us Tablet
• Hartford Ducks Bad-Faith Claim In Clearwire Coverage Row
• Practical Privacy Takeaways From FTC's Deal With HTC
• Kodak Agrees To Raise $600M For Ch. 11 Exit
• Google Can Withhold Some Emails In Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• SC Escapes Class Action Over Tax Data Breach
• Bankrupt Chipmaker Conexant Wins Access To $15M DIP
• Judge Halves Apple's $1B Award Against Samsung
• LCD Price-Fixing Suit Belongs In Miss. Court, Justices Told
• Calif. Lawmakers Push Drone Privacy Bill
• Following Yahoo On Work-From-Home Ban May Spell Trouble
• Sens. Float Do-Not-Track Bill
• RatnerPrestia Snags McDermott Patent Pro
• $8.9M Award For HP Whistleblowers Gets 8th Circ.'s OK
• Sky Grabs Telefonica's Broadband Biz In £200M Deal
• Paulson Opposes 'Unfair' $1.5B MetroPCS, T-Mobile Merger
• Apple Denied Look At Amazon Docs In E-Book Antitrust Row
• Gambling Co. Pays $643M For Control Of Online Betting Unit
• Samsung Still Infringing Antenna Patents, Fractus Says
• Einhorn Drops Proxy Statement Suit After Apple Caves