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NATIONAL NEWS
Jenna Greene
The iconic Prius is at the center of a bruising patent fight on multiple fronts. The latest battle is taking place at the International Trade Commission, where nothing less than Toyota's ability to continue importing the Prius, as well as hybrid versions of the Camry and Lexus, is at stake.
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THE COURTS & LITIGATION
David Ingram
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. John Conyers, is planning a hearing on federal recusal guidelines amid controversies that have swept through state court systems in recent years, culminating in a U.S. Supreme Court decision five months ago that tightened the recusal requirements for elected state judges.
WASHINGTON
Tresa Baldas
Discrimination complaints from their former and current employees are flooding into the EEOC and similar state agencies. Management lawyers are getting their desperate calls. And the lawyers anticipate that, by the end of 2009, the number of claims will look even worse.
BUSINESS
Karen Sloan
Last spring, DLA Piper became the first law firm to purchase Cisco Systems Inc.'s TelePresence, one of a growing number of cutting-edge videoconferencing systems designed to replicate the feeling of in-person meetings through state-of-the art cameras, screens, lighting and audio. The relatively high cost means that some industries — including law firms — have been slow to buy in.
Sheri Qualters
A federal appeals court recently ruled that technology purchase deals include an implied contract under Massachusetts state law requiring buyers to make reasonable efforts to develop and promote the technology. The case could encourage similar cases to be brought in the state, which is a center for high technology.
Sheri Qualters
Julia Huston, the trademark practice chair at Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers and a Boston legal organization leader, is jumping to Boston's Foley Hoag to chair its trademark and copyright practice group.