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Attorney Work Product Doctrine Upheld in Diaper Patent Dispute
In a high-stakes patent lawsuit over diaper designs, a federal magistrate judge has ruled that paper products giant Kimberly-Clark is entitled to invoke the attorney work product doctrine to protect its testing data -- as long as it promises that it won't rely on the data to prove its infringement claims.BOOK REVIEW: Inside Rikers: Stories From the World's Largest Penal Colony
S ome readers work in the criminal justice system. Some live in one of the seven New York City neighborhoods that are home to 75-80 percent of New York State prison and jail inmates. For these, Inside Rikers: Stories from the World`s Largest Penal Colony, probably is not necessary reading. Many readers, however, couldn`t find Rikers Island, unlabeled, on a map. Many, too, are generally unaware that 18,000 inmates 91percent of whom are African American or Hispanic are confined in the world`s largest penal coNorwalk Settles Brutality Claim
A convicted burglar has been paid $44,000 to settle his claims of police brutality filed against the Norwalk police department. As part of the settlement, the city agreed that police supervisors will read a memo from the chief at the daily lineup, reminding officers they must comply with department policies on the use of force.Plaintiffs Sanctioned for Failure to Produce Electronic Files in Hedge Fund Suit
A federal judge has sanctioned 13 plaintiffs suing two collapsed hedge funds for negligence and gross negligence for their failure to preserve electronic files in discovery. Saying "most plaintiffs conducted discovery in an ignorant and indifferent fashion," New York Judge Shira A. Scheindlin will assess monetary sanctions against all 13 plaintiffs and give an adverse jury instruction for the six worst offenders. Scheindlin has written extensively on e-discovery, especially in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg.View more book results for the query "*"
At the Court, a day of Mortal Kombat
Torture, maiming, decapitating and urinating on human beings are rare topics in Supreme Court arguments. But the justices on Tuesday heard all of them as they entered the world of video gaming in a First Amendment challenge to a California law.JCB Accused of 'Selectively' Waiving Confidentiality
The commission charged with evaluating the state's juvenile justice system and judicial disciplinary procedures has accused the Judicial Conduct Board of refusing to cooperate with its attempts to fulfill its statutory mandates.McSpadden v. Department of Corrections
The state Department of Corrections erred in failing to grant a recommitted parole violator the credit for time served that was specifically awarded by the trial court. Application for summary relief granted.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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