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March 05, 2002 |

Judicial Profile: Jack Komar

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June 13, 2007 |

RAM Ruling Portends a New E-Discovery Brawl

A federal magistrate's order that stops a Web site from routinely tossing relevant data could, if replicated, carry broad e-discovery implications. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian's order requires TorrentSpy to turn over customer data only ephemerally kept in its computers' random access memory, or RAM. It could result in floods of similar requests in other civil cases, according to Ira Rothken, the Novato, Calif.-based attorney for the TorrentSpy site. The order also has privacy watchdogs concerned.
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July 23, 2007 |

This Week in Recorder History

They say hindsight is 20/20. Revisit events and predictions from five, 10 and 15 years ago, with the benefit of today�s perspective.
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July 19, 2007 |

Knobbe Client Hit With Sanctions

In a ruling that has some local patent lawyers chattering, an East Texas federal judge has dealt crippling sanctions to Toshiba America Inc. and its attorneys at Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear. Judge T. John Ward slammed Toshiba for "willfully and intentionally" violating the court's order to produce evidence during discovery in a patent infringement case involving Juniper Networks Inc., according to a June 14 order made public last week.
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May 09, 2003 |

Court Mulls Link Between OSHA, Household Help

Truman Lawson Jr. never expected to be classified as an employer subject to state safety standards when he hired tree trimmers to prune the 50-foot palm outside his Glendora home three years ago. But that's exactly what happened. One year ago, a state appeal court held that a tree trimmer severely injured in a fall from Lawson's tree could sue for damages under the California Occupational Safety and Health Act. On Thursday, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Fernandez v. Lawson.
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January 29, 2004 |

Alsup Calls Fix in Patent Case a Sham

U.S. District Judge William Alsup had his eye on the clock as a witness took a motor apart in his courtroom. The 27-minute show decided the case: The motor didn't have enough glue. This meant Quicksilver Controls Inc. had violated Alsup's previous order specifying how to redesign its motor to avoid a suit by Animatics Corp. Alsup blasted Quicksilver for a "bait-and-switch" and ruled it was infringing Animatics' motor design patents.
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January 28, 2004 |

Alsup Calls Fix in Patent Case a Sham

U.S. District Judge William Alsup had his eye on the clock as a witness took a motor apart in his courtroom. The 27-minute show decided the case: The motor didn't have enough glue. This meant motor manufacturer Quicksilver Controls Inc. had violated Alsup's previous order specifying how the company could redesign its motor and thereby avoid an infringement suit by Animatics Corp. On Monday, Alsup blasted Quicksilver for a "bait-and-switch" and ruled it was infringing Animatics' motor design patents.
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August 03, 2007 |

VC Firms Square Off Over Trademark

Union Square Ventures, known for its investments in such popular Silicon Valley Web companies as Twitter and FeedBurner, is not happy that a newer VC firm -- located three blocks from its office in Manhattan -- is building a $500 million fund under the name Union Square Partners. Both offices are within a few blocks of the city's famed Union Square.
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April 20, 2006 |

Joseph Freitas Jr., 1939-2006

Former San Francisco District Attorney Joseph Freitas Jr. passed away Wednesday in Paris. He is credited with several positive changes in the office, but his political career couldn't overcome criticism resulting from a few high-profile trials on his watch.
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March 30, 2010 |

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