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Navigating Between Scylla and Charybdis of the Patent World
At stake in a case recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court is whether a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of an invention would have considered a new combination of elements obvious.District Judge Arthur D. Spatt U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: Attorneys for Plaintiff: By: Robert B. Clark, Esq., Of
Wiretap Case Sent Back to State Court
A group of 370 union workers who claim they were subjected to illegal surveillance at a factory in Reading have won the right to pursue their wiretap and invasion of privacy claims in the Pennsylvania courts now that the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal judge who dismissed their case never had jurisdiction.White and Williams' Goldberger Joins Stevens & Lee
Saying he wanted a platform that included a significant New York presence, bankruptcy department co-chairman Leonard Goldberger has left White and Williams for Stevens & Lee. A White and Williams representative, though, said Goldberger's departure was prompted by a connection with Stevens & Lee and an investment bank. Goldberger represents insurance companies in bankruptcy cases and works with clients in the acquisition and financing of financially distressed businesses.Law Firm Bonuses Growing as Economy Improves
In the first of a two-part series, The Legal Intelligencer surveys Philadelphia law firms about their bonus programs. Although the criteria -- number of billable hours, work quality, fee origination and firm citizenship -- remain essentially the same, the amount of money handed out to associates each year has grown.Pa. Court: Eminent Domain Can't Aid Religious Groups
In a case of first impression, a deeply divided Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia cannot take private property marked as blighted and give it to a private, religious organization. Judge Doris A. Smith-Ribner said in her opinion that the taking in the case was an entanglement of church and state, and that "nothing in the Constitution authorizes a taking of private property for a private use."Survey Shows Pa. Law Firms Don't Shine When It Comes to Diversity
Whether they moved up or down in the ranks of this month's Diversity Scorecard in Legal affiliate The American Lawyer, most Pennsylvania-based firms have little to show when it comes to the number of minorities in their ranks.Morgan Lewis Sued Over Clients' Business With Cuba
Two businessmen have sued Morgan Lewis & Bockius for malpractice and conflict of interest, claiming they were prosecuted for following advice that they were free to trade with Cuba despite the U.S. embargo. Morgan Lewis called the suit baseless and seemed especially irked by claims that an ex-Morgan Lewis partner reiterated others' advice about a viable defense of past and future transactions, after the government began investigating the Bro-Tech Corp.Trending Stories
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