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June 28, 2007 |

Private Equity Helps Fuel IP Wars

Like hungry wolves roving through the financial forest, private equity and hedge funds are always looking for fresh meat, or rather, new investment opportunities. Over the last few months, they've been feasting on patents, say attorneys working in the field. And already, the involvement of these investment vehicles in the IP sphere has fueled arguments in patent litigation.
6 minute read
February 03, 2009 |

GCs Warned to Prep Litigation War Chests

Some 200 GCs and human resource directors gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for a horror story. The tale -- told by lawyers from Epstein Becker & Green -- concerned employees, federal regulation and an expected wave of big-ticket litigation over issues like benefits, equal pay and layoffs. For employment lawyers, it's certainly a happy day. But that doesn't appear to give their in-house brethren much consolation. Several say they're bulking up legal budgets for what's coming down the pipeline.
5 minute read
May 07, 2004 |

EarthLink, Cox Pulled Into Music Piracy Suits

Music piracy cases in Georgia could determine whether recording companies must meet certain standards before forcing ISPs to surrender names of subscribers suspected of circulating copyrighted, bootleg recordings. Federal judges in Atlanta have authorized 16 national recording companies to subpoena EarthLink and Cox Communications for suspect subscribers' identities. The cases follow dozens of industry suits across the country aimed at curbing such online activity.
7 minute read
April 29, 2009 |

Pandemic Preparation For New York Workplaces

David Wirtz, a partner at Littler Mendelson, asks in light of recent headlines on a swine flu outbreak: Is the risk of a pandemic illness significant enough to merit the devotion of time and resources necessary to secure the continuity of business operations? The answer is "yes." Does the employer have a role in promoting quarantine effectiveness, social distancing or preventative hygiene? Again, the answer is "yes."
11 minute read
January 30, 2012 |

DOJ's Demography Despots Bully Their Way Into East Haven

Federal Department of Justice officials recently flew into New Haven and, before a gaggle of reporters summoned to a press conference, released the DOJ Civil Rights Division's at-last-final investigative report into alleged "racial profiling" and abuses of "Latinos" by the East Haven Police Department. Heavy with histrionics and sweeping rhetoric, it reads more like a stump speech by a Democrat running for mayor of a sanctuary city.
5 minute read
July 04, 2005 |

A Lesson for Witnesses

Witnesses in high-profile, white-collar crime trials need to keep it simple and be prepared.
4 minute read
August 10, 2007 |

Corps tosses all charges against 2 Marines in deaths of Iraqi civilians

LOS ANGELES AP - All charges have been dismissed against two Marines accused in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, the Marine Corps announced Thursday.Lance Cpl. Justin L. Sharratt, 22, of Canonsburg, Pa., was charged with murdering three brothers. Capt. Randy Stone, 35, a battalion lawyer from Dunkirk, Md.
4 minute read
January 18, 2013 |

Taking A Shot At The Firearms Industry

Minutes after President Barak Obama gave a national address last week on gun control reform in the wake of the Newtown killings, the Law Tribune spoke with Michael Lawlor, one of the chief architects of Connecticut's 1993 assault weapons ban.
5 minute read
November 11, 2010 |

Makeovers on hold as consumer caution reinforces Bernanke view

Americans are delaying renovations to kitchens and bathrooms, curbing sales at Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Cos. and underscoring Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke?s concerns the recovery is "disappointingly slow."
5 minute read

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