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Gross v. German Foundation Industrial Initiative et al
Claims by victims of Nazi-era wrongs, that German companies owe "interest" on their payments to a reparations fund created with the substantial involvement of the United States and German governments, are not subject to the political-question doctrine and, therefore, are justiciable.Kevin Abikoff has been hired by Innospec to act as compliance monitor as part of a $40 million bribery settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the U.K. Serious Fraud Office.
Unlikely Legal Duo Fights for Freer-Flowing Wine Market
They call themselves "the last-minute babes of Stanford Law." Last term, there was Jenny Martinez, arguing the landmark enemy combatant case Rumsfeld v. Padilla, with less than a week's notice. And in one of this term's biggest cases, former Stanford Dean Kathleen Sullivan argued in December for the interstate shipment of wines to consumers, beating out former Solicitor General Kenneth Starr for the case.The truly fascinating discovery controversy developing in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Cephalon, proves, once again, that litigation sometimes makes for very strange bedfellows.
After a Florida state appeals court overturned his $1.6 billion verdict against the investment bank, Perelman and his lawyers have tried every which way to revive it. But Wednesday's appellate rebuff of their request for a new trial may be the end of the show.
Shhh! Pro Bono's Not Just for Liberals Anymore
Contrary to popular wisdom, pro bono isn't just the province of liberals. Bolstered by influential organizations and pro bono advocates, some big firms regularly champion libertarian causes, while others challenge race-based policies and represent opponents of gay rights and abortion. As the politics of pro bono become more fluid, distinctions between liberals and conservatives are also blurring. The shift, seen in recent Supreme Court showdowns, is a quiet phenomenon that's 20 years in the making.A Florida woman who claims that she was injured by Teva's generic version of a brand drug manufactured by Wyeth and Schwarz Pharma can't sue any of the companies, an Eleventh Circuit panel ruled on Tuesday. The panel found that the woman's claims against Teva were barred by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and that her claims against Wyeth and Schwarz were barred by Florida law.
In a potentially ruinous suit for the gift card industry, a company called Every Penny Counts claimed that all gift cards violated its patents on technology for transferring "excess cash." The Federal Circuit thought differently.
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