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June 01, 2010 |

Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 19, No. 103 - June 1, 2010

Daily decision alert.
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Translation Site Patent Trial Ends With $1 Million Award
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A California federal jury sided Friday with TransPerfect Solutions and its lawyers at Latham & Watkins and Kasowitz Benson in a patent showdown between rival website translation businesses. Competitor MotionPoint Corp. and its lawyers at Quinn Emanuel didn't prevail on any claims.

May 15, 2006 |

Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski to Settle Tax Case for $21.2M

Former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski has agreed to pay $21.2 million to settle a New York state tax case related to his grand larceny conviction for looting the company. The amount covers $3.2 million in sales taxes that he owed on the purchase of $15 million worth of art, as well as $18 million he owes for state and city income taxes. The sales tax case preceded the investigation into thefts from Tyco which resulted in the grand larceny convictions last June of Kozlowski and former CFO Mark H. Swartz.
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June 20, 2005 |

Witness to History Prepares for State Bar's Future

Eduardo Rodriguez, incoming president of the State Bar of Texas, he has a vision for the future. One of his projects is a futures initiative, which will feature experts appearing at three symposiums around the state to talk about the direction the legal market may take over the next 15 years.
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December 18, 2006 |

Attorneys' role eyed in death of 2-year-old

OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING the case files of 2-year-old Nateyonna Banks, who police say was killed last month by her mother, are scrutinizing the role of child advocate attorneys who represented the deceased girl in court.Nateyonna Banks died on Nov. 9 as a result of head injuries sustained in her southwest Atlanta home, according to state Department of Human Resources documents.
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November 10, 2009 |

Remembering the Importance of Pro Bono Work Year-Round

The last week of October was National Pro Bono Week, a new initiative launched by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service in coordination with local bar associations.
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January 31, 2007 |

Most Calif. Firms Still Not Matching N.Y. Associates' Pay

More California-based firms are opting for a segmented associate salary scale, hiking pay to $160,000 in New York offices but implementing a $145,000 scale on the West Coast. But a move from another large firm could be enough to force firms that have raised to less than $160,000 to go the rest of the way, says recruiter Avis Caravello. "Let's say Latham goes to 160 -- there's no way O'Melveny or Gibson will stand by and let it happen," she says. "All you need is for one big California firm to do it."
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February 23, 2004 |

In Brief

Lawyer on Board. Serious Funnies. Crayons and Crime.
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May 17, 1999 |

'Lead Plaintiff' Gets Lesson in Securities Class Actions

Charles Chalmers, a San Francisco lawyer, unknowingly became a "lead plaintiff" in one of 23 class actions alleging securities fraud by Digital Lightwave Inc., a maker of test products for high-speed telecommunications networks. Chalmers' experience sheds light on what happens in practice under the reforms to investor class actions that Congress enacted in 1995 to target abuses by plaintiffs lawyers. And if his saga is any example, the law may not be working as Congress intended.
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