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June 01, 2004 |

In a bid to join the top tier of information technology companies, Montreal-based CGI Group Inc. acquired American Management Systems Inc. for $858 million in March. But because of U.S. rules on foreign ownership of security-sensitive businesses, CGI subsequently sold the defense and intelligence group of AMS to CACI International Inc. for $415 million. Both AMS and CACI are based in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
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December 13, 2004 |

Confusion Over Mark Held Relevant, Not Conclusive, in Infringement Case

Ruling in a closely watched intellectual property case, the Supreme Court gave both sides something to celebrate in disputes involving alleged consumer confusion over trademarks.
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November 01, 2009 |

Blood Money

After 30 years, one of the biggest patent cases ever ends with a $400 million win for C.R. Bard and its lawyers.
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Federal Circuit Splits on Two Defense Requests to Transfer out of East Texas
Publication Date: 2009-05-27
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After the Federal Circuit allowed TS Tech to transfer out of the supposedly plaintiffs-friendly Eastern District of Texas last year, the defense transfer motions poured in. In a pair of recent rulings, the Federal Circuit confirmed that sometimes defendants can exit the Lone Star State--but not always.

May 25, 1999 |

Bard in Court to Stop Alleged Leak of Hernia Technology

Medical device maker C.R. Bard Inc. has sued rival U.S. Surgical Corp. in Delaware for allegedly infringing a patented method for repairing hernias with a special fabric. Bard contends in a suit filed May 7 in U.S. District Court that U.S. Surgical is selling a "SurgiPro HerniaMate Plug" that uses technology protected by a 1994 patent that was assigned to Bard. The Bard device consists of a mesh material that can be implanted in the abdomen so that tissue grows through it and closes the muscle wall defect.
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May 23, 2008 |

Headed for Public Interest Careers, NYU Grads Are Tuition-Debt Free

Thanks to the resuscitation of a venerable financial aid program at New York University School of Law, 16 graduates filed out of Madison Square Garden following Wednesday's commencement ceremony with mortarboard tassels shifted, sheepskins in hand, jobs awaiting - and something more: the comfort of zero tuition, which ordinarily retails for about $120,000. For the first time in more than two decades, the Root-Tilden-Kern Scholarship Program has been able to give a full three-year ride for select NYU Law students committed to public service careers.
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August 15, 2008 |

10 N.Y. Firms Listed as Best for Women

Roughly half of the law students across the country presently involved in on-campus interviews have a personal stake in this question: Exactly which large firms are best for women? Conveniently, the second annual survey by Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine was released Tuesday, listing the nation's top 50 shops in terms of work-life balance, mentoring opportunities for women, retention of female attorneys and family accommodation.
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May 18, 2012 |

The Score: Ownership Group With Am Law Ties Takes Control of NHL's Blues, While NFL's Rams Seek Stadium Fixes

St. Louis has been the heart of the sports law universe for Am Law 100 lawyers in recent weeks, with Baker & McKenzie and Latham & Watkins advising on the $130 million sale of the NHL's Blues and the city's Convention and Visitors Commission hiring Husch Blackwell for a legal battle with NFL's Rams. Plus: Lawyers stay busy with stadium work and several new sports legal hires in the latest installment of our look at sports and the law.
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August 27, 2001 |

After the Jurors Go Home

After large jury verdicts grab the headlines, there is rarely any follow-up examining what actually happens to the awards once the juries go home. The National Law Journal has filled this void by returning to see what happened to 100 of the several hundred verdicts of $1 million or more rendered in 1997. Thirty-four of the verdicts are in this section, and the remaining 66 will be presented on Thursday.
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