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Recent Eastern District of Texas Patent Suits Filed
Patent suits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 2011.Oracle's Ellison earns scrutiny with 38 percent pay raise
Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, the fourth-richest man in America, is drawing criticism from some shareholders for a $72 million pay package that's 12 times bigger than the median pay of CEOs in the technology industry. Ellison, who proposed the 38 percent raise and won approval from a committee of board members, is now the second-best-paid chief executive officer of a U.Chamberlain Hrdlicka grows business litigation group
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams Martin has added a shareholder and two associates to beef up its business litigation practice.Business litigator Scott M. Ratchick joined the firm as a shareholder from Hartman, Simons, Spielman Wood, along with an associate, Jill R. Johnson, in June. Chamberlain Hrdlicka also added Drew V.Wiggins has $121K, trails Hunstein in cash on hand
PRESIDING JUSTICE CAROL W. Hunstein has more than five times the campaign funds of J. Michael Wiggins, who is challenging Hunstein for her seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia.But a question for the final weeks of the campaign will be what benefit Wiggins gets from an independent committee that is working against Hunstein.Hunstein's campaign disclosure report filed last week showed that her campaign had $710,832.Hunstein hits $1 million in total funds for re-election
FIGHTING TO KEEP her seat on the Georgia Supreme Court, Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein broke the $1 million mark in campaign contributions this month. According to disclosure reports filed with the State Ethics Commission on Wednesday night, she has out-raised her opponent J. Michael Wiggins more than three-to-one.Democrats keep up 'Governor Gas Guy' guerrilla tactics
By Meredith Hobbs, Staff Reporter The Georgia Democratic Party apparently has won a standoff with Georgia Natural Gas over a parody that makes unauthorized use of the company's "Gas Guy" mascot.The state Democratic Party launched a Web site, www.governorgasguy.com, in February that plants Gov. Sonny Perdue's head onto the gas company's blue flame character.Costs are costs, no matter what you call them
How many legs would a calf have if we called its tail a legFour, of course. Calling a tail a leg wouldn't make it a leg, as Abraham Lincoln famously said.Nor does calling an expense an asset make it an asset. This brings us to the odd accounting rules for the insurance industry, including Lincoln National Corp., which uses Honest Abe as its corporate mascot.Zell Miller Joins Growing Ranks of McKenna Politicos
When his Senate term expires, Zell B. Miller will join McKenna Long & Aldridge as a senior policy adviser in its government affairs practice. Miller, who is not a lawyer, will give nonlegal counsel to firm clients. Miller is a Democrat with ties to the Republican party and gave the nominating speech for President Bush at the GOP convention. The firm hopes Miller's political expertise and history of working with people on both sides of the aisle will help grow McKenna's practice.TRENDING STORIES
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