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Internet Access Case to be Argued in Fall
Next fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal by the National Cable Television Association and the Federal Communications Commission of the FCC v. Gulf Power Co. decision, pertaining to price regulation of Internet access via traditional cable lines. The case is expected to have major implications for the way broadband Internet service is delivered through traditional cable lines.Cleared of Fraud, PwC Wants $10 Million Verdict Set Aside
Faced with a suit that sought $400 million, PricewaterhouseCoopers might have been considered lucky when a jury hit it with a $10 million verdict but absolved it of fraud and racketeering. However, the accounting firm wants complete vindication and relief from a judgment that deemed it liable for "negligent misrepresentation" in its audits of a company in which two millionaires had invested heavily. The lead plaintiff's lack of trial testimony is the basis for the firm's challenge of the verdict.
Longtime Alston & Bird Litigator Takes Team
After 15 years as a medical-malpractice defense litigator with Alston & Bird, Lori G. Cohen has moved to Greenberg Traurig's Atlanta office -- and she took a crew of 11 with her, including four associates. Cohen says she made the switch because Greenberg can provide her with a broader platform for her practice. Cohen is the first litigator focusing on medical malpractice and products liability to join Greenberg�s Atlanta office.March Merger Mania: Am Law 200 Trio Expands Regionally
Adams and Reese and Thompson & Knight have announced office openings in Jacksonville and San Francisco, respectively, by picking up smaller firms in those areas. Meanwhile, McKenna Long & Aldridge has made inroads in Miami and Northern Virginia by absorbing an aviation-focused boutique.
9th Circuit Tackles Natural Gas Price-Fixing
With billions of dollars riding on the outcome, the 9th Circuit is expected to define the scope of federal regulatory power and the ability of private litigants to recover antitrust damages in the deregulated world of natural gas selling. The legal battle stems from three related cases of alleged price-fixing and market manipulation by natural gas suppliers during the 2001 California energy crisis. The outcome will influence how regulatory agencies respond to alleged market manipulation.Georgia County's Maps Designed to Discriminate, Suit Alleges
A former DeKalb County, Ga., commissioner is alleging in a federal suit that African-American county officials drew district maps designed to boot her from the commission and gain a black majority. The suit goes forward as the state Legislature scrambles to draw new maps after a federal judge in an unrelated case ruled that the districts approved by the General Assembly's Democratic majority in 2002 violated the principle of one man, one vote.11th Circuit: Jail Was Right to Conduct Strip Search
The 11th Circuit has reluctantly ruled that a Georgia county's policy of strip-searching every prisoner booked into jail violated the Constitution. The court noted that the policy didn't violate individual prisoners' rights as long as jailers had "reasonable suspicion" they might possess weapons or contraband. The 11th Circuit made the ruling in the case of a woman who sued a sheriff and jail supervisor after she was strip-searched following her misdemeanor arrest for a domestic-violence dispute.Court Rejects Ford Appeal -- After Paralyzed Girl Settles
Family members of a Georgia girl who was paralyzed in a car accident and then won a $47.7 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. faced a choice -- they could wait for the state Supreme Court to decide whether to take up Ford's appeal or settle the case for presumably less than the jury award. The family settled for what both sides said is a confidential sum. But because the justices did not find out in time that the case had been resolved, they recently denied Ford's petition for certiorari.9th Circuit Tackles Natural Gas Price-Fixing
With billions of dollars riding on the outcome, the 9th Circuit is expected to define the scope of federal regulatory power and the ability of private litigants to recover antitrust damages in the deregulated world of natural gas selling. The legal battle stems from three related cases of alleged price-fixing and market manipulation by natural gas suppliers during the 2001 California energy crisis. The outcome will influence how regulatory agencies respond to alleged market manipulation.TRENDING STORIES
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