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December 15, 2006 |

Suit Charging Failure To Diagnose Down Syndrome Settles for $2M

Large settlements and verdicts.
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May 13, 2003 |

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May 13, 2003 |

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June 14, 2004 |

Arbitrator Awards $1.2 Million for Neck, Back Injuries in Car Crash

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
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March 29, 1999 |

Squirm Time for Milberg Weiss

Since 1992, Lexecon has claimed that Milberg Weiss dragged Lexecon into a massive class action, stemming from the collapse of Lincoln Savings & Loan, in a vendetta seeking to shut down Daniel R. Fischel, an economist at Lexecon and a successful defense expert against Milberg Weiss. Lexecon is asking for $209 million in damages -- an award that could wipe out Milberg Weiss and deplete the fortunes of its key partners.
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December 20, 2004 |

Microsoft Class Claims Questioned

A company set up to encourage consumers to take advantage of a billion-dollar class action settlement with Microsoft has hit a road bump. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Paul Alvarado said at a hearing last week that he's concerned about the way the Settlement Recovery Center is soliciting consumers to take part in the settlement. Microsoft argues that claims filed by SRC are invalid, but SRC contends Microsoft is trying to limit claims to hold on to some of the $1.1 billion in voucher funds.
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December 13, 2005 |

'Unauthorized Access'

Int'l Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers v. Werner-Matsuda expressly rejected the holding in Shurgard, which addressed "unauthorized access" in the context of employees who allegedly e-mailed their employer's trade secrets from the company computer to a direct competitor that was about to become their new employer. But Werner-Matsuda, says Nick Akerman, is unlikely to stem the growing use of the CFAA against employees and other insiders who steal computer data.
8 minute read
December 17, 2004 |

Microsoft Class Claims Questioned

A company set up to encourage California consumers to take advantage of a class action settlement with Microsoft Corp. has hit a road bump. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Paul Alvarado said at a hearing Thursday that he is concerned about the way the Settlement Recovery Center is soliciting consumers to participate in the settlement.
3 minute read
December 05, 2002 |

Nymex Suit Pushes Copyright Envelope

In a high-stakes intellectual property dispute, the New York Mercantile Exchange has accused its electronic rival -- online commodity marketplace IntercontinentalExchange -- of copyright infringement for allegedly using Nymex-created prices for natural gas futures. Nymex's suit claims that its prices are protected because they are included in its automated database, which is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
6 minute read
February 16, 2010 |

Can You Be More Specific?

Lee Ann Stevenson, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, writes that lack of specificity when describing alleged trade secrets has long been the bane of defendants in trade secrets cases. Recent cases suggest that courts around the country are becoming increasingly impatient with plaintiffs who seek to rely on vague and general descriptions of alleged trade secrets until after discovery is underway.
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