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PTO director looks back on his first year on the job
In a wide-ranging discussion with reporters about his first year as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, David Kappos discussed the application backlog, controversial parts of the agency's three-track patent processing proposal and agency funding.Emails Result in Motion for Sanctions Against Lawyer
The plaintiffs in a Tarrant County breach of contract suit have filed a motion for sanctions against opposing counsel Martin J. Sweeney of Dallas. The motion stems from deposition-scheduling emails exchanged between Sweeney and three plaintiffs' lawyers in Buxton Arlington Pet LLC, et al. v. Pete & Mac's Arlington LLC, et al.Year of Departing Partners for Bingham McCutchen
At least 16 partners have parted ways with Bingham McCutchen this year, including several practice leaders and firm managers. Also, the firm confirmed last week that it laid off a total of 17 staff in two California offices. Some former partners say they've simply seized a better opportunity, but many cite poor integration of past mergers, a top-down management style stemming from chairman Jay Zimmerman and the firm's unwillingness to let newer partners build a practice with initially lower-margin clients.Pullman Launches White-Collar Group
To create its new white-collar criminal defense unit, Pullman Comley turned to a reliable source mdash; the U.S. Attorney's office.Top Prosecutor Shouldn't Be Placed On Federal Bench
I write today to block any effort to nominate Connecticut United States Attorney David Fein for appointment to the federal bench. In his four-year tenure as top federal prosecutor in Connecticut, he has not shown the requisite commitment to fair play and respect for the rule of law necessary to inspire confidence as a federal judge.Symposium To Honor Late Judge Focuses On Declining Trial Numbers
An crowd gathered in honor of U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz discussed the provocative subject of "The Vanishing Trial."Judge Blasts Bank's Foreclosure Conduct and Cancels Mortgage
A lender's "unconscionable, vexatious and opprobrious" conduct in attempting to foreclose on a Long Island home has prompted a New York state judge to cancel the mortgage on the property. The judge acknowledged that foreclosure is sometimes inevitable and proper, but he noted that a "plethora" of subprime mortgages had been successfully modified in the county's foreclosure part. Instead of negotiating, he said that the bank had engaged in "harsh, repugnant, shocking and repulsive" treatment of the homeowner.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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