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John Keker, who represents plaintiffs' lawyer Steven Donziger, warned that Manhattan federal judge Lewis Kaplan is marching toward a "show trial" on the issue of "whether Ecuador stinks," with the Ecuadorian plaintiffs "tethered to a stick like a goat." Luckily for the goat, it may at last have found a receptive audience in New York.
Prepaid Cell Phone Lawsuit Generating Fat Legal Fees
When cell phones first appeared, many people were left out of the new craze because they couldn't pass a credit check. A pair of Arizona entrepreneurs claim they came up with the solution -- pre-paid accounts. But Douglas Fougnies and Dan Harned charge that another company, Boston Communications Group Inc., began infringing their patents, shutting them out of the market. The dispute could be costly for the cell phone industry. Fougnies and Harned have sued BCG and several carriers for as much as $1 billion.Frank "Peter" Petrella helped world middleweight champion Jake LaMotta teach actor Robert De Niro how to box for the Academy Award-winning film Raging Bull. Now Petrella's daughter is taking those fight lessons into a different arena — the U.S. Supreme Court.
Second Opinions: Constructing Your Web Site
Thinking of revamping an existing Web site or launching an entirely new one for your firm? Before you move forward, read some advice from lawyers and tech professionals and find out how to make your site "sticky." (That's a good thing.) And one more quick tip: forget the plug-ins, OK?Given that 60 percent of the DOJ's FCPA enforcement actions last year involved alleged bribes to employees of state-owned companies, a lot was riding on Lindsey Manufacturing's argument that Congress didn't intend those employees to be considered foreign officials under FCPA. Judge Matz's ruling hewed closely to the specific facts before him, leaving open the possibility that another defendant may yet succeed in a similar challenge.
The Witness Will Please Answer the Jurors' Questions
In a growing number of courts around the country, judges are letting jurors interject questions during trials, prompting responses from lawyers that range from wary to hostile. Paula Hannaford, a senior research analyst at the National Center for State Courts, has heard every gripe in the book. But one of the strangest lawyer complaints is that jurors ask questions about issues the attorney just finished covering. "Get a clue," is Hannaford's curt retort to that objection.Corporate Transparency Act Resource Kit
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