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January 28, 2002 |

Courts: Look Carefully Before Ordering Lanham Act Sanctions

A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion expands the range of what federal trial courts should consider when determining whether to sanction a plaintiff who brings an action under the statute that protects trademarks. In the unanimous Jan. 17 decision, a 5th Circuit panel vacated a lower court`s order awarding almost $500,000 in attorneys` fees and costs, including some under the Lanham Act, to three defendants in Procter & Gamble Co. v. Amway Corp., et al. - a case stemming from the circulation of f
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February 01, 2002 |

Lanham Act Sanctions Require Careful Consideration

A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion expands the range of what federal trial courts should consider when determining whether to sanction a plaintiff who brings an action under the statute that protects trademarks.
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July 17, 2001 |

Michigan Judge Dismisses Copyright Claim for Failure to Show Ownership Interest

Language in a licensing agreement is sufficient to refute claims of copyright ownership in a medical records software program, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Gordon J. Quist of the Western District of Michigan entered summary judgment for Richard D. Schanhals, Douglas O. Carson, MedTrak Systems and Micom Systems on copyright claims over a system of recording and tracking patient treatment.
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July 03, 2013 |

Jones Day Bills Detroit $1.4 Million in First Six Weeks

Since taking on the assignment as the financially crippled city's chief restructuring counsel, lawyers at Jones Day have logged time advising Detroit on labor and pension issues, coping with its massive debts, and how to avoid what would be the largest Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
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March 24, 2005 |

Matter of Interpretation

The U.S. Supreme Court will preside over a case next week involving the cable industry and Internet service providers that could result in the Court redefining the often competing roles of federal agencies and the judiciary in interpreting statutes.
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December 07, 2006 |

Lawyers Brace for Benefits Rules

Public employers are going to need a lot of help complying with the new requirements for reporting on post-employment benefits.
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July 05, 2013 |

Jones Day Bills Detroit $1.4 Million In First Six Weeks

It pays to work for a financially crippled city. In Jones Day's first month and a half acting as Detroit's chief restructuring counsel, lawyers from the firm billed the city $1.37 million, according to copies of billing statements obtained by The Am Law Daily through a public records request.
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July 19, 2011 |

Managing Municipalities' Money:

Two years after what some say was the technical end to the nation's recession may not seem like the best time for law firms to seek out financially troubled clients, but that is just what a select few are doing. And they are finding the need is great.
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January 09, 2001 |

Hardball at Brown

Brown University's choice of a woman to be its next president was widely hailed in the world of academe. Largely unnoticed, though, is the school's almost unrelenting war against Title IX, which bans gender-based discrimination in schools. For eight years, Brown has been battling a class action charging that its 1991 decision to cut funding for women's gymnastics and volleyball violated the law.
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