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January 01, 2003 |

Hobson's Choice Revisited

Patent lawyers have long chafed under rules that require them to relinquish attorney-client privilege in certain patent cases.
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June 24, 2005 |

Technology on Trial: Running Into Trouble

After a Securatex parking attendant fatally struck a doctor while driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee, it was up to DaimlerChrysler to explain why sudden accleration was not a factor. For its trial, the automaker turned to Litigation Presentation CEO Jil Wyland, who recommended various solutions, including the use of a Smart Board Interactive Whiteboard. Trial outcome? The jury assigned 35 percent responsibility to DaimlerChryser, and 65 percent to Securatex and the attendant.
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Ecuador Update: Another Door Shuts, Another Door Opens, and Chevron Lists its Law Firms (All 39 of Them)
Publication Date: 2012-01-21
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Chevron and its lawyers at Gibson Dunn failed to persuade the Second Circuit to reconsider the court's refusal to enjoin Ecuadorian plaintiffs from enforcing an $18 billion judgment against the oil giant. And on Friday Chevron announced it was advancing its appeal of the judgment in Ecuador. What's the next step for the oil giant and its pinstriped armada?

April 28, 2003 |

Building an IP Practice -- the Wilson Way

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is facing challenges in its bid to build a robust IP litigation practice.
6 minute read
August 01, 2006 |

Higher airfares may be here for a while, say observers

ATLANTA AP - During five years of heavy losses, major U.S. airlines were reluctant to raise fares, knowing that their discount rivals would undercut them.A few months ago, that timidity melted away and airlines big and small have steadily raised fares that have begun to stick. The result: profits for some of them - despite persistently high fuel prices - that should continue because of strong demand for air travel.
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December 21, 2000 |

Island Xmas

For a traditional Christmas abroad, go to Rome or Salzburg. But if you want to experience one of the world's most unusual subtropical ecosystems, cross the date line and head to Christmas Island -- a remote, solitary land defined by sea cliffs, rainforest, coral reefs, and phosphate mines.
4 minute read
May 18, 2006 |

2nd Circuit Questions SOX 'Preliminary Reinstatement' Remedy

Employers who are sued in SOX whistleblower cases need to win in the first round because an employee who establishes reasonable cause is allowed reinstatement, prior to any hearing on the merits. But preliminary reinstatement is now in a state of doubt, thanks to last week's 2nd Circuit ruling that this remedy is unenforceable. The decision leaves the remedy's viability unsettled partly because two of the judges cited different reasons for their decision.
8 minute read
March 30, 2009 |

A catchy title, but ...

If there were a trifecta award for book titles, Philip K. Howard's Life Without Lawyers would win it hands down. First, what a catchy title. But it isn't so much lawyers, but laws — or at least some kinds of laws — that Howard wants to wipe out. His central claim is that America has become overlegalized. What is most troubling about his prescription is that he universalizes it to virtually every institution without considering whether there might be confounding factors that would call for a different solution.
4 minute read
August 03, 2010 |

Recent Actions

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of July 28. House and Senate members are scheduled to return to session in September.
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