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May 06, 2002 |

Protecting Sensitive Computer Codes

WO RECENT cases have considered the impact of the posting of identical, highly sensitive computer code on the Internet. Applying different bodies of intellectual property law, they reached opposite conclusions as to whether the continued posting should be enjoined. Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley , 1 applying the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, affirmed a permanent injunction against the posting of, and hyperlinking to, sites containing a computer code known as DeCSS. DeCSS "descrambles" the protec
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July 15, 2002 |

Throwing CEOs in Jail No Easy Job

Putting CEOs behind bars is not as easy as Bush and the Justice Department would make it seem.
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January 08, 2004 |

Coordinating Multidistrict Cases in N.Y. State Courts

Over the past few years, coordination of multiple actions pending in different judicial districts has been used to promote judicial efficiency by providing unified management of cases. While the main purpose of New York's Rule 202.69 was to provide a formal mechanism for efficiently handling mass tort cases, coordination applies to all categories of cases and can be useful in a variety of commercial actions.
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November 30, 2010 |

Largest PA Public Corporations

The following is a list of the largest public corporations in Pennsylvania as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
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May 22, 2008 |

New Deals

In a $650 million transaction, Cablevision will form a partnership with the Tribune Co. under which it will purchase about 97 percent of the Newsday Media Group. The deal values Newsday at $632 million; Tribune also will receive $18 million at closing in prepaid rent for properties used in the business. Also, Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.9 billion, a move that will more than double its technology services business.
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October 24, 2002 |

Catching The Elusive CEO

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December 01, 2004 |

Playing Prop 64 Out

On Nov. 2, California voters passed Proposition 64 in an effort to curtail frivolous and abusive unfair competition law actions. Private plaintiffs must now show they have suffered an injury in fact and have "lost money or property" as a result. In addition, private plaintiffs who purport to sue on behalf of others must now meet class certification requirements of �382. The impact going forward is clear. The burning question is whether Prop 64 applies to cases pending before it took effect.
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December 10, 2002 |

Sidley's Hired Help

Does top-down management have a new downside? The battle between Chicago's Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and the EEOC may provide an answer. The firm, which is being investigated for age bias in its 1999 demotion of 32 partners, contends the feds can't investigate its partners because they're "employers." In October, Judge Richard Posner of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a biting opinion questioning that argument.
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June 14, 1999 |

Culture Clash

When it comes to L.A. legal demographics, the longstanding clichi is that downtown attorneys practice no-nonsense law in somber, businesslike atmospheres. Contrast that with the stereotype of those Armani-clad Westsiders with their laid-back, free-wheelin' approach to lawyering.
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September 27, 1999 |

GM Settles Latest Liability Case

A week before a tumultuous courtroom showdown was to begin, General Motors lawyers and their longtime adversary, James E. Butler Jr., settled their latest high-stakes product liability case. Butler confirms the case of Bampoe-Parry v. General Motors settled for a confidential amount. Settlement talks were renewed late Wednesday after a conference with Fulton State Court Judge M. Gino Brogdon.
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