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August 28, 2003 |

Discrimination Trial Based on Sept. 11 Talk

A high-tech vice president claims he was forced out of his job when his bosses learned he was a Muslim Arab a few weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Blaming his departure on thwarted ambition and greed, the company says he quit when he couldn't structure a deal the way he liked. In a trial that began Tuesday, jurors heard those two versions of events leading up to Walid Maghribi's departure from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in February 2002.
4 minute read
February 07, 2007 |

Nvidia Faces Suit From Former Lawyer

San Jose attorney Allen Ruby is representing Stephen Pettigrew, an in-house lawyer who alleges his former employer, Nvidia, dismissed him because he was too old. It's just the latest legal tangle for the tech company.
4 minute read
August 13, 2008 |

Prosecutor Takes Stand in His State Bar Trial

Santa Clara County prosecutor Benjamin Field didn't get to say much in his own defense Tuesday. But six judges might speak in his defense as the misconduct trial continues.
4 minute read
January 10, 2006 |

Santa Clara Contempt Case Advances

Lawyers in a trade-secrets suit have been fighting over the use of a voice-mail message. Some of the hubbub was settled when a Santa Clara Superior Court judge ruled that an injunction on the message still stands � despite what the Sixth District thinks.
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May 11, 2004 |

In Wake of Danser Verdict, PJ Doesn't Foresee Changes

Jurors who recently convicted a Santa Clara County judge on ticket-fixing charges made it clear that they don't think the criminal justice system is perfect. But despite the jurors' negative perceptions, no changes are expected to the county's informal policy on case transfers. Nevertheless, some attorneys say that in the wake of Danser's conviction, Santa Clara County judges should closely examine procedures for handling traffic tickets and transferring cases.
4 minute read
January 10, 2006 |

In Trade Secrets Case, Court Upholds Injunction on Use of Errant Voicemail

A key argument in a trade secrets suit pertaining to the validity of a preliminary injunction has been denied, setting the stage for contempt hearings against two lawyers involved. Both sides have been butting heads over the use of a voicemail message recording ever since the California Supreme Court decided to review the case. At issue is what effect the high court's decision has on an earlier trial court's preliminary injunction against using the tape -- even though an appeal court later overruled it.
3 minute read
November 16, 2005 |

Contempt Claims Complicate IP Case

It started as just another trade secrets case. Then the California Supreme Court got involved, and the dispute grew into a snarl involving a potentially incriminating voicemail tape and attorney-client privilege, all topped off with contempt claims against two lawyers. The dispute stems from a message that Marvell Semiconductor officials left on a Jasmine Networks executive's answering machine. The Marvell officials failed to hang up, and Jasmine's voicemail system continued to record them.
6 minute read
January 28, 2000 |

Lieff, Cabraser Named Lead Counsel

U.S. District Judge William Alsup appointed Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein as lead plaintiffs' counsel in the hotly contested and potentially lucrative securities class action against Network Associates Inc. The appointment was the latest and probably last twist in the battle for lead plaintiff and lead plaintiffs' counsel in the suit against the Santa Clara, Calif.-based antivirus software maker, which is accused of lying about its financial health to improperly inflate its stock price.
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May 19, 2004 |

Lockyer to Drop Charges in Oracle Pay-For-Play Case

Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced Tuesday that he will drop felony charges against an adviser to former Gov. Gray Davis. Kari Dohn, Davis' policy director and an attorney, was accused of altering documents in an effort to thwart an inquiry into the relationship between Davis and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. The deal became immersed in controversy when it was revealed that an Oracle lobbyist had made a $25,000 donation to Davis.
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