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MDL Docket Emerges as New Arena for Patent Fights
Publication Date: 2012-12-07
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In a dispute that provides a case study in patent litigation after the enactment of the America Invents Act, lawyers for a patent holder suing major tech firms are fighting to get cases that were sent to the defendants' home jurisdictions transferred back to the Eastern District of Texas—but this time designated as multidistrict litigation.

After Spy Case Setback, DOJ Wants Rule Change to Go After Foreign Entities
Publication Date: 2013-04-12
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The Justice Department has suffered consecutive setbacks in an economic espionage case against four Chinese companies because they have no U.S. employees to serve with a summons, and no U.S. office where one can be mailed. That's why the department is hoping to eliminate certain requirements for service on foreign businesses.

May 01, 2010 |

Big Deals

AIG Asset Sales; Coca-Cola/Coca-Cola Enterprises; Merck/Millipore
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September 01, 2011 |

Solidly Pro-Choice

BlackBerry or iPhone? What about Android? Associates want it all, and at some firms, they're getting it.
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April 02, 2012 |

How to Prevent Trade-Secret and Employee-Mobility Suits

In-house counsel must be involved in developing and implementing policies and procedures that help the human resources department and departmental supervisors operate effectively to avoid mobility suits from former employers and prevent misconduct that requires litigation by the company to protect its own information, write Laura M. Merritt and Charles T. Graves.
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The Net Effect: Winston & Strawn
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
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Winston & Strawn IP practice chair James Hurst discusses the latest trends in litigation against the pharmaceutical industry.

August 09, 2007 |

Where Have All the Securities Class Actions Gone?

Securities class actions are on the wane. For decades, the cases kept coming, and corporate America fought them hard. But last year, plaintiffs filings were down nearly 40 percent from the previous year, and the downward trend is expected to continue. While this is a fantasy-come-true for corporate America, it's something very different for corporate defense firms. Most defense lawyers feign indifference and say that other matters are keeping them busy -- but are they whistling past the graveyard?
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June 08, 1999 |

Share and Share Alike

William Lerach and his brethren in the plaintiffs securities bar have long complained about the way public companies are run. They go so far as to charge that financial fraud and chicanery are rampant on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley. That's why it's a little bit funny that these lawyers are heavily invested in the very companies they have sued. Increasingly, instead of taking cash for their fees, class action lawyers are accepting stock as payment.
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