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Firm’s Collection Letter Violated Fair Debt Act

The First District Court of Appeals found a law firm’s letter to a debtor, threatening to sue, was in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Law Firms Now Prime Targets For Hackers

It’s hard to think of a more concentrated agglomeration of sensitive information than a law firm’s computers or, increasingly, those […]

State AGs Wooed, Manipulated By Lobbyists

Lobbyists and lawyers have set their sights on state attorneys general, using campaign contributions and interactions at opulent corporate-sponsored conferences […]

Another Law Firm Drops Obama Lawsuit

Attorney Bill Burck with Quinn Emanuel followed the lead of Baker Hostetler’s David Rivkin and backed out of House Speaker […]

“Uncollectibility” Is an Affirmative Defense to Legal Malpractice Claims in Washington

Clients cannot collect “emotional distress” against a lawyer who fails to file a lawsuit in a timely manner, and the burden of “uncollectibility” can be placed on the defendant attorney, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in a recent malpractice case.

Rising Number of Class Actions Targeting Outlet Stores Based on Claims of False and Deceptive Advertising

Outlet shops are the new favorite target for class actions. In the last 90 days, seven major retailers have seen lawsuits in California claim false and deceptive advertising.

.bank and Other Domain Names to Open for Financial Institutions… And Others

ICANN is set to begin offering new gTLDs .bank, .investments and .money, which some expect to become a designated space for legitimate banks and financial service institutions to establish themselves as trusted members of the banking community.

The Narrow Scope of Supplemental Discovery in an Inter Partes Review

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board struck down REM Holdings’ supplemental discovery request in Square, Inc. v. REM Holdings 3, LLC because it was “unduly broad and burdensome.”

Fujitsu v. Tellabs: The District Court Orders Additional Sanctions for Fujitsu’s Continued “Contemptuous Conduct”

A district court doubled civil fines against Fujitsu Entities’ for “continuing contemptuous recalcitrance” in a patent infringement case against Tellabs.

Use As A Verb Not Always The Kiss Of Death For Trademarks: Elliot v. Google

Genericide need not be the death knell of a trademark, after Google mounted a convincing argument in a recent case that when people say to “google” something, the word retains its principle significance.

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