Litigation

Corporate Lawyer’s Anti-Semitic Statements Lead To Retrial

A partial retrial was called for in the Eastern District of Texas after a Cisco attorney made statements in court […]

GC-Consultant Confidentiality Agreement Not Enough To Garner Privilege

Though MediaTek’s general counsel requested a consultant’s technical report, and the report was filed under a confidentiality agreement, the report […]

Delaware Forum Decision Good for Companies and Shareholders Too

The Boilermakers decision, decided in June by the Delaware Chancery Court, has been widely viewed as a win for companies […]

NFL, MLB Threaten To Leave Networks If Supreme Court Sides With Streaming Company

Major-league football and baseball will have to be moved from major networks to paid channels like ESPN unless the Supreme […]

Starbucks Fails To Stop Local “Charbucks” Roaster

Starbucks didn’t convince an appeals court that customers were confused by the “Charbucks” coffee brand being offered by a small […]

Appeals Court: Google’s Book Database ‘Transformative’ Under Copyright

Google’s effort to scan more than 20 million books counts as fair use under copyright law, the Second Circuit Court […]

Hospital Sued When Overworked Nurse Dies In Car Accident

The husband of a nurse who died in a car accident while driving home from a 12-hour shift has filed […]

Sex Scandal, Blackmail Thicken Plot of Chevron Pollution Case

A matter that began with a pollution lawsuit against Chevron for destruction of  Ecuadorian rain forest going back to the […]

Musicians Sue RadioShack For Misattributed Commercial Song

Thanks to a clerical error by “someone with exquisite taste, but s–t for brains,” band Cadaver Dogs got no attribution or royalties when their song “Drop Zone” was used in a nationwide RadioShack commercial for new cell phones.

Wildlife Refuge Battles Activist Over Name of Bear She Saved

An animal rights activist who copyrighted the name of a wild black bear while she raised funds to relocate it […]

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