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  • April 19, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Ruling Sets Bias Claim Standard

    A recent decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clarifying the standard of evidence in a hostile work environment claim has gained much attention from the employment bar, with plaintif

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  • July 31, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Zellner, plaintiff-appellant v. Summerlin, defendants-appellees

    Decided July 20, 2007Before Kearse, Cabranes, and Katzmann, C.JJ.Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Sandra L. Townes,

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  • July 27, 2011 | Daily Business Review

    Lucasfilm loses U.K. Supreme Court bid over Stormtrooper helmet copyright

    George Lucas’s production company Lucasfilm Ltd. failed to convince Britain’s highest court that U.K. copyrig

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  • January 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Three Am Law firms have recently made changes in their leadership ranks. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has named DOUGLA

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  • October 15, 2003 | Legal Times

    Antitrust Goes Global

    Billions of dollars in potential awards. A new map for antitrust litigation. And what many say is a likely spot on the Supreme Court docket.Empagran v. F. Hoffman-LaRoche has it

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  • April 1, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    $23M Copter Crash Award Upheld

    In an unusual rejection of government contractor immunity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has upheld a $22.9 million jury verdict against United Technologies Corp. in a products liab

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  • June 2, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Federal Circuit Overturns Inequitable Conduct Summary Judgment

    While the intellectual property bar awaits the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's en banc decision regarding when a lawyer's conduct can disqualify a patent or its claims, three-judge pan

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  • Global NAPs California, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission of The State of California

    Publication Date: 2010-10-28
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    Date Filed: 2010-10-28
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Davidow, Kile Goekijan Reed and McManus, PLLC, Washington, D.C., argued the cause for the petitioner-appellant, and filed the brief. Richard W. Davis, Davis DeYoung LLP, Los Angeles, California, and Laurie DeYoung, Davis DeYoung LLP, Los Angeles, California, were also on the briefs.
    for defendant: Christopher P. Witteman, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, California, argued the cause for the respondent-appellee and filed the brief. Frank R. Lindh, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, California, and Helen M. Mickiewicz, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, California, were also on the brief. Christian F. Binnig, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, Illinois, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae The Southern New England Telephone Co., Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Ohio Bell Telephone Co., Pacific Bell Telephone Co., and BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Hans J. Germann, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, Illinois, and Stephen S. Sanders, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, Illinois, were also on the brief. Michael E. Glover, Verizon, Arlington, Virginia, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Verizon. Karen Zacharia, Verizon, Arlington, Virginia, Katharine R. Saunders, Verizon, Arlington, Virginia, and Scott H. Angstreich, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC, were also on the brief.
    Case Number: No. 09-55600

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 13732GLOBAL NAPS CALIFORNIA, INC., Petitioner-Appellant, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF

  • July 14, 2006 | The Recorder

    Court sides with California's privacy law

    Callers phoning California from out of state could face more than long-distance charges if they surreptitiously record their conversations. Specifically, a civil suit complete wi

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  • June 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Class Retraction

    In another significant blow against large class actions, the U.S. Supreme Court in March overturned an appellate ruling that had certified a class of about 2 million existing and

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