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May 15, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Client-to-Client Conflicts: New Look at Overlooked Rule Change

New York's three-year-old current clients conflicts rule, Rule 1.7(a)(1) of New York's Rules of Professional Conduct (the rules),1 has a different look and feel from that of its pr

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April 16, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Outside Counsel

Joseph S. Allerhand is a partner and co-head of the business and securities litigation department at Weil Gotshal & Manges. Paul A. Ferrillo is of counsel to the firm. Gina M

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Marvel Characters v. Kirby, 11-3333-cv

Publication Date: 2013-08-09
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Sack, and Carney, CJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees and Counter-Defendants-Appellees: James W. Quinn, Randi W. Singer, Gregory Silbert, on the brief, R. Bruce Rich Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York; David Fleischer, Haynes and Boone, LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants: Marc Toberoff, Toberoff & Associates, P.C., Malibu, California.
Case Number: 11-3333-cv

Cite as: Marvel Characters v. Kirby, 11-3333-cv, NYLJ 1202614635496, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 8, 2013) 11-3333-cv Before: Cabranes, Sack, an

June 21, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Banks Fail to Block News Aggregator's Reports on Stocks

In a decision that could have broad implications for news aggregation services, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled yesterday that financial news service Theflyonthewall.com can

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December 23, 2009 | The Recorder

Federal Circuit Affirms $290 Million Judgment Against Microsoft

The Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided against celebrated patent lawyer Matthew Powers and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday, affirming an injunction and a $290 million patent judgment against th

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March 16, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Business Interference Suit Against Sirius Dismissed

Sirius Satellite Radio has persuaded a Manhattan Supreme Court justice to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it tortiously interfered with prospective business relations by encouraging the company that

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Goldberg v. Hirschberg

Publication Date: 2005-09-09
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Court: Unknown
Judge: Rolando Acosta
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NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court Justice Acosta The Court previously granted defendants'

September 13, 2005 | The Recorder

Lemelson Patents Ruled Unenforceable

After hundreds of companies paid inventor Jerome Lemelson more than $1.5 billion in licensing fees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has concluded that his patents aren't enfo

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Meucci v. City of Hartford

Publication Date: 2012-05-16
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Court: U.S. District Court
Judge: Arterton, J.
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Case Number: 3:11cv766

April 16, 2003 | Daily Business Review

Jury Sides With Photographer Over Reuse of Work in CD-ROMs

In a case that has helped reshape copyright law for the computer age, a U.S. District Court jury in Miami found last month that the National Geographic Society willfully violated a free-lance

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