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  • September 19, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Judge Throws Out 'Harry Potter' Copyright Suit

    A federal judge has sanctioned an author $50,000 for submitting false evidence in an unsuccessful copyright lawsuit against the publisher of the blockbuster "Harry Potter" series of children's

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  • March 26, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    How Coke 'Punk'd' Its Lawyers

    ATLANTA � Last year lawyer Michael Kline told two brand managers for Coca-Cola Classic that they could sue their company's calorie-free soda brand, Coca-Cola Zero, for "taste infringement."

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  • Tillman v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco

    Publication Date: 2001-06-25
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    Date Filed: 2001-06-13
    Court: 11th Cir.
    Judge: RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges
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    Case Number: No. 00-10963

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. PER CURIAM:The key to the appeal in this tobacco/cancer case challenging the diversity jurisdiction of the distric

  • Bose Corp. v. Silonsonnic Corp.

    Publication Date: 2006-02-16
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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    U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Haight In this case, plaintiffs Bose Corporation and certain European affiliates ("Bose" or "Plaintiffs") sough

  • January 15, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Boies Schiller Sued for Sex Discrimination

    Boies, Schiller & Flexner was sued Tuesday for wage and sex discrimination by two women attorneys who claim that men at the firm received preferential treatment, and that the firm's nonp

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  • People v Smith

    Publication Date: 2009-03-10
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    Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
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    Case Number: 12

    Tom, J.P., Friedman, Gonzalez, Sweeny, McGuire, JJ. 12 Ind. 6407/06 The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Wendell Smith, Defendant-Appellant./p

  • September 1, 2003 |

    Establishing Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturers

    When suing a foreign manufacturer, the plaintiff's attorney must take into account jurisdictional rules set by the Supreme Court as well as the long arm statute of his/her forum state.Due pr

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  • United States v. Ponnapula

    Publication Date: 2001-04-09
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    Date Filed: 2001-04-04
    Court: 6th Cir.
    Judge: BOGGS, SUHRHEINRICH, and GIBSON, Circuit Judges
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    Case Number: Nos. 98-6678, 99

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. OPINION JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge. Both sides appeal from the declaratory judgment entered in this interpl

  • August 29, 2001 | National Law Journal

    $116 Million Verdict Over Ladder Design Largest in Virginia History

    To the plaintiffs, it was a case of the little guy being hoodwinked by a big corporation but winning out in the end. To the defense, it was a case of a runaway jury acting like Robin Hood.In w

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  • March 9, 2010 | The Associated Press

    Politics and retail a no-win mix

    NEW YORK AP - Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings - and the stuff of retailers' nightmares. Starbucks has found itself in the middle o

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