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Law Firm Invokes Privacy Laws in Suing Rival Over Search Engine Keywords
The Associated Press
Habush Habush & Rottier is one of Wisconsin's largest law firms, but search for iterations of "Habush" and "Rottier" and a sponsored link for Cannon & Dunphy attorneys often shows up. The practice of paying for keywords on search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's has occasionally prompted a rival to claim trademark infringement, but Habush is trying a new angle. In a suit filed Thursday, Habush accuses its competitor of violating privacy laws.
Defective Paperwork Strips Mortgage Holder of Foreclosure Rights
The National Law Journal
A Massachusetts federal judge has upheld a bankruptcy court ruling allowing a trustee to treat a mortgage as an unsecured claim, which strips the mortgage holder -- in this case, Countrywide Home Loans -- of foreclosure rights because of defective paperwork. The order affirmed a bankruptcy court order denying plaintiffs' request to send a question of law to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. The case is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. (MERS) v. Warren E. Agin, trustee.
Ousted Law Firm Chairman Requests Disbarment in Wake of Fraud Probe
Daily Business Review
Besieged Florida attorney and political rainmaker Scott Rothstein is picking his battles -- and trying to stay a lawyer is not one of them. The ousted chairman of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler has submitted a request of permanent disbarment on consent to the Florida Bar. The Bar confirmed Wednesday it accepted his request, which must be approved by the Florida Supreme Court. The upshot is that Rothstein would not have to defend himself against a Bar investigation for breaking any rules regulating Florida attorneys.
Ethics Complaint Over Total Attorneys Referral Sites Could Have Wide Impact
The Connecticut Law Tribune
A Connecticut-licensed attorney ensnared by a nationwide ethics complaint moved to dismiss his case last week after a six-and-a-half hour hearing before a state ethics commission. The decision on the motion could impact more than 550 lawyers in 47 states who have done or are doing business with Total Attorneys, which helps connect consumers to lawyers through Web sites. Attorney Zenas Zelotes filed grievances against all of those lawyers, arguing that Total Attorneys' method has lawyers paying for referrals.
Defense Wins Trial Over Railway Accident at General Mills Plant
Fulton County Daily Report
After a Georgia man had both his legs partially amputated as a result of a railroad car accident, he filed suit in federal court. One defendant, the owner of the railroad car that ran over the plaintiff, settled for undisclosed terms in the midst of a deposition. But the railroad, CSX Transportation, went to trial last month. The railroad may have made the right decision. Attorneys for CSX last month secured a defense verdict for their client after a week-and-a-half-long jury trial with some unusual aspects.
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