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Oprah Interview Marks Beginning of Armstrong's Next Legal Battle
Lance Armstrong's decadelong fight to clear his name of performance-enhancing drug use officially ended last week with a much-publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey. The seven-time Tour de France winner has kept lawyers from nearly a dozen Am Law 200 firms busy in litigation and arbitration proceedings around the world, and now the disgraced cyclist faces another steep legal path—one that could land him back in federal court or even bankruptcy.The Score: Dentons Partner Doubles as Fantasy Sports Pro
Like many lawyers, Glenn Colton is a baseball fan. But the Dentons white-collar and government investigations practice head has taken his love for America's national pastime to the next level, scoring his own fantasy baseball column and SiriusXM radio show. In June, Colton will be inducted into the Fantasy Sports Trade Association's Hall of Fame. Also: Covington advises the U.S. Open on a new $770 million TV deal with ESPN and Bracewell & Giuliani and Loeb & Loeb get involved in two high-profile memorabilia fights in our regular look at sports and the law.Cite as 11 C.D.O.S. 2018In re CURTIS F. PRICE on Habeas Corpus. No. S069685 In The Supreme Court Of Californi
Is the Torture Finally Over? KLA Backdating Suit Settles ... at Last
Former KLA-Tencor executives have agreed to settle a suit over stock option backdating after four years of torturous litigation, according to a court filing. The executives and the company's insurer will pay about $33 million in cash to KLA, according to lawyers briefed on the settlement.For years a company that makes digital billboards has been claiming that Morgan Lewis & Bockius bungled its patent application and then waited months to own up to the blunder. No court has ever ruled on the merits of the case, focusing instead on whether the company waited too long to bring its lawsuit. Thanks to a ruling Monday from the Federal Circuit, the company, Landmark Screens, is finally getting its day in court.
In IP Litigation, Women Are Few And Far Between
The Gemstar patent brawl was so intense that lawyers filled eight counsel tables in a Washington, D.C., courtroom and took up most of the public seating to boot.Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 14076E-PASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MOSES & SINGER, LLP, et al.
Report Finds Prosecutor's Offer of Bar Tip in Exchange for Juror's Guilty Vote Was a Joke
A report filed with the California Supreme Court expressly finds that Ronald Bass, a former San Francisco deputy attorney general, was joking when he offered juror Zetta Southworth $10 to $20 in exchange for a guilty vote in the mid-'80s death penalty trial of double-murderer Curtis Price. Defense lawyers for Price raised the bribe allegations, claiming Bass handed a bartender the money as a tip and made the suggestion that he share it with Southworth, who was a cook in the restaurant, for a guilty vote.Cable, Porn Industries Run Into Acacia
Patent holding company Acacia Media Technologies Corp. says adult entertainment companies and the cable industry are infringing its patents for transmitting and receiving video and audio content. The case stands out because of how broadly Acacia interprets its patents and how widely the company has cast its net. "They picked up the patents off the ash heap and are trying to make a pile of money," said Fish & Richardson partner Jonathan Singer, who represents the bulk of the adult entertainment companies.Trending Stories
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