January 06, 2010 | Law.com
$2.2 Billion IP Suit Filed Against Computer Makers, Chinese GovernmentA family-owned software maker has filed a $2.2 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against the People's Republic of China, two Chinese software makers and seven major computer manufacturers, alleging they conspired to integrate code from the California company's software into a Chinese Web-filtering product for widespread distribution. A lawyer for the plaintiff, Solid Oak Software, calls the suit a test case for U.S. companies seeking to enforce their IP rights in other countries.
By Amanda Bronstad
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January 09, 2007 | National Law Journal
Turnabout Is Fair Play in Internet Copyright LitigationTwo key lawyers defending video-sharing Web sites in high-profile suits recently brought by Universal Music Group are well-versed in copyright infringement claims, having taken plaintiffs' positions in previous cases with similar legal arguments. The turnabout highlights a trend in which Internet lawyers are beginning to represent clients on both sides of the copyright battles facing new technology companies, particularly after firms such as News Corp. and Google have gobbled up successful Web sites.
By Amanda Bronstad
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October 13, 2010 | Law.com
Judge Issues Global Injunction Against 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'A federal judge in California has issued an injunction barring enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell," the federal law banning service by open homosexuals in the armed forces. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips, who last month found that the law was unconstitutional, granted the global injunction on Tuesday. She wrote that without the injunction, "there is no adequate remedy at law to prevent the continued violation of servicemembers' rights or to compensate them for violation of their rights."
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
February 12, 2009 | Corporate Counsel
Case Expanding Liability of Corporate Officers DebatedOwners of a business who were sued for environmental violations have petitioned the California Supreme Court to overturn a recent appellate decision they claim is an "unprecedented departure" from prior cases because it unfairly broadens an individual's scope of liability in cases involving the responsible corporate officer doctrine. The doctrine has increasingly been applied in civil actions brought by governmental agencies to enforce environmental statutes designed to protect the public's welfare.
By Amanda Bronstad
3 minute read
April 16, 2008 | National Law Journal
Thriving Seattle Tech Sector Draws Law FirmsA thriving technology sector and a wave of construction in Seattle have lured about a half-dozen law firms to San Francisco, most of them within the past few months. Seattle companies such as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have created an "explosion of legal work," said Steve Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a Seattle plaintiffs' firm that opened a San Francisco office last year.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
February 11, 2010 | National Law Journal
Layoffs loom for Los Angeles trial courtsThe presiding judge of the Los Angeles County, Calif., Superior Court recently warned hundreds of litigators at the Los Angeles County Bar Association that the court would lay off more than 300 people in March.
By Amanda Bronstad
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May 14, 2008 | Law.com
Gordon & Rees' Growth Exceeds GoalsWhen Gordon & Rees was founded in 1974, the plan was to grow the law firm to 40 lawyers. As it turns out, those were modest goals. In the past five years, San Francisco-based Gordon & Rees has opened 10 offices outside California. And managing partner Dion Cominos says the next goal is to open an office in the Southeastern U.S., possibly in Florida or Atlanta. "The idea is to have our core practice areas represented in all our major markets so our clients can turn to us in any of those areas," he says.
By Amanda Bronstad
4 minute read
September 28, 2009 | New York Law Journal
Prosecutors Find Allies in Campaign Contributions Case Against AttorneyBy Amanda Bronstad
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December 04, 2009 | Law.com
Ex-Broadcom GC Avoids Criminal Charges Amid Claims of Prosecutor MisconductFormer Broadcom GC David Dull avoided criminal charges in a stock options backdating case this week following claims of prosecutorial misconduct. He is expected to reach a nonprosecution agreement with the government, according to court documents. Dull has not been criminally charged in the case but is considered to be a co-conspirator in the government's indictment, which leveled securities fraud charges against Broadcom's former CEO and former CFO. The SEC also sued Dull in a related civil action.
By Amanda Bronstad
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December 09, 2010 | Law.com
Drinker Biddle Acquires Los Angeles Litigation BoutiqueDrinker Biddle & Reath has continued its expansion spree in Los Angeles with the acquisition of six-attorney litigation boutique Eisenberg Raizman Thurston & Wong. The move raises to 14 the number of attorneys in the firm's rapidly expanding office in West Los Angeles.
By Amanda Bronstad
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