Amy Miller

May 16, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Defendants can beat patent infringement claims in the notoriously plaintiff-friendly Eastern District of Texas. On May 10, after deliberating for less than an hour, a federal jury in Tyler found that Yahoo Inc. did not infringe a Linux-related patent held by Bedrock Computer Technologies, a so-called patent troll based in Texas.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

July 12, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

When Richard "Chip" Lutton became Apple Inc.'s chief patent counsel 10 years ago, the company was only filing about two dozen patent applications a year. Then Apple introduced the iPod. Now the man many credit with helping build Apple's patent portfolio has confirmed news reports that he's leaving at the end of the year.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

August 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Usually, the currently serving chief legal officer of a thriving global conglomerate takes the top spot in our annual compensation survey. That was before the global recession.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

May 24, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Looking for a good reason to move in house? Look no further than Erika Rottenberg, general counsel for LinkedIn. Rottenberg took a chance on the social networking startup three years ago, and is now sitting on shares and options worth approximately $27 million.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

March 15, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

1 minute read

September 10, 2010 | Law.com

A Delaware Chancery Court judge has ruled in favor of eBay in a shareholder suit against Craigslist and majority shareholders Jim Buckmaster and Craig Newmark. The ruling rescinds a measure adopted by Craigslist's board that would have blocked a potential hostile takeover by San Jose, Calif.-based eBay. But in a split ruling, the decision also left in place Craigslist's staggered board provisions, which were passed in an effort to remove eBay's board seat.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

June 10, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Amy Miller

1 minute read

August 11, 2011 | Legaltech News

Apple has settled a class action over allegedly defective power adapters for Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro computers. The agreement provides cash refunds of $35 to $79 to class members whose adapters show signs of "fraying, melting, straining, sparking, weakening, discoloration, bubbling, overheating and/or separation of the adaptor's strain reliefs."

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

December 06, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

August 18, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Prison Officials Not Entitled to Immunity To Inmate's Suit Arising From Rape by Guard

By Amy Miller

2 minute read