David Bario

November 29, 2011 | Law.com

By David Bario

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July 25, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Will the jury in Apple's blockbuster iPhone and iPad copycat trial care that Samsung "kept the shredder on" when it knew litigation was on the horizon? Barring a last-minute settlement shocker, it looks like we're going to find out. Plus, Apple asks for treble damages, upping the price tag for Samsung's alleged infringement to $7.5 billion.

By David Bario

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April 30, 2012 | Law.com

By David Bario

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April 04, 2012 | Daily Report Online

When the city of Worcester, Mass., "Wustah" to locals took on the entire tobacco industry last May by adopting an ordinance banning all tobacco advertising visible from public streets, the city's lawyers knew they were in for a fight. They got it just one month later, when a coalition of tobacco companies and an industry group sued the city for a declaration that the ordinance is unconstitutional.

By David Bario

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October 12, 2009 | Law.com

By David Bario

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July 17, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Thanks to a precedential appellate decision dealing with fairness considerations in privilege disputes, Kilpatrick Townsend may escape contempt sanctions for resisting a subpoena in a patent fight between Wi-LAN and LG Electronics. Whatever happens, the lesson for Wi-LAN is the same: Don't volunteer your lawyers' analysis of your patent rights to a potential litigation target.

By David Bario

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February 15, 2012 | Law.com

By David Bario

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May 16, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The WSJ hooked us with its front-pager Wednesday about a former Bristol-Myers Squibb executive who pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FTC and was ordered to write a book about his experience. The book, meanwhile, shows how Cravath's Evan Chesler, Elkan Abramowitz of Morvillo Abramowitz, and other lawyers stepped into the exec's life when it was turned upside down.

By David Bario

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March 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Facebook owner-wannabe Paul Ceglia took aim at both sets of his accusers this week, alleging that U.S. prosecutors violated his constitutional rights by bringing criminal fraud charges against him--and claiming they're too close to Gibson Dunn.

By David Bario

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April 02, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald dismissed core antitrust claims from three major proposed class actions, ruling that the process for submitting LIBOR quotes to the British Bankers Association isn't competitive by nature.

By David Bario

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