David Horrigan

May 23, 2003 | Law.com

The conduct of a "shadow juror" in a Texas Rezulin trial who asked an actual juror for a cigarette and a quarter didn't get the losing plaintiffs a new trial. An appellate court said there would be no new trial because the shadow juror -- a person hired by the litigants who is demographically similar to actual jury members -- didn't know for which side he worked and thus didn't influence the actual juror by the contact.

By David Horrigan

3 minute read

April 01, 2011 | Law.com

Frank and Jamie McCourt signed multiple copies (and two versions) of a marital property agreement, but the language differed in the two versions about their most valuable asset: the L.A. Dodgers. When the marriage failed, forensic experts and others got to work. Both sides adjusted their presentation protocols -- and treated the media as a de facto jury along the way.

By David Horrigan

11 minute read

August 06, 2002 | Law.com

Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls, has lost a trademark battle against MCA Records, which produced the hit 1997 song "Barbie Girl." Rejecting Mattel's argument that the song tarnished the doll's good name, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the song neither infringed nor diluted the Barbie trademark. The case clarifies First Amendment applications of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act.

By David Horrigan

4 minute read

August 12, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

When Velma Robinson wrote a new will in 1995, she may have predicted that a court battle might ensue at some point. But she probably didn`t expect that her wills would lead to a dispute about the use of projectors.

By David Horrigan

6 minute read

April 01, 2009 | Legaltech News

This time, the prosecution was savvy and used technology effectively.

By David Horrigan

6 minute read

March 10, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By David Horrigan

3 minute read

February 13, 2003 | Law.com

Louisiana's highest court has suspended the former law associate of a since-disbarred and imprisoned state Senate president for her role in the use of "runners" to solicit personal injury clients for the senator's law firm -- an illegal practice that seems to be on the rise. Greer Goff, who worked for Louisiana Senate President Michael O'Keefe's New Orleans' law firm, received a nine-month ban from the court.

By David Horrigan

3 minute read

June 02, 2008 | Law.com

When does an online listing turn into an advertisement? Is it subject to state bar regulations? Should consumers pick lawyers based on customer reviews? These questions are being asked as online attorney rating service Avvo expands, and allows attorneys to "claim" their profiles.

By David Horrigan

6 minute read

September 06, 2005 | Law.com

Are names like "brick oven" pizza and "community bank" generic? In yet another decision calling into question a well-known trademark, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that there was a genuine issue as to whether "Yellow Cab" was generic, and therefore an unprotectable mark. The case, which was sent back to the trial court, is part of a trend in which companies make large marketing investments, only to run into trademark trouble.

By David Horrigan

4 minute read

May 01, 2008 | Legaltech News

Avvo expects lawyers and law firms to "claim" their profiles.

By David Horrigan

6 minute read