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Juliana Kenny

Juliana Kenny

March 03, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Debate about bitcoin regulation goes global

The collapse of MtGox last week has this very notion of the legitimacy of the bitcoin trading center in question. As one of the largest forums for trading bitcoins, MtGox filed for bankruptcy in Japan describing its loss as close to $500 million worth of bitcoins.

By Juliana Kenny

3 minute read

February 28, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Supreme Court IP hearings at an all-time high

The court is only hearing 70 cases this nine-month term ending in June, so IP cases are taking up 11.4 percent of the courts time.

By Juliana Kenny

3 minute read

February 27, 2014 | Inside Counsel

California’s legal catastrophe with the unemployed

Approximately 163,000 people without work were denied benefits claims, which meant months without unemployment. Appeals accused the Employment Development Department of wrongfully denying benefits, many of which were overturned by the Board.

By Juliana Kenny

5 minute read

February 27, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Supreme Court hears cases that could affect patent trolling

Who should pay whose fees is a much-belabored point in patent legislation, but the Supreme Court is hearing two cases in order to get closer to a determining ruling on assessing attorneys fees in patent legislation.

By Juliana Kenny

6 minute read

February 26, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Apple data breach compromises users of iOS and OS X

The most recent data breach comes from one of the most household technology company names in the world: Apple.

By Juliana Kenny

5 minute read

February 26, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Drug giants sued for mismarketing of widely used drug

Stuntebecks lawsuit claims that the drug makers marketed a one size fits all drug, but was mismarketed to patients as such, and many patients were put at risk because of the misinformation delivered by physicians.

By Juliana Kenny

6 minute read

February 25, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Whitman Capital case brings insider trading under new focus

Doug Whitman, founder of Whitman Capital LLC -- a hedge fund -- has been sentenced to two years in prison for trading on illicit tips about Polycom, Google, and Marvell Technology Group.

By Juliana Kenny

7 minute read

February 25, 2014 | Inside Counsel

FINRA fines Berthel Fisher, highlights the importance of compliance

On February 24, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined financial and investment firm Berthel Fisher $775,000 for compliance failure.

By Juliana Kenny

3 minute read

February 21, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Longstanding Deutsche Bank lawsuit settled with Kirch family

The family of Leo Kirch has been seeking upwards of 3.3 billion in recompense for the late media mogul's empire -- the collapse of which they blame on German banking firm Deutsche Bank

By Juliana Kenny

7 minute read

February 20, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Butamax, Gevo patent dispute heats up

Butamax -- a maker of technology to produce biobutanol -- has been in a long patent dispute with Gevo -- a producer of renewable isobutanol. Each has claimed that the other violates its biofuel patents.

By Juliana Kenny

3 minute read