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Vanessa Blum

Vanessa Blum

Vanessa is ALM's Vice President of Legal Product Innovation and executive editor of Law.com Radar. Contact Vanessa at [email protected]. On Twitter: @vanessablum.

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March 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Apple Gets Support From Old Foe in Injunction Bid

Nokia's lawyers told the Federal Circuit that U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh "imposed an overly-strict and undue burden on the patent holder and invented new law out of whole cloth" in her ruling denying Apple a sales ban against Samsung.

By Vanessa Blum

4 minute read

August 22, 2005 | National Law Journal

DOJ Requests Removal of Judge Overseeing Indian Trust Funds Case

The Justice Department filed a motion last week to remove Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia from overseeing a massive class action against the government over mismanaged Indian trust funds.

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

October 11, 2012 | The Recorder

Judge Will Be Keeper of Disputed Data in Hacking Case

By Vanessa Blum

3 minute read

August 29, 2005 | National Law Journal

Ethics Expert on Roberts Had Pentagon Ties

Last week Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) released ethics opinions from two law professors defending Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' participation in a case challenging the legality of the Pentagon's military trials at Guant�namo Bay. One professor, though, may have his own conflict of interest.

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

August 08, 2005 | National Law Journal

DOJ Criminal Chief to Sit Out KPMG Probe?

A conflict of interest may prevent Alice Fisher, President George W. Bush's pick to head the Justice Department's Criminal Division, from being involved in decisions related to the department's investigation of tax shelters sold by accounting giant KPMG.

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

January 09, 2013 | The Recorder

Cotchett Firm Stakes Claim in LIBOR Mess

Cotchett's Nanci Nishimura says public entities in California invested billions of dollars in securities with interest rates tied to LIBOR.

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

January 14, 2013 | Law.com

Whitman Turns to Cooley Securities Team

John Dwyer, a go-to lawyer for eBay, will represent the HP CEO in investor class actions.

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

November 16, 2012 | The Recorder

Ex-Google Patent Lawyer to Lead Local PTO

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

December 17, 2012 | The Recorder

Fujitsu Comes Up Empty in Koh's Courtroom

After a two-week trial, jurors in San Jose are quick to reject company's patent claims against a trio of defendants.

By Vanessa Blum

3 minute read

September 10, 2012 | The Recorder

9th Circuit Backs Contra Costa Bench, Tosses Suit by Fired Commissioner

By Vanessa Blum

2 minute read