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October 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

Recent Survey Shows Litigation on the Rise for U.S. Companies

According to Fulbright & Jaworski's third annual survey of litigation trends, the average U.S. company faced 305 suits worldwide, and spent more than 70 percent of its overall legal budget on litigation. Also, nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies that participated in the survey hired outside counsel to conduct an internal investigation. The report, made public on Tuesday, includes information provided by in-house lawyers at 422 companies worldwide.
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November 26, 2003 | Law.com

Punitive Damages Take Big Hit

A state appeals court stunned California plaintiffs lawyers Tuesday by issuing a bombshell ruling that completely alters the long-established process judges and juries use to determine punitive damages. Lawyers on both sides say the ruling -- which reduced the largest punitive damage judgment ever upheld by a California appellate court from $290 million to about $23.7 million -- could eliminate most multimillion-dollar punitive awards.
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December 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Firms find rare growth area: debt

Unpaid debt is creating a boon for lawyers across the country, who are being inundated with calls for help from companies desperate to collect money owed to them.The work is going to debt collection law firms and law firms in general-and they are hearing a sense of desperation that wasn't there a few short months ago.
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November 17, 2009 | Law.com

Google Rewrites Controversial Books Deal Amid Antitrust Concerns

Google has revised its controversial books settlement and revived the debate over who should decide the fate of orphan works: Google or the government. Changes to the settlement were aimed at addressing concerns that Google had grabbed unfair control of orphan works -- books whose rights holders can't be found -- by including them in a class action settlement with authors and publishers over its book scanning project. But critics say that Google is still playing God -- a task better left to Congress.
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January 24, 2008 | National Law Journal

Kasowitz: Former IP head was fired for inappropriate conduct

The former head of intellectual property at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman was fired in December for "extremely inappropriate personal conduct," according to the firm. Jeremy Pitcock left last month for Morgan & Finnegan, which touted Pitcock's hiring as "an outstanding addition to our successful litigation practice." But the Kasowitz firm says he was forced out following an unspecified incident.
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July 08, 2013 | National Law Journal

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April 17, 2006 | Law.com

Fate of Rambus Patent Trial Goes to Jury

A closely watched patent infringement trial came to an end Thursday with Rambus asking a federal jury to award the technology firm up to $868 million in damages against a South Korean chip manufacturer. Rambus sued Hynix Semiconductor in 2000, accusing the computer memory chip manufacturer of infringing on patents Rambus filed in the early '90s. Hynix, however, counters that Rambus' patents don't cover Hynix memory chips, and so it shouldn't be forced to pay the technology firm any royalties.
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April 19, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Shaw Pittman Local Office Hit With Defections

A WAVE of departures in the last six months has steadily whittled down the three core practice areas of Shaw Pittman LLP`s New York office, which now faces an uncertain future.
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November 30, 2007 | The Recorder

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May 25, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Coca-Cola agrees to buy vitamin water maker Glaceau for $4.1 B

ATLANTA AP - The Coca-Cola Co., which has been looking to expand its water and energy drink portfolio and jump-start sales in its struggling North America unit, said Friday it has agreed to buy Vitaminwater maker Glaceau in a cash deal valued at $4.1 billion.The world's largest beverage maker said the agreement to acquire privately held Energy Brands, Inc.
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