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We like to compare high stakes litigation to Hollywood dramas. This one actually made it to the silver screen, but on Monday the Ninth Circuit cut the lights on the Winklevosses' battle to undo their $65 million Facebook settlement.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss aren't taking their Facebook case to the Supreme Court. But that doesn't mean the twins have given up.
Santa Clara DA's Office: Yet More Controversy
Latest chaos in the Santa Clara County DA's office: Reports that Dolores Carr must recuse herself from a case linked to her husband. Also Blogged: Surprise -- New budget hurts courts. Plus: Ocean Tomo IP Auction really flops this time.Bay Area Firms Fighting to Stay Independent
Ask law firm leaders or consultants for a Northern California merger wish list and some of the same names pop up.Feds Descend on S.F. City Hall
What were FBI agents doing late Friday at San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew�s office, anyway? Also Blogged: From pro bono projects to pro football veterans, there were a lot of interesting reasons � and interesting conversations � at a trio of after-hours events in one busy night. No Subscription RequiredOn Monday the high court will hear the Bilski case, in which the justices will consider the Federal Circuit's tough standard for business method patents. All of corporate America, it seems, is counting on Michael Jakes to persuade the Court to loosen the standard.
Litigators Won't Rule in the Valley
In the Silicon Valley, the top firm lawyers are not necessarily litigators, and the peers of corporate counsel are not other top lawyers. They are venture capitalists and market watchers who point the way to the next waves of success. The winners among Valley law firms will be those constantly at work cultivating the garden, not those simply plucking ripe fruit from the tree.Florida's Employee Pension System Gets Tough on Investor Fraud
Florida's public employee pension system, which, ironically, is overseen by pro-tort reform Republicans, has become the most litigious institutional investor in the country. The Florida State Board of Administration is currently involved in nearly 300 securities fraud suits against companies whose stock it has owned. FSBA head John T. "Tom" Herndon says the actions are warranted by "corporate actions that border on criminal."Trending Stories
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