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Deal Watch: Firm climbs legal mountain to help build Canton Marketplace
All manner of forces seemed to be conspiring to thwart the plans of The Sembler Co. and its law firm, Hartman, Simons, Spielman Wood, to open Canton Marketplace. Hartman Simons lawyers have been working on the Cherokee County project, which is opening now in stages, since 2004.One problem was dirt-2.4 million cubic yards of it.Phila. Lawyers Win Verdict of $45 Mil. in Patent Case
A team of intellectual property lawyers from Philadelphia has won a $45.3 million verdict in TruePosition Inc. v. Andrew Corp., a patent-infringement suit that focused on cell-phone-location technology. After a two-week trial in federal court in Wilmington, Del., the jury deliberated four hours on Sept. 14 before finding that Andrew had directly infringed TruePosition's patents and had also induced others to infringe.GM Obstructed Justice but Didn't Induce Witness To Lie
General Motors and its lawyers obstructed justice in shielding documents related to fuel-fed fires in its vehicles, but did not suborn perjury, a Fulton judge ruled. The ruling Tuesday stems from allegations the automaker and its lawyers committed various crime and frauds in concealing the existence and contents of a 1973 engineer's report. Brogdon wrote that he found no evidence that GM, its in-house lawyers or outside counsel caused or influenced the engineer to lie at deposition.New York's Next Big Thing: Appellate Specialists
In many New York firms, it is a deeply-ingrained belief that a litigator is a litigator, whether arguing a case before the Manhattan Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court. On the other hand, firms from elsewhere have increasingly embraced the idea of elite appellate practices insulated from the daily grind of trial work -- and many are now hoping to import such practices into the New York market.GE Overhauls Outside Counsel Roster
Just two years after some 200 law firms endured the ultimate test of strength and patience for a shot at one of the 140 coveted preferred provider positions at General Electric Co., the largest legal department in the world has announced another outside counsel shake-up. The company's in-house lawyers slashed 44 firms from its previous roster and added 12 new names to the list. Now GE's club of outside firms is even more exclusive, with just 108 firms making the cut for what the department calls "Gen Two."Ex-Am Law 100 Associate Pleads Guilty in $37 Million Insider Trading Scheme
Matthew Kluger, a former Am Law 100 associate who was charged in April with participating in a massive insider trading scheme, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Newark federal court to all four counts against him.Big Media Want FCC Regs Case Heard
A group of large media conglomerates wants the Supreme Court to take up the issue of how many media entities a company can own in any individual market. Six cases that present the issue have been brought by media giants -- including NBC Universal, Viacom, the Gannett Co. and the National Association of Broadcasters -- and are set for review at the Court's private conference Thursday. Yet despite the enormity of the issue, many Court-watchers believe the justices are unlikely to take up the cases.Trending Stories
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