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Satellite litigation was rather like rocket science
Any jury trial over broken contracts for the building and launching of 12 telecommunications satellites would be a high-stakes venture with high-dollar potential. Throw in allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, secret "backroom" dealings and possible punitive damages and one gets the top-ranking 2008 verdict, a $606.7 million award against Boeing Inc. and its satellite subsidiary.
At Calif. court, smokers wait with bated breath
On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments to resolve an unsettled point of law in the vast realm of smoking suits. At what point, the court must decide, are longtime smokers who relied on manufacturers' false safety claims required to file suit � when health problems emerge or much earlier, when smokers realize they're addicted?'Art' Photo Is Not Subject To Privacy Law, Judge Finds
Prosecution, Defense Spar at Close of KB Home Backdating Trial
At the close of a month-long trial against former KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz, prosecutors argued that Karatz, while at first denying stock options had been backdated at the company, changed his tune only after outside lawyers at Irell & Manella, who were brought in to conduct an investigation, uncovered damning e-mails. Karatz's lawyer responded that the government's case was almost entirely based on Gary Ray, the company's human resources head, who changed his own story after striking a deal with the government.
AT&T's Bid for T-Mobile Officially Dead
What would have been a landmark U.S. telecommunications merger finally succumbed to litigation and regulatory pressure as AT&T officially abandoned its $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA.
Federal Circuit Guts Inequitable Conduct Defense, Patent Infringement Plaintiffs Rejoice
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed down its en banc ruling on inequitable conduct standards in Therasense Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., making major changes that have patent plaintiffs smiling.High Court to Review Arizona's Public Election Financing
Just after the Supreme Court's controversial campaign finance blockbuster Citizens United v. FEC, critics and supporters of the decision predicted the high court would weigh in next on state laws providing public funding to candidates.Was Chief Justice's Comment on Special Masters Too Harsh?
Continuing to reverberate around Supreme Court circles is a comment made by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. during oral argument last month in a case involving the Court's so-called "original jurisdiction." Roberts bluntly characterized the special masters appointed by the Court in such cases as "more akin to a law clerk than a district judge." It came across to some in the field as a demeaning comparison, but some former special masters refused to talk about the comment, not wanting to cross the chief justice.Trending Stories
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