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December 01, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Patent Litigation Survey: The Busiest Firms Overall

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October 27, 2005 | Law.com

Call Waiting

Quinn Emanuel partner William Price represented Freedom Wireless in its suit against Boston Communications Group and other cell phone carriers over a patented idea for prepaid cell phone calls. During discovery, Price's team found a stack of documents that it believed showed clear evidence of infringement. The team began putting on witnesses from BCGI and other defendant companies to get them to respond to the documents. The unusual strategy paid off with a $128 million verdict.
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Former Dodgers Owner's Ex Loses Bid to Undo Settlement
Publication Date: 2013-09-11
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Jamie McCourt had claimed that her 2011 divorce agreement with Frank McCourt should be dismantled because her ex-husband fraudulently portrayed the value of the Dodgers at below $300 million. He sold the team last year for $2.15 billion.

July 27, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Ruling spurs suits alleging ideas stolen

STEPHEN TERRELL isn't a copyright lawyer. But last month, he filed suit on behalf of four Californians who allege that Fox Broadcasting Co. stole their idea behind the hit reality television show, So You Think You Can Dance. During a 2003 meeting, his clients told an agency executive about their concept and agreed to write, direct and produce the contestant show if it were accepted.
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March 26, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Parody of Wal-Mart trumps its trademark

A Conyers man has won a two-year legal battle with Wal-Mart, which has demanded he stop making and selling T-shirts, beer steins and other items that sport slogans such as "Wal-ocaust" and "Wal-Qaeda."U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr. rejected Wal-Mart's claims that Charles Smith, a 50-year-old computer store owner who thinks the retailing giant is "taking over the world," violated the company's trademark.
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May 13, 2003 | Law.com

Sheppard's Pie

For more than 75 years, Sheppard, Mullin has grown within the confines of California. Now the firm is venturing beyond in a bid to become a national player. At the same time that the firm is building up its fledgling D.C. outpost, it's also actively looking for a way to break into the New York market. But going national is no simple feat -- especially for a firm that has long espoused a conservative business philosophy, favoring stability and risk reduction over growth.
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February 25, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Google wins first patent trial

Late last month, Google won its first patent infringement lawsuit to go to a jury trial, in the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiff was Function Media, a patent holding company owned by husband-and-wife inventors Michael Dean and Lucinda Stone. Unlike many of those who file patent suits in the plaintiff-friendly venue, Dean and Stone actually live in the Eastern District, residing in Tyler.
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October 03, 2005 | Law.com

Don't Call Them Slackers

While some law firm leaders gripe that today's associates are a bunch of slackers, associates respond that they're working just as hard and in a vastly different landscape from their predecessors. Associates report an increase in billable hours, plus round-the-clock demands, thanks to advances in technology and accessibility. Meanwhile, some associates say that working 60-plus hours when a partnership is no longer guaranteed just isn't worth it.
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Judge Peck Rejects Lehman's 'Windfall' Claims Against Barclays, Concluding Undisclosed Changes in Deal Terms Weren't Significant Enough to Undo 2008 Sale
Publication Date: 2011-02-23
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The ruling spells the end of efforts by the Lehman estate and creditors to squeeze billions from Barclays for its alleged secret deals with Lehman insiders. But the news wasn't all good for Barclays: As much as $4.8 billion in disputed cash held in Lehman accounts at the time of the asset sale will return to the estate.

June 27, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Judge orders DLA Piper to give documents to Roger Clemens

Lawyers for Roger Clemens won access to information the law firm DLA Piper wanted to keep secret from the defense team on the ground the attorney work product doctrine shielded the documents from disclosure.
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