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$104.5M Antitrust Verdict Cut to $13M
A federal jury's $104.5 million verdict in an antitrust suit has been slashed down to $13 million by a U.S. District judge in Philadelphia because the plaintiff failed to prove the existence of the "relevant market" that was central to its theory of the case. ID Security Systems Canada claimed that Checkpoint Systems drove it out of the market for supplying the tags used in shoplifter detection systems.N.J. First-Year Associate Pay Pushed Up 7 Percent
New Jersey firms bumped up first-year associate salaries this year to an average of $106,410. The fact that salaries, which had been increasing only modestly since the late 1990s, are entering a boom phase means law firms are busy and need to staff up. And while they can't match New York or Philadelphia salaries, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham's William Hyatt Jr. says New Jersey has an edge in other respects: "the number of hours expected from associates, the camaraderie, the quality of life."Presidential Disapproval of the ITC's Apple-Samsung Order
As has been widely reported in the press, in the ongoing battle between Apple and Samsung, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, acting on behalf of the president, engaged in a policy evaluation of the June 4 orders issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission that would have prohibited Apple Inc. from importing and selling certain of Apple's iPhone and iPad devices in the United States.Developing Real Estate Development
Although real estate development may present opportunity for vision and ingenuity, such a monstrous undertaking certainly provides the more tangible benefit of significant financial gain.Rights of First Refusal: Defining the Triggering Event
While a right of first refusal is given form and content only within the context of a specific transaction, in general terms, a ROFR obligates an owner of property to offer to sell the property to the holder of the right before the property may be sold to a third party.K&L Gates, Morgan Lewis Slash Attorney and Staff Positions
The latest round of attorney and staff layoffs started in the western part of the state Monday with K&L Gates confirming it was making cuts. That announcement was followed shortly thereafter by Morgan Lewis & Bockius confirming that it was cutting a total of 216 lawyers and staff.Philadelphia lawyer named to lead Littler
More than a decade after leading 10 lawyers from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney to the Philadelphia office of labor and employment boutique Littler Mendelson, Thomas Bender will now lead Littler along with San Diego shareholder Jeremy Roth.Worst Legal Market in America?
Philadelphia lawyers received a rude awakening Monday. They practice in "the worst legal market in America," according to a column printed in The Deal. Reporter David Marcus surmises that Philadelphia is hindered by being situated between Washington and New York and by not having any native investment banks of any size or many indigenous commercial banks upon which they can depend for referrals. What do local lawyers and consultants have to say about that conclusion?Chirls Brings Beaser and Reich Back Into the Fold
Veterans of the Philadelphia Bar Association present at Thursday's Board of Governors meeting heard a familiar voice softly chiming in from the upper left-hand corner of the conference table.Trending Stories
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