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New Amazon Privacy Policy is Road Map
Amazon.com's revised privacy policy reads like a road map to recent developments in the online privacy arena. The new policy not only describes with much greater specificity what the company does with customer information, but also addresses issues concerning affiliates and agents, business transfers in the event of bankruptcy, and children. Despite its breadth, not everyone is happy with it.Deal Watch: Private equity resort deal boosts Atlanta firm
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS are getting interested again in resort real estate properties, according to Weinstock Scavo partner James J. Scavo.Scavo and Anthony T. Polvino, also a partner in the firm, and associate Thomas A. Bartolozzi recently served as regulatory counsel to a New York private equity firm on its acquisition of one of the largest operators of North American resorts.Pfizer Suffers Big Setbacks in Trio of Appellate Rulings
Health plan plaintiffs scored big in a trio of appellate rulings in multidistrict litigation over Pfizer Inc.'s off-label marketing of Neurontin.Suit Challenging Bills From Constantine Cannon Goes Forward
The claim of a former client of Constantine Cannon that the law firm excessively billed for legal fees is moving forward. The decision by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead came in what began as a lawsuit by the firm to recover $359,000 in unpaid legal bills from the family of Howard L. Parnes, a real estate executive. The Parnes family struck back, claiming the firm did not execute an engagement letter and overbilled the family, and seeking disgorgement of $628,000 in already paid fees.The Score: Clifford Chance, Reed Smith See That Sid the Kid Gets Paid
The two firms--one of whom got the work through a key lateral hire--are advising on a $115 million secured syndicated revolving credit facility for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. Plus: the lawyers behind a $300 million TV deal between ESPN and the University of Texas, civil suits by Ron Franklin, Mike Leach, and Tom Cable, and Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens fight back in our weekly look at sports and the law.Loyalty To Firm Becoming Less Necessary To Make Partner
One thing that seems increasingly unnecessary for those intent on making partner — unwavering loyalty to the firm that hires them out of law school.Pro Bono Project Studies Brooklyn Child Support Rulings
Organizers of the Brooklyn Family Court Child Support Study hope to gain insight into how much support unrepresented litigants receive from the courts, and discover if magistrates can do more to expedite cases or ensure participants believe they were fairly treated.Pfizer suffers big setbacks on appeal in three Neurontin cases
Health plan plaintiffs scored big in a trio of appellate rulings in multidistrict litigation over Pfizer Inc.'s off-label marketing of Neurontin. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a $142 million verdict against the company and revived class certification plus racketeering and state law claimsPfizer Suffers Big Setbacks in Trio of Appellate Rulings
Health plan plaintiffs scored big in a trio of appellate rulings in multidistrict litigation over Pfizer Inc.'s off-label marketing of Neurontin. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a $142 million verdict against the company and revived class certification plus racketeering and state law claims.Trending Stories
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