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3rd Circuit Panel Revives Gallup Suit
The 3rd Circuit has revived a copyright infringement suit brought by Gallup Inc. after finding that a lower court improperly dismissed the suit on the grounds that Gallup had never properly registered a copyright for its "employee satisfaction survey." The ruling revives a suit in which Gallup claims that Kenexa Corp. misappropriated the contents of the Gallup Q-12 employee survey and "raided" Gallup's employees to hire away more than a dozen who were knowledgeable about the survey.Shakeout Ahead for Statute Allowing Suits Against Builders Who Disguise Hires
A carpenters' union has brought a class action against homebuilding titan D.R. Horton, the first known private litigation under a state law aimed at disguising undocumented workers as independent contractors to avoid paying taxes and employee benefits.Judge Upholds $68.4 Million Verdict
A federal judge upheld the $68.4 million verdict awarded to LePage's Inc. in its antitrust suit against office supply giant 3M, but threw out LePage's claim for "attempted maintenance of monopoly power" after finding that no such cause of action exists under the Sherman Act. In April 1999, a jury found that 3M used its monopoly power to drive LePage's out of the market for transparent tape, but cleared 3M on claims that it had engaged in exclusive dealing or unreasonably restrained trade.Philadelphia Consortium's Summer Diversity Program a Great Success
After two years of preparation, the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group unveiled its first tangible initiative this summer -- a summer clerkship program for minority 1Ls. And PDLG, a consortium of Philadelphia law firms and in-house legal departments with the goal of improving minority recruitment and retention numbers, declared the program a great success.Morgan Lewis to Add Two Foreign Dewey Offices, Source Says
Dewey & LeBoeuf's 13-lawyer Kazakhstan office is set to follow the firm's Moscow base to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Legal affiliate The Am Law Daily reported last week.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."Former Judge Strikes Out in Abuse of Process Suit Against Firm
A former federal magistrate judge who now works as a private arbitrator has lost his suit against Stradley Ronon and one of its partners for allegedly abusing the civil process by lodging false accusations in court papers in an effort to have him disqualified from handling an arbitration. The federal judge who ruled in the case wrote that a finding in Edwin Naythons' favor could undermine judicial privilege and cause a "chilling of zealous advocacy."NCAA Asks Judge to Toss Paterno Family's Lawsuit
The NCAA has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the surviving family of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, which seeks to overturn sweeping sanctions issued by the college sports governing body to the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.Trending Stories
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