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Schnader Harrison IP Lawyers Head to Piper
Soon after partners collected their year-end distributions at Philadelphia-based Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis last week, three IP partners and a counsel announced that they would be leaving for Washington, D.C.'s Piper Rudnick. The group was rumored to have been on the market for months, and several firms had expressed interest. The departures represent half of Schnader Harrison's IP partners from Philadelphia.
Spector Gadon Starts Energy and Environmental Practice
Philadelphia-based Spector Gadon & Rosen has started an energy and environmental practice group with the addition of environmental lawyer Kermit L. Rader, who will chair the group.
Court Rules Dougherty Must Sit for Video Deposition
The state Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression that Philadelphia union leader John Dougherty must sit for a videotaped deposition in his suit against Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Karen Heller, despite Dougherty's protests that there is strong potential for the video to be misused in the media before it's entered into evidence.Faced With Data Explosion, Firms Tap Temp Attorneys
Leigh [email protected] YORK-To avoid being buried alive by the ever-rising piles of discovery documents that define today's litigation, many law firms are relying more than ever on temporary attorneys to help them make sense of the mess. Fueled in large part by electronic correspondence and data, the accelerating costs of document discovery by some estimates is expected to rise to $2.
Walking the 'Thin' Line of Architectural Copyright Protection
Architecture is a creative art form that is seldom discussed in connection with, but is equally protected by, copyright law.At-Will Status Ruled Irrelevant, Ex-Employee's Suit Reinstated
Reviving a former employee's claims against an investment company, a Pennsylvania court explained that the employee's at-will status was irrelevant to whether a contract existed requiring his former employer to provide compensation during the term of his employment. According to the opinion, vice president Mark Sullivan sued Chartwell in 2002, alleging violations of state wage laws and asserting claims including breach of contract and fraud.
A Chance To Rethink Sentencing Policy
Booker provides an opportunity to reflect on the experience of the past two decades and reconsider sentencing policy. We should not miss this chance to do better.Pa. Court Finds Judge's Settlement Rejection Improper
A Philadelphia judge abused his discretion by "substituting his business judgment" for that of a capital fund's limited partners when he rejected a proposed $4.5 million settlement between them and Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, a Pennsylvania court has ruled. In reinstating the settlement, the panel concluded the judge should have given more consideration to partners' lack of objections to the settlement and the "reasonableness" of the settlement amount in light of risks and litigation costs.Trending Stories
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