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Bone-Screw Maker Extends Winning Streak
An Atlanta federal judge's decision to throw out claims against a maker of orthopedic bone screws marks the latest of a long line of defense wins nationally. U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Story, ruling in the first six of dozens of bone screw cases before him, last month became the 44th federal judge to grant summary judgment to screw-maker Sofamor-Danek Group Inc., the company's lawyer says.Pa. Supreme Court to Consider SEPTA's Immunity to FELA Claims
The state Supreme Court granted an appeal in a case of first impression regarding whether SEPTA is immune from railroad workers' lawsuits filed in state court under federal law.Bone Screw Makers Protected Against Surgeon`s Lawsuit
An orthopedic surgeon who claims he was hit with a slew of lawsuits for using pedicle bone screws in spinal fusion operations cannot sue the manufacturers of the devices under Pennsylvania`s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law because he was not the direct purchaser, a federal appeals court has ruled.However Hard the Market Falls, Soft Landing Seen for IP Lawyers
Despite gloom among the dot-coms, intellectual property law will remain the hottest big-firm practice area in New Jersey in 2001, and employment law will be strong, too, recruiting experts predict. Placement executives and hiring partners around the state also say that although a downturn in the business cycle now appears to be inevitable, there are no signs of a slackening legal market.Bell Atlantic Loses $77 Million Tax Credit Appeal
Bell Atlantic lost a $77 million battle with Uncle Sam, now that a federal appeals court ruled that the Baby Bell was not entitled to a refund under a capital investment tax credit in the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Bell Atlantic claimed it was entitled to an income tax credit for hundreds of millions of dollars of property. But the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the government.Trending Stories
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