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Lawyers Flock to Mystery Web Site's Coverage of SCO-IBM Suit
No one knows for sure who Pamela Jones is: where she's worked, where she lives or why she's so obsessed with a lawsuit by The SCO Group against IBM. But that doesn't stop lawyers embroiled in the breach of contract and trade secret violations case from being mesmerized by her Web site, www.Groklaw.net. Morrison & Foerster partner Michael Jacobs, who is representing Novell Corp. in related litigation, has even used Jones' analysis of one of his reply briefs as a training tool for associates.CDnow Acquisition -- lots of lawyering
Usually James W. McKenzie Jr. is dealing with one other law firm. This time, the Philadelphia attorney who is representing CDnow Inc., found himself in massive conference calls that sometimes numbered 16 people and dealt with four large NY law firms that represented the companies -- Sony Corp. and Time Warner Inc. -- acquiring his client. "They also had Canadian counsel; we also had Canadian counsel. They also had Delaware counsel; we also had Delaware counsel," McKenzie said.Despite an apparent split between the Second and Ninth Circuits on the question of whether drug company sales reps are entitled to overtime, the Supreme Court decided to let stand an appellate ruling permitting a 2,700-plaintiff class action against Novartis to proceed to damages.
We've been waiting for this news for a week: On Friday, a government lawyer said the Justice Department and the Swiss bank had reached a settlement on the disclosure of the names of 52,000 wealthy Americans with UBS accounts, though he said it would take some time to finalize it. The announcement means we've almost come to the end of the delicate, diplomatic negotiations between the U.S. and Switzerland.
David Frederick is rapidly becoming the new best friend of plaintiffs at the Supreme Court. His latest win--for Merck shareholders suing over the company's Vioxx disclosures--should open the door wider for the securities class action bar.
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