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Winston & Strawn Kicked Off $1 Billion Pfizer Case
Citing a conflict of interest, a federal magistrate judge in Utah has blocked Winston & Strawn from representing Pfizer in a $1 billion lawsuit brought by Brigham Young University over the drug Celebrex. The problem is that Winston & Strawn partner Gene Schaerr represented BYU in other matters at the same time that Winston & Strawn was representing Pfizer. Magistrate Judge Brooke Wells said that Winston & Strawn appeared to "abandon" BYU in favor of a more lucrative matter.Calif. High Court Looks Askance at Union Deal
Last week in oral arguments, the California Supreme Court appeared ready to affirm a decision striking a collective bargaining agreement that required the state to make every effort to use state employees, rather than private companies, to perform architectural and engineering services for public works projects. Lower courts have ruled that the agreement runs afoul of Prop 35, which gave the state the right to contract with private companies, especially if it results in cost savings.Geoffrey Giraffe Brings Technology to Court
Without knowing it, Toys "R" Us once sold toys of an adult nature. If a shopper used the keywords "rabbit" and "bathtub," the company's Amazon.com-based Web site returned a device not suitable for kids. LTN magazine's news editor, Claire Duffett, fills in the tech details.The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. KISTLER, J. Reversed and remanded on claims for 10 percent of the stock and misrepresentation; oth
Defense Wins Pennsylvania's First PPA Verdict
In the third phenylpropanolamine trial nationwide and the first in Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia jury returned a defense verdict for the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline last week, reaching the same conclusion as PPA juries in New Jersey and California in rejecting claims that a pharmaceutical company made an unsafe over-the-counter drug containing PPA without label warnings that the chemical had been linked to an increased risk of stroke.Alternative Income: New Energy Practices
Cutting-edge power technologies such as solar and wind are making more money for more lawyers � including Edward Zaelke, who has been in the field for 20 years.Utah Keyword Crackdown Challenged
Utah lawmakers believe it's unfair for companies to use competitors� trademarks as keywords in Internet marketing campaigns tied to maximizing search-engine results, so they've passed a state law to stop it. But lawyers in Utah and outside the state think it's unconstitutional. Since the law regulates the Internet advertising activity of companies outside of Utah, lawyers believe it violates the dormant commerce clause, which restricts states from placing undue burdens on interstate commerce.COPY: Firm-by-Firm Survey Responses
From Allen & Overy to Winston & Strawn, the Summer Associates Survey was summers' chance to dish on their firms. And dish they did. Get the skinny on everything from quality of work assigned to approachability of associates and partners to the relative fun of karaoke nights vs. fishing, wine tasting outings, baseball games ... . (You didn't think it was all business, did you?)Trending Stories
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